With all of the trains rolling by every day, you probably don’t even look up when you hear one approach. Sometimes, you should. If you happened to be in town yesterday afternoon, you might have seen a steam engine passing by on the Norfolk Southern tracks, it was Nickel Plate Road #765, offering some lucky […]
Complete North East Area Comprehensive Plan
Yesterday, I was asked about the remainder of the comprehensive plan, which we have not covered yet. The township will be holding a rezoning hearing on July 6th and since this plan was mentioned during both planning commission and supervisors meetings while discussing this rezoning and because some residents want to see the rest of […]
Burch Farms Country Market Files for Bankruptcy Protection
The Erie Times News is reporting this morning that Burch Farms Country Market has filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy protection. Burch Farms Inc., which operates Burch Farms Country Market on Sidehill Road, owes about $114,500 in employment and unemployment compensation taxes to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, according […]
North East Voter Information Page Now Available
When election day comes around, basic information voters need is often hard to find, so we thought we would make it easier for the residents of North East by adding a voter information page. You’ll find voter maps that show which district or ward you reside in and you’ll be able to look at the […]
Retro Series Race Held at North East Slotcar Raceway
If you’re a man of a certain age, you remember slot cars, but you might have thought they disappeared years ago. Not so! They’re still around and coming back. Here in North East, there’s a track, North East Slotcar Raceway, with regular racing each week and they just hosted a Penn-Ohio Retro Series race with […]
North East Wind Turbine Project Ends
As reported on North East Windmills, the effort to build an industrial wind turbine project in North East Township has come to an end as Pioneer Green Energy has notified local land owners it will not be renewing leases for the construction of wind turbines on their property. Local residents opposed to the project are […]
Virtual Oil Pipeline Runs Through North East
Did you know one of our country’s biggest oil pipelines runs right through the middle of North East? You’ve heard of the long delayed Keystone XL pipeline, but we’ve got a big one already in place, you could call it the North East XL pipeline. It’s made out of multiple oil trains about a mile […]
North East PA Online
Would you consider yourself an informed citizen or are you doing your best to become one? In my experience it’s more than a little frustrating trying to find out what’s going on in our community, especially within our local government. This first came to my attention during the debate over wind turbines, but after meeting […]
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