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Important Announcement to Boat Owners with Boats on North East Marina Property

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This message is from both the marina group led by Jake Banta and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The announcement is required since the outgoing marina concessionaire has erroneously informed boat owners that they must remove their boats from the marina in the near future. Announcement: Those working on the local initiative, led by […]

PennDOT Route 20 Bridge Replacement Overview and Plans

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PennDOT has put up an overview and plans for the Route 20 Bridge Replacement project. The project will include removal of the existing three-pier bridge (then replaced) with a concreted structure with a single pier. The project will also include guiderail and drainage updates. Demolition work and new pier construction is expected to occur in […]

Field Day at the Mellon Heritage Veterans Outreach & Wellness Center

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From Representative Jake Banta: Attention: Veterans and the North East Community: There will be a “Field Day” at the Mellon Heritage Veterans Outreach & Wellness Center on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please bring your own gloves, ear protection and eye protection, if necessary. The focus of cleanup will be on […]

North East School District 2024-2025 Budget Proposes 5.94 Percent Tax Increase

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The proposed 2024-2025 budget for the North East School District will be presented at the board meeting on Thursday, April 18th and it contains a recommended tax increase of 5.94 percent. This follows last year’s increase of 3.82 percent and in the year prior to that 3.83 percent. Final adoption is scheduled for June 6th, […]

GE Locomotive on Display in North East Gets Trains Magazine Recognition

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A restored GE locomotive, the Chesapeake & Ohio B30-7 No. 8272, is currently being highlighted on Trains.com. Painted in the famous yellow, orange and black “Chessie Cat” color scheme which it wore when initially delivered, it’s currently on display at the Lake Shore Railway museum, having arrived there seven years ago. (Has it really been […]

CSX Executive Train Passes Through North East

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Turning the corner on to Cemetery Road today, I saw the crossing gates coming down for an approaching train. Expecting one of the usual container trains or car carriers, I was surprised to see a fast moving passenger train, led by a trio of EMD F40 locomotives in a dark blue color scheme with about […]

Former North East Coach Alleged to Have Stolen Funds From Youth Football Program

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According to a story reported on GoErie.com, Christopher L. Galloway, 41, a former football and wrestling coach in the North East School District, is accused of stealing over $8000 from the youth football program and spending it at bars, stores and a gambling website. The investigation that led to the criminal charges against Galloway was […]

A Simple Illustration of Why Solar Energy Fails on the Grid

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There’s a big push for solar energy right now because the government is throwing money at it. In Erie County there are multiple solar projects in the works and they always tell us something like, “This project will power X thousand homes,” like 2 thousand or 5 thousand or whatever other number they make up […]