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Tax Increase Proposed By North East School Board
The North East School Board meeting and passing a tax increase for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. The district is proposing levying a tax of 16.25 mills per dollar of market value on real estate adding up to a 4.97% increase. Jeff Fox, business administrator for the North East School...
The list of unsolved Pa. crimes is growing. What could help police solve cases
An Erie Bureau of Police veteran of more than two decades, Det. Sgt. Craig Stoker has seen firsthand how scientific breakthroughs have changed crime-solving. Stoker, who has been with the law enforcement agency since 1999, has been in the major crimes division since 2015 and was appointed cold case investigator in 2022. He helped to at last bring charges in the 34-year-old Helen Vogt homicide probe that year, where re-analysis of a bloody washcloth at a Pennsylvania State Police crime lab produced what authorities say is a match for Vogt's grandson, Jeremy Brock.
Erie hospitals still dealing with 'great outmigration' of nurses, technicians, doctors
Saint Vincent Hospital President Dr. Christopher Clark calls it the "great outmigration," the exodus of nurses, physicians and technicians from hospitals all over the United States in late 2021 and 2022. Burnt out from the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these medical professionals either retired completely or sought jobs that were...
Murder victim's family upset as guilty plea yields 4-8-year sentence. Why it was so short
Jamie D. Smith Jr., 21, was already serving 30-60 years for murder at Erie rental house in January 2022. His sentence for second murder, of Kalvin Davis Jr., 18, in July 2021, makes term 34-68 years. Erie Times-News. Jamie D. Smith Jr., 21, of Erie, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder...
Wabtec's Erie plant, where starting wages have fallen, advertises for hourly employees
Wabtec Corp. has been hiring hourly workers at its locomotive plant in Lawrence Park Township. There is nothing unusual about that. Like GE Transportation before it, Wabtec Corp., Erie County's largest industrial employer, always has a certain number of employees coming and going. Retirees need replaced and workers are often added when business picks up.
District 10 lacrosse: Who are the region champions, postseason favorites?
How would Cathedral Prep and McDowell close the District 10 boys’ lacrosse regular season? Dramatically, of course. The crosstown rivals met Friday at Dollinger Field. After 40 of 48 minutes...
2024 District 10 high school baseball, softball playoff brackets released
(WJET/WFXP)– District 10 has released the brackets for all levels of the high school baseball and softball postseason brackets. Here’s each bracket for each starting with baseball then softball by each level starting with single-A. District 10 Baseball 1A District 10 Baseball 2A District 10 Baseball 3A District 10 Baseball 4A District 10 Baseball 6A […]
It's Sunbathing Season in Erie (for Turtles): The Last Word
It's a fact of life. There will be something that you want and you have to pay a lot of money for it. Beer at a ballpark. Popcorn at the movies. But, it makes me feel good when I go someplace, expect to pay for something, and I find out that it's free.
Erie County Community College to Launch Construction Trades Program
Erie County and Erie County Community College (EC3) are preparing to launch a new Construction Trades program for the summer of 2024. The Construction Trades program is geared towards empowering individuals with essential skills for success in the construction industry. The program will provide a comprehensive blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on training.
Erie man charged with theft at SeaWolves' stadium for second time in a week
An Erie man charged with breaking into a concession stand at UPMC Park and stealing alcohol and snack food on Tuesday night is now accused of committing a similar crime at the Erie SeaWolves home park four days earlier. Erie police on Thursday charged 20-year-old Rodolfo N. Patten with felony burglary and four...
Millcreek school buses are often overcrowded, late. Changing start times could fix it
Some Millcreek Township School District students have a two-hour bus ride home after classes. Some buses routinely are 30 to 40 minutes late picking up students. And tempers are flaring among middle school and high school students jammed three to a seat on buses, resulting in increased behavioral incidents. The...
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