WICU reported on the validity of rumors circulating that the community activist organization known as ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) has been engaging in voter fraud in Erie County.  According to WICU, ACORN has not had a presence in Erie for the last 15 months and the Erie County Elections Office has stated it [...]

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If you’re reading this, you’re seeing our new site. Here’s a post with more information about it. Don’t worry, until all the domains get transferred, you’ll notice our domain for the moment is burghblogs.com. It’s just a placeholder. Now, on to today’s post. ErieBlogs readers = stunned.
Senators McCain and Obama engaged in the second [...]

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In an extremely unfortunate accident, 88-year-old thoroughbred trainer John Wilson was killed at Presque Isle Downs and Casino when a horse he was tending to reared up and kicked him in the head. He was taken by ambulance to Hamot Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on Saturday night.
Cara Milani, who was injured [...]

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The Erie Community Foundation has received an anonymous donation of $100 million. Yes, $100,000,000. It is believed to be the largest anonymous charitable donation EVER. Much of the money, $85 million, will go 46 nonprofits in the Erie area. A big reason why Erie nonprofits are so successful is the Erie Community Foundation. The foundation [...]

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Scully’s Pub at 408 State Street in Erie is for sale. I don’t know the asking price – yet. About 1,000 years ago I bartended there while I was going to Gannon. They started a quarter draft night one year and then gave it up for the Summer. The next year I restarted it. Week [...]

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He doesn’t want to race the truck but he does want to get into a race. Pat Harkins announced he will run against Linda Bebko Jones for the Democratic nomination for the 1st District seat in the state House of Representatives. Harkins is a driver for UPS. During his announcement he cited that Jones voted [...]

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Republican Christine Pontoriero announced she will be a candidate for the 1st District of the state House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by do nothing Democrat Linda Bebko-Jones. Pontoriero is a Republican.
The Erie Broadway Series presents “42nd Street” at the Warner Theatre on Jan 2, 2006 at 7:30 pm. Tickets run $49.50, $39.50 [...]

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The election results for Erie County Executive between Republican Dale McBrier and Democratic Mark DiVecchio was the subject of an emergency hearing on Saturday morning. The unofficial count has McBrier up by 6 votes. Two items prompted the action. First, in a TV interview, workers at the elction office said they had already deemed 20 [...]

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