Motorcycle riders don’t have to wear a helmet in Pennsylvania. Yesterdays accident involving Ben Roehthlisberger showed it might be a good idea to wear one even if you aren’t forced to. Thanks to Lou Baxter, Brian and and the crew at WJET-TV for the story on Erie Redevopment Authority plans to improve central Erie. In [...]

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A neighbor near the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory at 6th and Parade Streets in Erie said that officials with the School District of the City of Erie toured the property. They could be interested in buying it. The 1st Battalion of the 112th Infantry will be moving from the facility in Erie in a couple [...]

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Former Alaska Commissioner of Fish and Game Jim Brooks recently passed away. Brooks was a native of Erie PA. During his life he was a B-24 Liberator bomber pilot during WWII, Ketchikan dishwasher, Southeast Alaska commercial salmon troller, Alaska Railroad gandy dancer, Willow gold miner, Nenana grease monkey, Kantishna dog musher and a trapper. Portland [...]

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State Represenative Linda Bebko-Jones of Erie introduced a bill that would provide health insurance for all state residents. It would be funded with a 10 percent payroll tax on businesses and a 3 percent personal income tax. Bebko-Jones didnot run for reelection as representative for the 1st District. The City of Easton paid $3,559 to [...]

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Yesterday marked the first direct flight from Erie International Airport Tom Ridge Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Delta is offering one daily flight to and from Atlanta. While this is great for the pleasure traveller, this is huge for the business community. The Erie Art Museum announced a $9 million expansion and a renovation [...]

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The Invest Erie Community Development Corporation was founded for one mission. To build a grocery store at 19th and Parade Streets. So far they have failed and wasted over $400,000 in your tax dollars doing so. They also have a stack of unpaid bills. In a more perfect world, this would be illegal and those [...]

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