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Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Climate
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Erie students take the polar plunge for a good cause
They were freezing for a reason Friday. Students from three area schools took part in a polar plunge on the bayfront. The event raised awareness, excitement and funds for the Special Olympics. Behrend students take polar plunge for Special Olympics The students have been raising money all year long and dropping into the frigid pool was a way to celebrate their efforts. 'I heard about it and I'm like jumping into a freezing cold pool in freezing weather, I love it! It sounds like lots of fun, it's really exciting and it's for a good cause,' Clifford Seibel, a Polar Plunge participant said. Dominick's Diner says thank you and farewell to Erie 'Our unified school champions program is incredibly important. We have students with and without disabilities playing on a team together and as equal partners. It's really important,' said Katherine Reim, regional executive director of the Special Olympics. Greenville, Corry and Charter School of Excellence took part in Friday's plunge. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Business
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Dominick's Diner says thank you and farewell to Erie
It's the end of an era. Dominick's Diner served its loyal customers for the last time Friday. The longtime downtown Erie institution has been sold. Co-owner Tina Ferraro said the diner had a great 68-year run and it's time to hand off the baton to a new owner. Sheetz MTO wins Coolest Thing Made in PA 2025 title She told us that customers have been coming in all week for one last meal. The diner ran out of its famous meatball omelette just after 10 a.m. but not before longtime customer Ellie Grantham enjoyed one. 'Well, I came in for the meatball omelette. It is so good. It is just the best I've had. And I've been here before and being that this is the last day I had to get here,' Grantham said. NFI Empire auctioning off classic truck to benefit humane society 'So since I announced that today would be our last day, it has been… the Erie community has come out in force. I think we've sold more meatball omelettes in the last five days than we have in the last month probably,' Ferraro said. Ferraro wouldn't share who the new owner is. She says she expects 'great things' but she doesn't expect the business to keep the name Dominick's Diner. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Smith's moves on to semi-finals for Coolest Thing Made in PA
(WJET/WFXP)– Smith's hot dogs are getting even cooler and have advanced the running for the coolest thing made in Pennsylvania. After a couple of days of voting, Smith's advanced onto the Final Four of the Pennsylvania Chamber's Coolest Thing Made in PA competition and is set for a colorful showdown with Crayola Crayons to advance to the final. Dominick's Diner entering final week after decades in the community Voting for the Final Four will start on Tuesday, April 8 at 9 a.m. across the Pennsylvania Chamber's social media 'We can hardly believe it! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! The Final Four is going to be a lot of fun, and we are feeling truly lucky to be in such great company with Taylor Chip Cookies , Sheetz MTO and the iconic Crayola Crayons. Again, thank you to the very best customers in the for all of the votes! We love you!' Smith's said in a social media post. For more information on the contest and to vote for Smith's, Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
