Local artist’s work featured in Bells Across PA, on display at Children’s Museum
By the 4th of July holiday, the nation will celebrate its 250th anniversary, and here at home, Erie gets behind a patriotic art display. The Bells Across PA arrived at the expERIEnce Children’s Museum, giving one local artist a chance to show off his skills on a three-foot bell. The goal of the program is […]
Search warrant uncovers over 4 oz. of meth: Jamestown, NY police
(WJET/WFXP) – Police in Chautauqua County announced they made a drug bust at a Jamestown, NY, home, allegedly seizing more than 4 ounces of methamphetamine. Members of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, Jamestown police and Dunkirk police carried out a search warrant on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 119 William St.,...
Riverside Brewing: Views, Moos, And Brews
Some breweries are solely focused on the beer. Others? They’ve got stories steeped into the walls, wild histories in the soil, and buildings that feel like characters themselves. We’ve been on the hunt for spots where the setting is just as interesting as what’s in your glass—and we found exactly that at Riverside...
York County man, 71, shot wife in head before killing himself in murder-suicide, coroner...
A 71-year-old man Wednesday morning shot and killed his wife in their Fairview Township home before taking his own life, according to the county coroner’s office. Fairview Township police were dispatched to the 100 block of Wilcox Drive just before 6:40 a.m. for the shooting. Officers found Donald Savidge and his...
Food Drive 25th Anniversary: The Produce Express
We are two weeks away from our Erie News Now Food Drive. The Second Harvest Food Bank has many different ways that they distribute the food through the community. The Produce Express is one way that they get food to community members. In some rural areas, there is not a food pantry and people may have a harder time...
CCRM’s Emergency Food Pantry Saw ‘Huge’ Uptick in October
The head of a local nonprofit organization says its Emergency Food Pantry saw a lot of people last week in preparation for the suspension of federal funding for SNAP benefits, and is grateful for the support it has received from the community to keep the pantry stocked. Chautauqua County Rural Ministry Executive...
Plans for long awaited new hospital in Chautauqua County moving forward
FREDONIA, N.Y. — Kaleida Health and Brooks TLC Hospital System have submitted an application to the NY State Department of Health to build a new hospital in Fredonia. The new facility will replace the existing Brooks Memorial Hospital in nearby Dunkirk, parts of which were built in 1942. The...
DEC Changes 21 Counties from Drought Warning to Watch
The New York State DEC announced Wednesday that it has changed 21 counties statewide, including Chautauqua County, from a drought warning to a drought watch due to several weeks of consistent rainfall and improving levels of streamflow and ground water. The DEC says observed precipitation over the past 90 days has...
This Hole-in-the-Wall Pennsylvania Diner Still Feels Like the 1950s
Pennsylvania hides a rare treasure in plain sight, and it hums like a jukebox at breakfast rush. Lawrence Park Dinor in Erie County looks and feels frozen in a golden age, yet it still works beautifully for today’s travelers. Step inside and the details whisper stories of steel, chrome,...
Erie bar transformed into KD’s Place, a café and mocktail hub
A long-time Erie watering hole is going through some changes thanks to a new owner. The former Rathskellar bar is now known as KD’s Place, which will no longer be serving alcohol. But the new digs will sell and serve baked goods, coffee and tea, as well as mixed mocktails. Owner Kimberly Finnegan said she […]
