New digs ahead– Process to move historic Norman House underway
The historic Olds-Sweet-Norman House in downtown Erie is being relocated from West 7th Street to West 6th Street, a move that began on Monday as part of a preservation effort in partnership with Tom Hagen’s Historic Erie Preservation Trust. The relocation of the 180-ton, 1884 Queen Anne-style house is...
Pa. company announces $4.2B deal with Kazakhstani railway
he Wabtec Corporation announced Tuesday a landmark agreement that should benefit its operations on Grove City and Erie, Pennsylvania.
Construction taking place on East Dobbins Landing dock wall
If you’ve been on Dobbins Landing recently, you may have noticed some construction near the Bicentennial Tower. The Erie Port Authority is reconstructing the south dock wall on East Dobbins Landing after the previous wall was getting run-down. The project is currently in phase one of two. Phase one involves the dock...
Folkland Farms Launches Organic Fries
People will now be able to get organic fries from a local manufacturer in the grocery stores. Folkland Farms in Waterford launched their new line of frozen French fries on Tuesday. Two years after coming up with an initial idea, and one year after breaking ground on the land, company...
Norman House reaches its new location
The Olds-Sweet-Norman House has made it to its new home on West 6th Street. It took about seven hours for the historic house to be relocated. The move started later than normal due to weather, and then crews ran into electrical and hydraulic issues, despite previously testing the systems twice. On Tuesday, crews were...
Local victim of license plate fraud gets visit from police
They received toll bills from minor to excessive: from $13 to $515, all the way up to one bill for a whopping $4,564.
Girard High School Pool to Close For Rest of School Year
The Girard School Board has voted to close the pool at Girard High School for the rest of the school year. The decision was made the board meeting Monday. The closure takes effect immediately. "Because the safety and well-being of our students and community remain our highest priority, the Board...
Folkland Foods hosts grand opening for new fry manufacturing facility in Erie
Folkland Foods has opened a new organic fry manufacturing facility in Erie County, located at Troyer Farms in Waterford. The new facility, which celebrated its grand opening recently, produces organic fries using locally grown potatoes from Troyer Farms. This development comes a year after Governor Josh Shapiro...
Sheriff Hopes Recent Arrests Can Lead to Breaks in Unsolved Bindics, Anderson Cases
Chautauqua County's top cop is hopeful that the recent arrests of two individuals who have ties to a pair of unsolved cases in the county will cause people to come forward with more information. During a recent call-in appearance on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program, Sheriff Jim Quattrone spoke about the cases involving...
Transitioning to Canvas and Veracross: A new era in education
In the past year, Cathedral Preparatory School has made substantial changes to its digital learning environment. The school decided to switch from Teams and MySchoolApp to Canvas and Veracross. This change was motivated by the goal of improving the learning experience for both students and teachers, making it more...
