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Agendas for upcoming local meetings:
Posted here as soon as available
News from elsewhere of local interest:
Shapiro Signs Executive Order Curbing AI Data Centers
Shapiro reverses course on data center industry he once embraced
Study finds Tamiflu makes flu patients worse, some died

North East School District Seeking Bids for Vacant Land

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The North East School District will accept Sealed Bids for a parcel of vacant land, .03 acres or 1,129 square feet, which is presently part of the North East School District property, Erie County Tax Parcel 37-005-046.0-003.00 adjacent to Gold Drive and near Catawba Drive. The sealed bid package may be obtained from the Administrative […]

Multiple Townships Including North East Seek Bids for Asphalt Seal Coat

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Sealed proposals will be received by the Townships of Harborcreek, Greene, North East, Venango, McKean, Waterford, Amity, LeBoeuf, Greenfield, Springfield, Conneaut, Elk Creek, Summit, Union, Wayne, Franklin and Fairview and the Boroughs of Girard, Waterford, Platea, Union City and Wesleyville, Erie County, at the Harborcreek Township municipal building located at 5601 Buffalo Road, Harborcreek, PA […]

“End DEI” Portal Launched by Department of Education – NESD Must Act Now

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Two weeks ago, the US Department of Education notified school districts they have 14 days to remove all DEI programming in all public schools. Institutions which fail to comply may face a loss of federal funding. Well, time’s up. Yesterday, the US Department of Education announced an “End DEI” portal. … the U.S. Department of […]

PA Government Standing in the Way of Broadband Expansion

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You may remember back in 2023 when I brought up the issue of Pennsylvania’s so called “broadband deserts.” The term applies to those areas of the state where residents have no easily accessible broadband connection to the internet. The federal government has allocated over $1 billion to PA to expand broadband, yet there hasn’t been […]

You Need to Pay Attention to This Year’s Pennsylvania Elections

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There is a lot going on this year in Pennsylvania’s elections. Locally we have 4 school board seats on the ballot which should be of interest to everyone in North East, but statewide there’s a lot to focus on, too. You will have a vote on whether or not to retain three Supreme Court Justices, […]

President Trump Calls for National Paper Ballot Elections with Voter ID

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In the sidebar of this site, I’ve had these two quotes about voting for at least the last four years: “… one man, one vote, in person, on Election Day, in public, with ironclad voter identification. Absentee ballots should be limited to overseas military personnel only; if you’re out of town or even the country, […]

NE School Board Meeting Runs 3 Hours in Long and Often Contentious Session

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You should have been there. The school board meeting Thursday evening, 2-20-25, covered a wide range of topics and ran over three hours in length. Anyone interested in recent issues and controversies would have found the discussion and comments from the administration, the board and the public enlightening, frustrating and concerning. Hmm … where to […]

Waste Management Automating Thousands of Jobs

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If you, like many of us in North East, had problems with Waste Management recently and for those of you who still do, there have been some developments. It appears the company is planning to eliminate about 5000 jobs through automation by 2026. Many positions have a high attrition rate, like the guy on the […]

Greenfield Township Proposes Ordinance to Allow ATVs and Snowmobiles on Roads Within Township

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Public Notice of Intent to Adopt Ordinance NO. 2025-3 Greenfield Township, Erie County, PA, hereby gives Notice of its intent to adopt proposed Greenfield Township Ordinance No. 2025-3, entitled “An ordinance of the Township of Greenfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania, designating the public roads and streets within the Township of Greenfield as mixed-use recreational and registered […]