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For North East Township and North East Borough

Meeting agendas for upcoming meetings:
Posted here as soon as available
NE Twp Supervisors meeting 8-17-26
News from elsewhere of local interest:
Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards
Students Seek to AI-Proof Their Careers With Trades Over College
Why a single big buyer stops buying fruit

Canadian Smoke Over Freeport Beach

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The image above shows our beach at Freeport on a nice sunny day. The image below shows the same beach with smoke, courtesy of our neighbors to the north. In the USA, when wildfires occur, there is a massive response, fire fighters, smoke jumpers get close, large aircraft dumping water on the fire and organized […]

Why Vape Shops Keep Popping Up and How to Stop Them

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Look at your lawn. If it’s thick, green and vigorous, the grass crowds out the weeds, but if it’s slow growing and the grass thins out, weeds rapidly fill in the open spaces. Vape shops are like weeds. If a town is growing and vigorous, with new business welcome and local business well supported, you […]

New Repurposed Arch Goes Up at Freeport Beach

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The redirected and repurposed arch, initially planned for the North East School District, has been erected at its new location. When it did not get approved for use at the school, even though work on it had begun, it was determined it would have a new home at the entrance to Freeport Beach which made […]

Could Small Scale Micro-Farms Help Solve Grape Farming Problems in North East?

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Micro-farms are popular around the country and they’re tailor made for North East. With the recent notice from Refresco that they would not be buying the grapes from many local vineyards, micro-farms offer a real chance to make high profits on a small plot of agricultural land. Jean-Martin Fortier has a 1.5 acre vegetable farm […]

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 […]

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 […]