


Mike Kelly's recent vote against addressing the infant formula shortage. A chilly spring delayed the season just a bit. We’re heading into the heart of the local strawberry picking season, which means the fields will be crowded with people who love those juicy berries.He’s scheduled to speak at Chautauqua Institution later this summer. Roth, a longtime professor and administrator at Mercyhurst University, is a scholar-in-residence at the Jefferson. Bonaventure University President Andy Roth was recently honored at a reception there for the more than 100 "Book Notes" articles he has written for the group in the past two years. Speaking of the Jefferson Society, former Notre Dame College and.Scully recently met with a group from Erie’s Jefferson Educational Society, telling the members about his affection for his hometown. The longtime C-SPAN host is now the senior vice president at Washington, D.C.’s Bipartisan Policy Center. Scully took over the spot vacated by Chris Cuomo, and his show, "The Briefing with Steve Scully," airs from noon to 2 p.m. Erie native Steve Scully is now hosting a new daily program on SiriusXM's bipartisan political channel.More: Ray Liotta, tough-guy star of 'Goodfellas' and 'Field of Dreams,' dies at 67 The recent death of actor Ray Liotta reminded me of the low-key visit to Erie in the 1990s by the real Henry Hill, the mobster portrayed by Liotta in Martin Scorcese's "Goodfellas." Hill, as you might imagine, was a real character, but he loved Liotta in the movie and kept saying what a nice guy he was.More: The Cork, Molly Brannigan's owners buy Freeport Restaurant in North East My only hope is that the new owners will continue to make that delicious country sausage for which Freeport became famous. Longtime North East residents are pleased that the Freeport Restaurant will reopen, now that the Holdsworth family has sold the business to Red Letter Hospitality.More: NWPA Family Legacy Award: Erie Times-News, honor Carr wrestling family Willie Carr was followed at East by his brothers Fletcher, Joe, Jimmy, Jerry, Nate, Solomon and Michael, all of whom became big-time athletes. He was a dedicated pastor who created a prison ministry that was widely copied across the state. Bishop Willie Carr, who starred in wrestling and other sports at East High, died May 31 at 74. Another member of one of Erie's greatest athletic families, the Carrs, has sadly died.Sertz is presently receiving daily radiation treatments at the Cleveland Clinic. "But now I'd like to find a good home for them." "I rushed down and was able to rescue them," Sertz said. Sertz, who coached a state championship team at Sacred Heart School, recalled receiving a message that, after the school closed, banners and trophies from the display case were being thrown away. Ron Sertz, the longtime coach and sports administrator who is recovering from a recurrence of cancer, took note of the recovery of the 1969 state championship basketball banner by alumni of St.

More: What will happen to Villa Maria Academy's West Eighth Street home when students head to Prep this fall? It's a special tradition that hopefully will continue in some form as Villa merges with Cathedral Prep.įor subscribers: End of an era: Villa Maria Academy's final class closes door on school's storied history In one case, 1946 Villa graduate Audrey Guerrein Steinker sponsored her great-granddaughter, Ava Forsyth. Jude the Apostle Church, graduates were sponsored by relatives, teachers or friends. At the recent Villa Maria Academy Baccalaureate Mass at St."We know that within a decade, we will have about one-third fewer priests to cover our parishes," Persico said. With the change, the diocese will have 96 priests - a number that was not projected to be this low before 2023. For subscribers: More mergers part of talk about future of parishes in Catholic Diocese of Erie
