The “Mambo Kings” jazz ensemble will be at the Warner on Saturday evening playing with the Erie Philharmonic.

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Nothing like tons of sands being shipped in to let you know summer’s on the way

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Say a prayer today if you get a chance. Sean Wiley, director of administration for Erie County, is leaving his position to work for St. Vincent Hospital. According to the Erie Times-News, Wiley will serve as a liaison between the hospital and surgeons. Pulakos 926 Chocolates has been sold to Joseph Hilbert, who previously worked [...]

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  The Erie County United Way kicked off its 2009 fundraising campaign today.  The agency hopes to match last year’s contributions of 5.7 Million dollars, but the sagging economy may constitute a problem.  The fund drive runs through November.  33 agencies and 100,000 people were served last year. On Tuesday, employees with the Mental Health [...]

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  Nick Caccavo of Erie died after the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee he was riding into rear ended a tractor-trailer on I-80 in Clearfield County. Caccavo was majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State. He graduated from Northwestern Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy.   Steven Sterrett of Erie, Pa died at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center multiple severe [...]

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  Shares of Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE), Erie Insurance, yesterday skyrocketed $2.82 to 59.40, a jump of 5 percent. On Friday July 27 the stock closed at 50.96. The company now is worth $3.75 billion.   The Northwest Regional Planning and Development Commission is sponsoring meetings with18 overseas trade representatives September 12-13 in Erie. One-on-one [...]

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Chrysler has named former Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli as the new chairman and CEO of the automaker. Nardelli has pretty strong ties to Erie. Chrysler might not build a plant here but a number of Erie companies supply Detroit automakers. Nardelli got Tom Ridge of Erie appointed to the board of directors of Home [...]

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  The Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle has now been open one year. It’s been an overwhelming success. What has surprised me is the sheer number and variety of events they have going on from nature hikes to evenings of jazz music to lectures to family movies. The Tom Ridge Environmental Center is [...]

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  Edinboro University of Pennsylvania announced there will be renovations to Sox Harrison Stadium and McComb Fieldhouse. Sox Harrison will be getting artificial turf, new lights and a new scoreboard. Work on both projects will begin as soon as the semester ends.   The Erie City Water Authority Erie Water Works is flushing some lines [...]

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  The Erie County Department of Health released their 2007 Erie County Health Assessment. in 2000-04, 41.4 percent of children born in Erie County PA were bastards, born to single mothers. In 2004, the pregnancy rate for underage teenage girls (ages 15-17) in Erie County was 18.9 percent per 1000 girls. Over 60 percent of [...]

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Judge John Bozza denied a request for a temporary injunction for the county wide smoking ban that is scheduled to begin on Saturday February 17. However, Judge Bozza in his decision asked Erie County Council to postpone the ban until the hearing for a permanent injunction is held on Monday February 26. Council will discuss [...]

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Daniel Parry of Erie PA, an EMT and technical systems installer in Chicago, died in a Christmas morning in a automobile accident in Humboldt Park, IL. Parry was ejected from the backseat of the 1997 Totoya he and three friends were riding in was hit by a speeding pickup. He was wearing a seatbelt. Parry [...]

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Raychel Vendetti and Ray Petelin of WSEE are doing double duty hosting “IE Live!” on KHIZ-TV, a 30 minute news show. The show is being touted as being a local Victorville, CA show but Vendetti and Petelin are doing the it via satellite in Erie PA, 2360 miles away. It appears KHIZ are deceiving the [...]

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A car had it’s window shot out on upper Peach St. A pretty good write-up of the events by the sister of one of the victims can be found here. There is a nice article in todays Indianapolis Star on Presque Isle State Park and the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. The reporter, Abe Aamidor, wasn’t [...]

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Jacobs Entertainment disclosed a 13 percent stake (3.6 million shares) in MTR Gaming Group. Jacobs Entertainment is the owner and operator of casinos and race tracks. MTR is building Presque Isle Downs, a thoroughbred racetrack with pari-mutuel wagering and slot machine gaming in Erie, Pennsylvania which will open in February 2007. Image is courtesy MTR [...]

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The Brewerie at Union Station is now open. If you go, send in your thoughts. I’ve heard good things about the beers available. The food is another story. It could be a matter of working about the kinks and details but “slow service” and “cold when it should have been hot” is what I’ve heard. [...]

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Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio submitted his proposed 2007 budget on Friday. It doesn’t call for a tax increase but it’s $1.7 million more than anticipated revenue. The money to balance the budget would be taken from a reserve account. The reserve fund was designed to be used for emergencies. Not being able to cut [...]

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Grand River Village, Ohio Mayor Chris Conley will be Columbus today to hear that a proposal to bring an international ferry terminal to the village is viable. Conley expects state and federal grants of $50 million which should attract an additional $150 million to $250 million in private investment. The village would build docks for [...]

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  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously approved licenses for five locations but not Presque Isle Downs, under construction in the Erie suburbs. The decision on a license for Presque Isle Downs was delayed “for further investigation.” Board members wanted “adequate time to review testimony and personal notes taken at that applicant’s Suitability Hearing.” The [...]

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Delta announced they are dropping the Erie to Cincinnati route as of November 1. That sucks. Delta has a large number of connecting flights. A pilot told me this joke – What’s Delta stand for? Don’t Ever Leave The Airport. Nice story in the Erie newspaper about the BrewErie at Union Station not receiving their [...]

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McDowell Intermediate High School Principal Tom Maciulewicz resigned Friday. Someone sent me word that Millcreek police are conducting an investigation of some missing school equipment and that the equipment was sold on eBay. Jeff Taylor has been hired as the meteorologist for CBS Chicago weekend morning news. Taylor was at WICU-TV in Erie, Pa from [...]

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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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On December 4th, 2005, the Buckeye arrived at Erie Shipbuilding in Erie, PA under tow of the tug Olive L Moore. The tug was mated with the Buckeye becoming a new articulated tug/barge unit. The Buckeye became the first vessel in 9 years to be drydocked at the Erie shipyard when she entered. The vessle [...]

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Knox Mclaughlin Gornall And Sennett is buying the former United Way of Erie County building on the 100 block of West 10th Street. I heard on the news Knox will tear down the building for parking. The building has an asesed value of $600,100. The United Way is exempt from paying property taxes. Knox isn’t. [...]

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WJET-TV reported that there was a deadly crash early this morning on Route 18 in the Cranesville area. Tow people died when their vehicle crashed and burst into flames. A passerby dragged another person out of the vehicle. A motorcycle apparently ran a red light at 26 and Brandes and crashed into the side of [...]

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Rent-A-Center announced they are buying Rent-Way for $10.65 in cash per share of Rent-Way common stock. The transaction is valued at approximately $567 million. Bill Morgenstern founded the company in Erie in 1981 and built it into a 784 store chain in 34 states. Last year William Short was named President and CEO of the [...]

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WJET-TV reported that Nick Scott will drop two lawsuits and pay Erie`s Convention Center Authority $1 million in exchange for managing the Erie Bayfront Sheraton Hotel and gaining naming rights for the Erie Bayfront Convention Center. My advise – don’t do it. The Erie Convention Center Authority has spent close to a million dollars defending [...]

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Erie County Councilwoman Carol Loll and Unclue John’s Campground owner John Puline are proposing building a safe harbor and marina at the mouth of the Elk Creek Access. There is no dock or marina between Erie and Conneaut, Ohio. Loll will ask the governor to return taxpayer money for the project. The state set aside [...]

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The body of a man was found floating in Lake Erie on Saturday afternoon. It is apparently that of Fran Medwick of Washington Township who fell off his boat near Elk Creek and Trout Run on July 22. Erin Palmer, a 2006 grad of Edinboro with a degree in elementary education, asked her mom, Kathy [...]

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There aren’t a lot of employeers that would let you keep your job after you were convicted of a crime and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Being a City of Erie Police officer isn’t among them. Erie Police Detective Ed Dickens was sentenced to 30 days, followed by 90 days probation and ordered to [...]

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