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Agendas for upcoming local meetings:
Posted here as soon as available
NE Borough Council meeting 9-8-26
North East Twp Planning meeting 9-8-26
NE Twp Supervisors meeting 9-8-26
News from elsewhere of local interest:
Early-life sugar restriction reduces adult cancer and slows aging
Trump Signs Order to Change the Name of Lake Ontario to Lake America
Josh Shapiro Wants Powers That Make COVID Restrictions Look Mild

NE Marina Now Has a Live Camera and Weather Station

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What’s more important to a boater than almost anything else? The weather. At the last meeting of the NE Community Marina Authority, there was a discussion about adding a live weather camera looking out over the marina and Lake Erie. Everyone thought it was a great idea and it just went live. If you have […]

NE Community Marina Authority Seats Two New Members

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The North East Community Marina Authority welcomed two new members at their regular board meeting Wednesday: Mike Wilkinson and William Roberts. The board reported that their initial Walleyes and Wailing Guitars fishing tournament was a great success and very well attended, even after the two week weather reschedule. Lots of fishing for the tournament and […]

Vandals Strike Mellon Veterans Center Again

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Sometime overnight Monday, vandals broke into the gym on the campus of the Mellon Heritage Veterans Outreach and Wellness Campus. According to M. Richard Mellon, the break-in was discovered Tuesday morning. The door had been forced open and once inside, the individuals threw items and equipment around, however a complete description of the damage was […]

NE Twp Supervisors Begin Data Center Ordinance Process

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At Monday morning’s meeting, NE Township supervisors began the process of creating a data center ordinance. Timothy Wachter, township solicitor, explained the ordinance would require a conditional use permit for any data center project and one would only be allowed in areas zoned for industrial use. In NE Township, there is very little industrial zoning, […]

NE Township Supervisors Schedule Discussion of Data Center Ordinance

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In the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the North East Township Supervisors, Monday, August 17th at 9AM, there is a single item listed under new business, “Discuss Proposed Data Center Ordinance.” Erie County put together a proposed draft ordinance to be used in those cases where the individual municipalities do not have one of […]

North East PA Online Upgrades in Progress – UPDATE – Upgrades Complete

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In the coming days, this website may be offline intermittently. I’m down in the engine room updating some things. If you stop by and the site isn’t working quite right, don’t worry, everything will be back before long. It’s like those signs you’ve seen at construction sites, “Temporary inconvenience, permanent improvement.” UPDATE: Updates went very […]

PA U.S. Rep Thompson Introduces Young Farmer Success Act

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Pennsylvania U.S. Representative Glenn Thompson introduced in Congress the Young Farmer Success Act. The bill would make young farmers and ranchers eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. “In recent years, the average age of the American farmer has steadily increased, making it imperative to support the next generation in order to secure our […]

NE Borough Council Approves Ordinance and Elects New Marina Authority Members

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At Monday’s meeting, NE Borough Council voted unanimously to approve Ordinance 944, regulating the demolition of historic structures. Council also voted for two new members to join the marina authority board. Only one position had been open due to the resignation of Dan Adamus, however, at the start of the meeting, board member Micheal Dunlavey […]

NE Marina Event Schedule for Walleyes and Wailing Guitars Fishing Tournament

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From the event organizers: Rescheduled: Keep in mind that this is not only a fishing tournament, there are several other activities like kids fishing as well as music planned throughout the day so the decision was not just directed toward the fishing tournament, but rather the event as a whole. The safety of everyone involved […]