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Vaccine incentive: Erie County to pay workers $300 to get vaccinated

Census 2020: Data release shows Erie County population shrinking

Erie County Council passes $26M COVID relief plan

PA budget: More cash for schools, nursing homes, rental relief in Erie

The state budget invests $282 million into nursing homes and long-term care facilities More money for education, health departments, nursing homes, child welfare services and to continue an emergency rental and utility assistance program are bright spots in Pennsylvania's new state budget, Erie-area officials say. So are provisions that give municipalities more flexibility when applying for grants for transportation projects. But lawmakers also kept flat investments in mental health — which has been a growing problem throughout the COVID-19 pandemic — and they squirreled away much of the state's allocation from the federal American Rescue Plan. Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, D-3rd Dist., Millcreek Township, the chairman of the House Democratic Policy Committee, said there were a lot of "missed opportunities," like making an investment in broadband expansion, but that the budget could have been worse. 

Erie County Community College Welcomes President Dr. Christopher Gray

Erie County Community College wins first-ever honor from Site Selectors Guild

For years, site selectors have paid little attention to Erie County. A national award for the creation of the Erie County Community College could change that.

Erie businesses allowed to expand to 100% capacity on Monday

Starting Monday, Erie Zoo visitors are no longer required to buy their tickets online and arrive at a scheduled time in order to see the otters, red pandas or hippopotamuses. They also won't have to socially distance themselves on the zoo's train or carousel, and entire families will be able to enter the Children's Zoo concession stand. "We're starting to get back to something close to normal," Erie Zoo CEO Scott Mitchell said. "We already have seen pretty good attendance, especially because the weather has been cooperative. People really want to get out." The zoo, 423 W. 38th St., is changing its policies because nearly all of Pennsylvania's COVID-19 mitigation regulations will end Sunday. Businesses will be allowed to operate at 100% of their maximum capacity starting on Memorial Day and social distancing will be encouraged, not required.

COVID-19: Daily update on coronavirus cases in Erie County

More than two dozen Erie-area children will be among the first 2- to 11-year-olds in the United States to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. A clinical trial for the vaccine will begin Tuesday at Allegheny Health Network's Health + Wellness Pavilion — West Side's pediatric office, 4247 W. Ridge Road. At least 40 local children will participate in the nationwide trial, though one-third of them will receive a placebo. "We already have a waiting list of more than 40 patients whose families have signed them up," said Anne Zomcik, M.D., a Saint Vincent pediatrician at the office. At least 4,000 children will participate in the trial at 100 sites nationwide.

Erie Community College Partners with Erie County Public Library

Erie Community College Partners with Erie County Public Library Library services tapped for developing Community College by Nick Warren Contributed Photo Andre R. Horton (left), Rev. Dr. Charles Mock, Ronald DiNicola, Dr. Judith Gay, Carl Anderson III, County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper, Sheryl Thomas, Kathryn J. Sintal, Cheryl Rush Dix, Dr. Annette Wagner, Matthew Ciszek at the May 24 ceremony   During a ceremony on Monday, May 24, the Erie Community College of PA and the Erie County Public Library signed an official Memorandum of Understanding. This partnership is designed to secure library services for the future staff of the Erie Community College of PA. 

COVID-19: Daily update on coronavirus cases in Erie County

Erie County reports highest daily COVID-19 death total since early March Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper reported Wednesday that three county residents died from COVID-19, the highest daily number of reported deaths since March 3 and a reminder that the pandemic continues despite a massive vaccination campaign. The deaths follow a relatively stable number of daily COVID-19 cases and a slight increase in the county's COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last five weeks, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. "I have to admit that it's a bit alarming to me at this point of the pandemic," Dahlkemper said Wednesday. "Now that the vaccine is available to all adults, our case numbers shouldn't be staying as high as they are ... and still shouldn't be seeing a significant death count."