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Zoo for All event slated for Saturday

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ERIE – The Erie Zoo will be hosting its third annual Zoo for All event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield as part of their Healthy Zoo, Healthy You initiative. The goal of Zoo for All is to encourage the community to get outside, stay active, and enjoy fresh air while exploring the Zoo. Thanks to the generous support of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, admission will be free for guests throughout the entire day, making the Zoo both affordable and accessible for everyone. During this event there will be a conservation book ...

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Caregivers Support Group to meet Thursday The Caregivers' Support Group-Warren will meet Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 501 Pennsylvania Ave. E., Warren. Those attending should enter the building via the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance and proceed to the Winger Room.. Meetings are a time of confidential discussion and sharing of concerns from caregivers. All caregivers and those interested in learning about Alzheimer's Disease or other dementia-related disorders are welcome to attend. A lending library of related topics is available and includes pamphlets ...

Unlawful contact with minor lands man in prison

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One Warren resident has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to unlawful contact with a minor while another Warren man has pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony charge of corruption of minors. Nathaniel W. Stahlman, 19, was charged in January with first-degree felony unlawful contact with a minor – sexual offenses, third-degree felony unlawful contact with a minor – open lewdness and third-degree felony criminal use of a communication facility, pleading guilty in May to first-degree felony unlawful contact with a minor – sexual offenses and third-degree felony ...

Warren man charged with making second weapon in jail

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A Warren man who is being held in the Warren County Prison while awaiting trial faces a second charge of attempting to make weapons while in the jail. Richard L. Sweet, 53, was charged twice in July, once in regard to allegedly trying to make a weapon and then in an alleged assault of another prisoner. Sweet has been in the county prison since December after Zydonik set bail at $250,000 after the first of two sets of charges alleging rape of a child were filed. On Aug. 3, Sweet was charged with misdemeanor weapons or implements for escape after he was allegedly found with a "shank" ...

School district completes summer projects

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Warren County School District crews completed a number of construction, safety and energy-efficiency projects over the summer, including the conversion to National Fuel at Beaty-Warren Middle School and paving improvements at three district schools. Operations Manager David Undercoffer provided an update on the district’s summer projects during the Warren County School District Committee of the Whole meeting August 24. One of the projects Undercoffer highlighted was the completed conversion to National Fuel at Beaty. The project was finished during the summer despite concerns that ...

Deadline Day

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It’s the fifth anniversary of Warren’s Got Talent (WGT) and this year, things are a bit different. In years past, the event took place during the Fourth of July festivities at Betts Park. This year, it will take place at Pellegrino’s Creekside Pavilion at the Cathedral of Rock with a ...