Erie Traffic Court manager Deborah Steff was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months for stealing more than $272,000. She was also ordered to pay full restitution for the money she embezzled. If you paid a traffic fine or a parking ticket in cash between 2002 and 2005, there is a very good possibility it went [...]

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Great story in today’s Erie newspaper about Erie photo blogger Ron Richardson and his pics of his rubber duck. Erie blogger Michael Mahler was mentioned in a Slate.com article about his comments concerning former Rep Mark Foley. Some drunk hit a telephone pole on Pine Avenue at 2:15 am breaking the pole in two. Power [...]

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The Erie Freeze and 13 other teams are leaving the AIFL and joining the AIFA – the newly created American Indoor Football Association. This seems like just a name change for the league and the booting out of league founder Andrew Haines. According to a press release issued by the new league, AIFL teams in [...]

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An of campus party in Meadville of mostly Allegheny College students got a little loud and a number of police agencies arrived and broke up the party. Over 100 people wee cited for underage drinking. Hint – if you keep down the noise and have a couple of dozen people, the police won’t come. I [...]

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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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