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Glow Wild event coming to end in Erie Zoo

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This is the last week to attend the Erie Zoo’s Glow Wild: Chinese Lantern Festival. Glow Wild runs Thursdays through Sundays from 6 to 10:30 p.m., with last admission at 9:15. Bring your family, friends, or someone special to see the Erie Zoo to marvel at stunning, handcrafted lanterns inspired by zoo animals. Guests will have the chance to enjoy entertainment from local musician Stephanie Brink and Erhu player Guo, Yulong at 7:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. at the front lawn on select nights. Tickets for this evening fundraiser event range from $17-22 depending adult or child and member ...

Two Paquette exhibitions overlap in June

Arts & Culture

Paintings made by Thomas Paquette, of Warren, have been shown in U.S. embassies on five continents, and are collected and exhibited widely in this country’s museums and galleries. Now two solo exhibitions of his work overlap for this month. Nine hundred miles apart, they are different in ...

City of Erie issues statement on police incident

Cops & Court Report

ERIE — The city is aware of the video circulating on social media depicting an interaction between Erie Police officers and an individual following a pursuit on Sunday. On Monday morning the city issued this statement: “We understand why members of our community have questions and concerns after viewing the footage. Any use of force by a police officer is a serious matter and deserves careful review. “The Erie Police Department has initiated an investigation, which includes collecting and examining all available evidence, including body-worn camera footage, witness ...

Slide project on Davey Hill Road in Deerfield Township to start

Local News

A project to repair two slide areas on Davey Hill Road (Route 3007) in Deerfield Township, Warren County is scheduled to start Monday. There are two active slide areas that have caused the roadway to fail. The first slide is located approximately 2.8 miles northeast of the Tidioute Borough line. The second slide is located approximately 4.9 miles northeast of the Tidioute Borough line. The project will include excavation and placement of stone-filled gabion baskets to create a retaining wall to support the roadway. Work will also include roadway reconstruction and updated ...

Rise in measles cases puts state on alert

Local News

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is working directly with local health care and community partners to address the increasing number of measles cases statewide among people who are not fully vaccinated, particularly in the Lancaster-Lebanon region. The Department is working around the clock to mitigate the spread of this highly contagious virus, with experts and medical professionals ready to respond to any new cases that may emerge. “The single most effective way to avoid contracting or spreading measles is to get fully vaccinated. We know Pennsylvanians care about their ...

America 250 plans discussed at DAR meeting

Community

City of Warren Council Vice President Danielle Flasher presented at the Daughters of the American Revolution General Joseph Warren Chapter’s annual meeting earlier in June. Flasher presented semiquincentennial plans for the City of Warren and shared her own patriotic history revealing an ...