Excellent story by Ed Palattella on District Magistrate Judge Gerard Alonge of North East, PA who doesn’t seem to have to have a clue when it comes to women. It appears he’s coming close to stalking some women he has come in contact with. More than a bit disturbing. The Ann Arbor News reported that [...]

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The Erie County Office of Children and Youth employees today take a vote on a new contract. It’s expected to be rejected. The contract call for wage increases of 3 percent for the first 3 years and 3.5 percent in the fourth year. The union has said the wages are too low adn they are [...]

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  The Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy USAD team leaves today for the National Academic Decathlon in Honolulu, Hawaii. Students will take Mathematics, Social Science, Language and Literature, and Art tests as well as competing in Speech and Interview. The competition concludes on Friday, April 27, with Economics, Music, and Science tests as well as the [...]

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On Tuesday, County Council Chairman Fiore Leone had a sheriff’s deputy remove Dan Galena from Erie County Council Chambers. Galena is a Republican who is running for the District 7 seat on council. Galena accused council of violating county rules and the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act. Here is the email I received from Mr Galena with [...]

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  The New York Times published a story yesterday about the Shriners. In it was something that happened in Erie that I hadn’t heard before. The Shriners support the Shriners Hospitals for Children including the Erie hospital.   In one of the rare cases where the Shrine prosecuted wrongdoing, the Zem Zem temple in Erie, [...]

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  A bathroom remodeling at The Depot Restaurant and Lounge, which was a former train station in Yakima, Washington, revealed a carving of famous hobo and author, A-No 1, Leon Ray Livingston of Erie PA. His hobo name and the year 1935 were etched on a marble bathroom wall divider. Owner Karl Pasten had the [...]

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The Erie Redevelopment Authority received a $950,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency for the Mercantile Building revitalization project. Plans call for retail space on the first floor, offices on the second and third floors and residential condos on the top 2 floors. The Erie Redevelopment Authority took over the building earlier this year [...]

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Former Erie Mayor Rick Filippi, his former campaign manager, Eric Purchase; and law partner, Rolf Patberg were found not guilty of all charges in their public corruption case. The case did what it intended to do. It got Filippi out of office. The charges were filed two months before the primary in which Filippi finished [...]

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Erie City Council passed the 3 percent entertainment tax at last night’s meeting. All seven members of council and the Erie mayor are Democrats. The 3 percent tax will be added to all entertainment tickets priced over $5. One item about the situation did make me chuckle. There was the argument that the Tullio Arena [...]

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Horace Hawes was a native of Danby, New York and spent a number of years in Erie PA. In Erie County, Hawes became deputy attorney general, county prosecutor and a commissioner of deeds. President Polk sent him to be the US Council for the South Seas Islands and later appointed him prefect of the District [...]

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The names were released of the four people killed in the accident on St Patrick’s Day. Killed were Jacob Latta, Matthew Maisner, Megan Watson and Heidi Britton. It appeasrs that they guys were going hone from an evening in downtown Erie when Latta lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the car of the [...]

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Opening statements were held yesterday in the trial of former Erie mayor Rick Filippi. A trial so fun you’d want to bring popcorn with you to watch it. On the surfact it doesn’t look like Filippi committed a crime. It was just stupid and showed poor judgement. In 2001, MTR Gaming already had plans for [...]

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Adell Gaines was found guilty of one charge in the traffic death of Mercyhurst student Matthew Milgate. The accident happened last St Patricks Day. Milgage was at a party across the street from the school. As he walked across the street back toward the college, he was struck by two cars. Milgate never looked to [...]

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Incumbent Republican state Representative John Evans will face a challenge in the May primary election from Erie County Council member Carol Loll for the 5th District seat. The district covers western Erie and northwestern Crawford County. Evans was one of those that voted for the legislative pay raise last July. The new CD by Train, [...]

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Millcreek Township police are investigating vandalism at Calvary Cemetery. Gravestones were tipped over and some were spray painted. Erie area Trick-or-treat hours: October 31 from 6-7 pm – Conneautville. October 31 from 6-7:30 pm – Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Cambridge Springs, Linesville, Meadville, Saegertown, Titusville, and Townville. October 31 from 6:30 to 8 pm – Lawrence [...]

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Erie County Executive candidate Dale McBrier held a press conference at the site of the future Presque Isle Downs saying that MTR Gaming shouldn’t be getting a taxpayer subsidy. Former used car salesman and point man for MTR, Greg Rubino, showed up and said the opening of the race track and slot’s casino could be [...]

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Erie County Council approved a $29.65 million bond issue. Included is $4 for improvements at Jerry Uht Park, $14 million for a public safety building, $3.7 million for the pre-release center, $1.8 million for work at the Erie County Courthouse and $3 million for for land acquisition for the Greater Erie Industrial Development Corporation (GEIDC). [...]

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The White House was burned in 1814 and there is an Erie, PA connection to the story? Yep. On May 14, 1814, Col John B Campbell left Erie PA commanding six schooners filled with soldiers and headed for Long Point, Ontario, Canada. The US and British Canada had been at war for 2 years. Campbell [...]

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