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UP 4014 Big Boy Schedule Includes Stops in North East PA and Ripley NY

April 28, 2026 by Paul Crowe

UP Big Boy 4014 east schedule

The schedule is now out for the eastern leg of the UP 4014 Big Boy and it includes a short whistle stop in North East! We’ll be able to take photos while it waits for 10 minutes instead of trying to catch it on the run. This is a must see event for everyone. You […]

NE Borough Will Consider Zoning Variance

April 27, 2026 by NorthEast Notices

The North East Borough Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the North East Borough Chambers, 31 West Main Street, North East, PA 16428. The Zoning Board will hear the following variance requests: Nathan Rizzo requests a variance for the construction of a two-car attached […]

UP 4014 Big Boy Finishes Western Leg of Tour – Eastern Leg Begins May 25th

April 26, 2026 by Paul Crowe

UP 4014 Big Boy back in Cheyenne, WY after completing western leg of coast to coast tour

The Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy 4014 has completed the western leg of the 2026 coast to coast tour. It’s now back in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a month of maintenance (Steam engines have a LOT of moving parts!) before beginning the eastern leg of the tour beginning May 25th. Assuming no problems are encountered in […]

New Repurposed Arch Goes Up at Freeport Beach

April 24, 2026 by Paul Crowe

Freeport Beach Arch

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 […]

NE School Board Votes to Spend $32 Million with 3.48 Percent Tax Increase

April 24, 2026 by Paul Crowe

NESD 26-27 budget summary

In a 6 to 2 vote, the North East School Board voted to accept the proposed Final Budget with a tax increase of 3.48 percent. What that means, is that the compounded tax increase over six years, the previous five and next year, comes to 21.95 percent! How much per student? Look at the above […]

PA Senate Passes Bill to Keep Men From Competing in Women’s Sports

April 24, 2026 by Paul Crowe

PA Senate Bill 1293

The PA Senate has passed Senate Bill 1293 in a 30 to 17 vote, that keeps men from participating in female sports in public schools and institutions of higher learning. Male and female is determined biologically at the time of birth. Senate Bill 9 was similar and passed in 2025 with bipartisan support, but house […]

NESD Wants Another 3.48 Percent School Tax Increase – After Five Years of Increases

April 22, 2026 by Paul Crowe

NESD budget tax increase

This has got to stop. After raising taxes for the five previous years, the school district wants to raise them again for the sixth consecutive year, this time 3.48 percent. The NE School District is living in a bubble and seems unaware, or doesn’t care, that the NE community is having a very difficult time. […]

Sample Ballots for the May 19 Primary Election on the Voter Information Page

April 18, 2026 by Paul Crowe

The sample ballots for the May 19th, 2026 primary election are now available on the voter information page. Please take some time to review your choices before going to the polls, so you’ll be able to mark your ballot with confidence on election day. Every vote counts, especially in primary elections when turnout is often […]

Make It a Grape Day Billboard at UPMC Park from Downtown North East

April 18, 2026 by Jen Smith - contributor to North East PA Online

Have a Grape Day

Downtown North East Inc. is proud to announce an exciting partnership with the Erie SeaWolves that puts North East, its businesses and community assets in front of thousands of fans at UPMC Park in Erie every home game. Located above the left field wall, the “Make It A Grape Day in North East, PA” billboard […]

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

April 17, 2026 by Paul Crowe

Jean-Martin Fortier’s micro-farm, $100,000 from an acre. He’s now working to scale it up to ten acres to see if it’s possible to make $1 million. How hard would you work for that?

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 […]

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