County Executive Mark DiVecchio is scarring me. Maybe he isn’t the bumbling goof he was thought to be. He again sounded reasonable and wants to save the taxpayers of Erie County a possible lawsuit by delaying the smoking ban until May 1 saying the delay would give the state legislature time to fix the law. [...]

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Erie County Council appointed Charles Augustine to the seat formerly held by Joy Greco. Augustine spent years working as a pharmacist and part of the management team at the county owned Pleasant Ridge Nursing Home so he has a good understanding of how council operates. An official vote will take place today and then he [...]

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  Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio, showing a bit of common sense for once, vetoed a proposed ordinance to take away the arrest powers of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office. The deputies are not a police force but should be able to arrest criminals, otherwise they are just mall security.     Railpower Technologies (TSX: [...]

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Drew Astorino of General McLane was named PIAA Class AAA Football Player of the Year. The Kent State recruit led his team, General McLane, to the state championship. Linebacker Brad Callan and specialist Dan Skelton of GM joined Astorino on the first team. RB Donte Harden and DB Maurice Williams of Erie Strong Vincent, which [...]

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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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  It’s a pleasure to wake up to 55 degree temperatures on a December day in Erie. We might hit 60 today. Got to love the effects of El Nino. Looks like the only white we’ll see on Christmas is the mashed potatoes on our plates. Photo by ron richardson on a beautiful card created [...]

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General McLane beat Pottsville 28-23 to win the Pennsylvania Class AAA football championship. Tough as nails Drew Astorino had 172 yards rushing including a long touchdown run after he twisted his ankle. Astorino has given a verbal commitment to Kent State but a couple of people have said Duke has offered him a 4 year, [...]

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While dozens of Erie area economic development officials were sitting on their rears and Erie City Council was raising taxes and creating a new landlord tax, Ameridrives Coupling Products of Erie announced plans to invest more than $600,000 in capital expenditures at an existing vacant building and start manufacturing disc couplings for the natural gas [...]

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When the bridge going over the Wintergreen Gorge for Bayfront Connector was being built, a crane was torched, spikes were placed in trees and equipment was vandalized. It is believed that a group affiliated with ELF (Earth Liberation Front), an environmental group made up of radical liberal Democrats, caused the damage. Now the anti-icing system [...]

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Douglas A Spadey, a Edinboro freshman from Philly, was arrested for sending racial and threatening emails to fellow black Edinboro students. Hours before he was led away in handcuffs, he was saying he was one of the victims of the emails. About 20 students received emails with the N-bomb and threats that some would be [...]

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Burhenn’s Pharmacy, 861 East 38th St, was robbed yesterday evening. In an unusual twist, the robbers held up the drive-thru. The two suspects then entered the back of the store and tied up an employee. OxyContin (Oxycodone), and not money is what they were after. OxyContin is a time-release painkiller which can provide pain relief [...]

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  Millcreek School District teachers voted in favor of authorizing a strike. Negotiations have been going on for nearly a year with most issues cleared except for salary, health care and retirement. If they want more money, lets hear how the teachers have improved since the last contract. Have the test scores improved? Has the [...]

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Monsignor Charles Kavanagh, a NY Archdiocese Catholic priest accused of sexual assault, will be tried by a church tribunal with the trial held in Erie, PA beginning today. The trial will be conducted behind closed doors by a tribunal of three canon law judges. The Arts Council of Erie is partnering with some of the [...]

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The Villages is a retirement community in Florida. Population about 8,500. Because there are so many former residents of the northwestern Pennsylvania area they formed a social club called the Erie Club. In the club’s second month in existence, Madge Koscelnik, the group’s leader said 75 people attended a meeting earlier this week. We’re still [...]

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If you can read, thank your parents. If you can read this in English, thank a Veteran. The Erie Bayfront Convention Center is now booking events for the Summer of 2007 and beyond. Rooms for weddings, banquets, meeetings, exhibits and classes range from space for 52 to 1920 people with theater style seating for up [...]

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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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Erie City Council, oblivious as to their actual role, voted 5-2 to support a smoking ban in Erie County. This is a matter for Erie County Council and all it did was waste time they could have spent dealing with problems facing the city. Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr correctly pointed out they were voting to [...]

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Here’s the 2006 election results for the major area races: Ed Rendell defeated Lynn Swann for Pennsylvania Governor. Bob Casey, Jr defeated Rick Santorum for US Senate. Phil English defeated Steven Porter for US House of Representatives. Patrick Harkins defeated Christine Pontoriero for State House, 1st District. Flo Fabrizio was unopposed for State House, 2nd [...]

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