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How soap led police to killers of Erie industrialist 81 years ago
Dubbed the “Hilltop Murder,” the 1945 killing of Joseph B. Campbell at his Millcreek home was “one of Erie County’s most atrocious crimes,” according to the Erie Daily Times.
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This York County couple opened a side-by-side salon and pizza shop
An experienced hair stylist and home-trained pizzaiolo, Jackie and Hope Cook were hungry for an opportunity to open independent businesses. And while they never anticipated opening shops right next door to each other, they couldn’t be happier.
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Want a chance at a $450 bottle of whiskey? How to enter Pa. lottery.
Up for grabs are 1,434 bottles of whiskey from the Van Winkle set, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection and E.H. Taylor line, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced. Commonwealth residents and liquor license-holders have until 5 p.m. Jan. 16 to enter the contest.
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More than 250 are on strike at Parker Lord’s Erie County plant. HeresWhy
Union workers at the Parker Lord facility in Summit Township — more than 250 of whom went on strike Jan. 10 — say the company has an offer on the table that will provide them raises of about 3% in each year of a five-year contract.
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Book ban debate heats up over French book in Lebanon County schools
Residents recently spoke up at a Palmyra Area School Board meeting with concerns that the board could reject a popular French language reader because it contains “fringe topics.”
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Pa. lawmaker pitches ‘Golden Girls’ bill to reverse aged housing laws
state Rep. Tarik Khan is proposing a bill that would prevent “arbitrary limits on unrelated roommates, except where true health and safety standards apply.”
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Here’s what to try at this year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show food court
The Pennsylvania Dairyman’s Association unveiled a flight of red, white and blue milkshake flavors. Newer additions to the menu including pickle pizza from the Pennsylvania FFA and Lion’s Mane coffee from the Pennsylvania Mushroom Farmers, among others.
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New TV series will follow 6 people testing out Amish lifestyle in Pa.
The cast members on “Suddenly Amish” — who include a Californian content creator, a luxury-loving rapper from Missouri and a newly divorced father from Texas — will give up technology, electricity and indoor toilets and embrace a more structured lifestyle, according to a network news release.
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Erie’s Meals on Wheels needs more volunteer drivers. How you can help
So many people 60 and older, or who have disabilities, are seeking its services that Meals on Wheels needs between 15 and 25 additional volunteer drivers to ensure everybody who qualifies for meals can get them delivered. About 120 people currently drive for the nonprofit, including substitutes.
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Bert & Ernie emus flew their coop in Windsor Twp. Both now captured
Hersey said she bought two emus – one named Bert and one named Ernie – a few months ago from a man who offered them for sale for a low price. Ernie is more docile, while Bert tends to be more scatterbrained.
