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North East is a Beautiful Town

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We’ve heard far too much depressing news recently and I wanted to put this out there to remind everyone of how beautiful our town really is. This video is the work of the Advance North East Foundation and was produced seven years ago and I just stumbled across it while researching another topic. I’ve never […]

North East, We Have a Problem

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Your may not be concerned about the southern border crisis with thousands of migrants crossing into the US every day because it seems so far away. Video of Texas towns being overrun and border patrol officers overwhelmed along with an administration in Washington openly promoting the whole process makes you glad you’re way up here […]

Meet and Greet the North East Candidates May 8th

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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

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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

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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 […]

Has Granite Ridge Imagined All Possibilities Like These Homestead PA Developers Did?

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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

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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 […]

Do You Care About What Happens in Our North East Community?

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It was highly encouraging to see the turnout for the meetings when the marina was discussed, followed closely by the meeting regarding the possible housing of illegal immigrants at Granite Ridge, however, without a hot button issue on the agenda, turnout for township meetings is often sparse, to the point where I’ve been the only […]