Posts about Penelec

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Erie, PA – Friday, August 6, 2010


Get a whiff of this.

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Erie, PA – Wednesday, June 30, 2010


Hey, it’s only 515 years away… better get crackin’.

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Erie PA News, Sports and Events for Wednesday, March 4, 2009


Wattsburg residents = stunned. The borough is now officially closed after three of the five supervisors resigned Monday. By rule, the borough had to be shut down and all borough business is on hold. It seems the supervisors were tired of personal attacks and accusations about how they handled business for the town. Until the [...]

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Erie PA News, Sports and Events for Valentines Day and the Weekend of February 14, 2009


Today is Saint Valentines Day.  For all you guys out there–quick, run to Pulokos and grab some chocolate for your significant other.  If you’re thinking about going out to dinner we hope you’ve made reservations.  Otherwise it’s going to be a romantic dinner at home.   Weather for today: high of 32 degrees with a light [...]

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Erie PA News, Sports and Events for Friday, February 13, 2009


Today is Friday the 13th.  Good luck, and be careful out there. Avoid black cats and walking under ladders. The bad luck struck Erie yesterday with serious storm damage caused by strong winds and rain.  Power outages and flooding was reported across the county. FirstEnergy, parent company of Penelec, reported that more than 500,000 of [...]

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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday, September 17, 2008


It was announced late last night that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will loan insurance giant AIG $85 billion. We’re not sure if this is the beginning, the middle or the end of this whole credit crisis mess. At the end of trading yesterday, the Dow was up 141 to close at 11,059.02. [...]

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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday April 12, 2006


Erby Conley of Erie is a leading candidate to become the police commissioner of Easton, PA. Conley was Commander of Troop E of the Pennsylvania State Police in Erie and also served as Public Safety Director for the City of Erie. Penelec has filed for a rate increase of $157 million to $206 million. Rates [...]

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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday September 28, 2005


MTR Gaming began work yesterday on building a road to their property in Summit Township. The site will be the future home of Presque Isle Downs Race Track and (slot machine only) Casino, a racino. The actual groundbreaking could be held in the next two weeks. Erie County’s seasonal unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent [...]

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