If you’ve looked over the sample ballots and wondered who the candidates are and what they have to say on the issues, here’s your chance to find out. Candidates in both the borough and township will be there, so be sure to stop by at the North East Township municipal building, May 8th at 7PM. […]
North East Borough and Township Meetings Schedule Important Discussions
There are multiple meetings this evening, May 1st, covering a number of important issues and residents of the North East area are highly encouraged to attend. North East Borough The North East Borough Council will meet at 6PM. There are 3 ordinances and 1 resolution that will be discussed along with a variety of other […]
Imagine North East if Granite Ridge Became Another Williamson College
Down by Philadelphia there’s an amazing school, Williamson College of the Trades. The buildings and campus bear a strong resemblance to Granite Ridge and it makes you wonder, could we have a similar institution right here? For a lot of reasons, it wouldn’t be easy, but nothing worthwhile ever is. Williamson College trains students in […]
North East Citizens Group Outlines Dangers of Housing Immigrants at Granite Ridge
A citizens group in North East has outlined a well researched list of issues for the borough and township to seriously consider before any immigrants could be housed at Granite Ridge. The recent acknowledgement by the Ehrenfeld Companies and Granite Ridge that this option was on the table has created a high level of concern […]
Has Granite Ridge Imagined All Possibilities Like These Homestead PA Developers Did?
After struggling to find a profitable use for the former Mercyhurst North East campus, the current owners are floating the idea of housing illegal immigrants as a way to recover their investment. By contrast, in Homestead, PA, near Pittsburgh, three individual investors bought an old abandoned school building and turned it into Bowtie High containing […]
Granite Ridge Schedules Meeting with the North East Community
Representatives of both Granite Ridge and Erie County have scheduled a meeting with members of the North East community on May 11th at 6PM in the former Ridge library. This location should provide plenty of room for everyone in what will likely be a very well attended meeting. They’re assuming there is sufficient room, but […]
We Need to Think Win-Win When Searching for Solutions to Granite Ridge
Plans being considered by Granite Ridge for housing illegal immigrants in downtown North East present our community with a problem. The recent meetings in both the borough and the township made it abundantly clear the idea is extremely unpopular, but without an opportunity to question representatives from Granite Ridge or the Ehrenfeld Companies, the meetings […]
NE Marina Modified Dredging Approach Appears to Salvage 2023 Boating Season
The PA Fish and Boat Commission announced today a tentative agreement with the PA DEP for dredging the marina basin: After an on-site scoping meeting earlier this week between PFBC, DEP, and Department of General Services Job Order Contracting, it was determined that the lake water levels have risen to a point that a modified […]
Senator Laughlin Visits the NE Marina with the Fish and Boat Commission and PA DEP
PA Senator Dan Laughlin visited the NE marina this past Tuesday. He was there with the PA Fish and Boat Commission and the PA Department of Environmental Protection discussing the problems of dredging and what could be done to open the marina this year. His comments are below: On Tuesday morning, I met with the […]
Big Turnout at Supervisors Meeting as NE Marina Supporters Voice Concerns
An overflow crowd of North East residents filled the room for Monday’s township supervisors meeting in an effort to voice their concerns over the fast approaching closure of the North East marina. The discussion began with presentations from Dan Lindsey and Jake Sander, followed by an explanation of the situation from the volunteer district representatives […]