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Agendas for upcoming local meetings:
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New MarXmen Car Wash is Open on South Mill and West Main Streets

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It’s spring. Time to get those snow tires off. Blue skies, sunshine and clean cars. For many months, if you’ve driven over West Main or up South Mill Streets, you’ve watched the long construction process as crews were building the new car wash on the corner and if you are anything like my wife, you’ve […]

What You Should Know About That No Kings Rally Scheduled for North East

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🚨 JUST RELEASED: Follow the Money Behind the No Kings Rally 🚨 DataRepublican has launched an interactive, open-source map showing how your tax dollars flow to organizations involved in the No Kings rally. 🔍 I tracked funding from federal sources to final recipients,… pic.twitter.com/UWdYH3DVYO — DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) June 12, 2025 I noticed a […]

NE Marina Receives Funding from ECGRA Grant and Erie County Council

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A ceremony was held at the North East Community Marina on March 10th presenting a check from ECGRA to the marina for $45,000. Representatives from the marina authority, local municipalities, Erie County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were in attendance. After the presentation, a walking tour of the facilities was conducted by Dan Adamus. There […]

Power Northwest Established to Promote All Counties in Northwest PA

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Businesses and individuals throughout the ten counties making up northwest Pennsylvania are joining together to promote our region in an effort to make sure we are part of the energy and technology transformation taking place everywhere. Power Northwest was formed to give these PA counties a single voice to make sure we are not overlooked […]

NE School District Conducting Investigation of Employee Placed on Leave

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The North East School District has notified the community of an investigation of a district employee. No other information has been made available. NESD notification follows: This correspondence is to inform you that law enforcement authorities are currently conducting an investigation involving a District employee. The employee has been placed on administrative leave pending further […]

Scott Run Armory Opens in Former Valley Gun Works Location

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Scott Run Armory has just opened in the same location as the former Valley Gun Works. Owner David Edwards along with Cody Bray, both highly experienced gunsmiths, are offering their expert services to all area gun enthusiasts. They also offer consignment sales for guns of all types. Many of you have been wondering what would […]

Does the PA DEP Really Want the Public to See Their Public Notices?

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When is a public notice not really a public notice? If a government agency publishes a notice in an obscure government document asking for public comments, they can say they did what was required knowing full well that very few people will ever read it. If you find it too late to add your thoughts, […]

Mellon Center Eyed as Training Location for Area Police SWAT Teams

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Police departments sometimes encounter dangerous and volatile situations where a stronger and more focused response is necessary. That’s the purpose of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams. These situations can take place anywhere and in order for SWAT to be properly prepared, they need to train in a variety of environments. In a conversation […]

NE Borough Plans to Join Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust

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Financial matters are on the agenda for the NE Borough Council meeting. They will be discussing the proposed 2026 budget, the 2026 tax ordinance and their plans to join the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust (PLGIT). PLGIT was created in 1981 to meet the short-term investment needs of local governments, school districts, municipal authorities, and […]