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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Erie County Technical School hosts sign-on day for graduating seniors
There are multiple paths to success, and the Erie County Technical School hosted its sign-on day for graduating seniors on Wednesday. There are 306 students in the graduating class, and 60 students were recognized. State officials emphasize National Safe Boating Week ahead of Memoral Day All have completed nearly 1,500 hours of training and are going straight into the military or the workforce. Students were celebrated along with local business people who provided them with training, co-ops and ultimately employment. From blight to bright — Erie Land Bank showcases newly rehabilitated home 'Some of them are going to apprenticeship programs and workforce and some of them are going straight into the workforce. And we're celebrating the three years of their time at the career technical institution,' said Matthew Laverde, executive director of the Erie County Technical School. 'It's a pretty good feeling to know I got to come to a school that gives me a lot of opportunity to explore a lot of different career fields, see things I'm interested in and I'm walking out of it with a job and I got to learn things and make some money so it's a good feeling,' said James Farrar, a graduating senior. At the ceremony, Toyota of Erie provided the program with a $25,000 check to be used for tools and equipment and upgrading the school's lab. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Business
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City of Erie declares five new blighted properties as work continues
The City of Erie Blighted Property Committee has been working to fix unsafe and unappealing properties across the city, but the job isn't done quite yet. The Blighted Property Committee met again Wednesday, declaring five more new properties as blighted. Erie High students start their on tiny homes for people in need The City of Erie Blighted Property Committee has been around for over 30 years, and since then, it's declared hundreds of properties as blighted across the city. On Wednesday the committee met once again to rescind blights placed on five properties. 'Two of those were rehabilitation and renovation by the redevelopment authority and Erie Land Bank, properties that were conveyed to a developer for rehabilitation, and they completed those renovations and as part of that process, we've issued a certificate of completion and also the BPRC today rescinded the blight,' said Aaron Snippert, executive director of the City of Erie Redevelopment Authority. Snippert said the designation on the other three properties was rescinded after being demolished. Jersey Mike's presents Shriner's Erie with annual donation The work is never done for the blighted property committee. After rescinding five properties around the City of Erie, they're adding five new ones to their list to work on, including one on German Street. 'Those five properties that were declared blighted, they'll be posted with a notice of blight on the property. We'll file a declaration of blight at the courthouse and then we'll look to try to see if the property owner will be responsive to that notice of blight,' Snippert said. Snippert said property owners will have 30 days to respond to the notice, and if they don't respond, then city code enforcement or the Erie Land Bank will look into the property to see if it's worth acquiring down the road. He said many of those property owners are out-of-town companies and investors who buy properties at low value in erie and leave them unattended. Erie Regional Airport Authority hosting Global Entry event And if you would like to report a property to be blighted in your neighborhood, Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
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HANDS planning to build new apartments at newly purchased space
New life is being breathed into a blighted corner in downtown Erie that has historic significance. Housing and Neighborhood Development Service, known as HANDS, has purchased the property at 14th and Parade Streets from the Erie Land Bank. Meadville mobile home residents seek answers following quality decline The now rundown property was once owned by Erie's first female African American land owner, Emma Howell. The building that stands there now will be demolished and apartments named in Howell's honor will be built in its place. The four apartments being constructed are designated for persons with disabilities and homeless individuals. 'This really continues the work that we've done in this neighborhood for the last 30 years. And so we're happy to cross this side of Parade and continue our redevelopment work,' said Matthew Good, CEO of Housing And Neighborhood Development Service. Water bill increases leave North East mobile home residents squeezed Work on the apartments is in the design phase and will be supported by a $2,000 grant from Erie Bank presented to HANDS Wednesday. The project will be out to bid for general contractors next month and is expected to begin this summer. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- General
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Erie man recognized for saving the life of injured Erie man
You may remember our report on an Erie man's quick thinking that saved a man with a potentially life-threatening wound in early March and now, he's been recognized for his actions. The Kiwanis Club of Erie presented Keanw Olivo with their Distinguished Service Award Tuesday. Quick action by Erie caregiver saves the life of injured Erie man On his way to work in early February, a man caught his attention asking for help. That man, who was home alone, had a deep laceration around his hands. He was able to get the man the care he needed while making a makeshift tourniquet helping to stop the bleeding. 'It's just small recognition for the act of kindness. I didn't even expect to get any recognition,' said Keanw Olivo, Service Award recipient. 'I didn't expect it to ripple down all the way through March, but I appreciate it. They just want everyone to know that good is still out there.' Erie Land Bank changing policies to help drive development Along with the award, the Kiwanis Club also made Olivo an honorary member of the group and awarded him with a check for one month of rent. They're also helping to replace the sweatshirt Olivo used to make the tourniquet. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
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Erie Community Foundation donates $15,000 for LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention
Advocates of the LGBTQ+ community say it's more important now than ever before to provide safe spaces for everyone. That's why the Erie Community Foundation continues to support the work that goes into it as well. Erie Land Bank changing policies to help drive development Statistics show that LGBTQ+ youth have higher risks of anxiety, depression, and suicidal tendencies than other groups. And investments into nonprofits like Compton's Table are what can help tip the scale in the other direction. 'Over the past several months we've seen several executive orders that have really been targeting the trans and the queer community stripping us of rights that we've been fighting for for centuries and decades really,' said Tyler Titus, the founder of Compton's Table. Titus said a statistic that keeps them up at night is a staggering 50% of LGBTQ youth have regular instances of suicidal ideation. And it's why groups like the Erie Community Foundation are continuing to support the work of nonprofits like Compton's Table. State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro named Advocate of the Year for anti-SLAPP law 'The LGBT fund is a really special group of people who are so passionate about turning around, taking their own experience as community members, or their passions as allies and using that to drive improvements for the LGBTQ+ community and this grant is a really perfect example of that,' said Olivia Burgess, director of collective giving for the Erie Community Foundation. The community foundation's LGBT fund is awarding $15,000 to Compton's Table to support youth programs. True North is a four-session life skills and empowerment program meant to help LGBTQ people ages 16-24. It gives them skills in things like career development, budgeting, self-care and beyond promoting confidence and resilience. Chat n' chill is what it sounds like, a safe space for peer groups to connect for open conversations regarding whatever might be happening in their lives. 'It was life-changing. I was able to learn life skills like how to cook, clean, be a good roommate and live with other people. They break it down into these nice bite-sized lessons each week so it's not too overwhelming for people. Especially when you're young, queer, and maybe even neurodivergent, it can be harder to absorb information like that,' said Sunny, a mentor at True North for Compton's Table. 'We need to create these people where can just show up as their full authentic self and just do things that teen and young adults do,' Titus went on to say. LECOM Health offers Erie's first treatment for Alzheimer's, dementia Titus said studies show that all it takes is just for one adult to be accepting of that individual and the risk of suicidal ideologies decreases by 40%. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
