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šŸŒ± What investigators still need to learn about the deadly fall on Erieā€™s bayfront

Erie, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What investigators still need to learn about the deadly fall on Erieā€™s bayfront
  • How a little-known tax break helped jump-start Downtown Erieā€™s comeback
  • How you can help protect gulls along Erieā€™s busy West 12th Street

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? šŸ¤” (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 50.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.

šŸ“° News we're reading

1. Coroner awaits testing in fatal fall of worker at shipbuilding facility (goerie.com) ā€” Local officials are investigating a deadly fall at Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair on Erieā€™s bayfront, where a 44-year-old subcontractor from Alabama died after plunging into a freighterā€™s cargo hold. The Erie County Coroner is awaiting toxicology results before ruling on the cause of death, while the workerā€™s remains are expected to be returned to Mexico for burial.
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2. Big chance: How a federal tax incentive revived a decaying town (thecurrentla.com) ā€” Downtown Erieā€™s dramatic turnaround shows how local investors and a federal Opportunity Zone tax incentive have transformed decaying blocks into new apartments, restaurants, and small businesses. Backed by hospital systems, universities, banks, and Erie Insurance, the Erie Downtown Development Corporation has attracted hundreds of millions in projects and billions in outside investment, creating a livelier bayfront neighborhood and seeding broader community improvements.
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3. Officials say stay alert for large gull presence along West 12th Street (yourerie.com) ā€” Drivers and residents along West 12th Street in Erie are being urged to slow down and watch for nesting gulls, whose chicks are at high risk of falling into traffic and getting injured. Local groups, including Erie Gull Rescue and Tamarack Wildlife Center, are asking volunteers to report fallen chicks and help transport injured birds, as hundreds more gulls are expected in coming months.
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4. Erie woman accused of accepting bribes to approve pandemic unemployment claims (yourerie.com) ā€” A woman from Erie has been federally indicted on charges that she approved hundreds of thousands of dollars in allegedly fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims while working for Pennsylvaniaā€™s Department of Labor. Prosecutors say she faces multiple wire fraud and theft counts tied to payments approved between 2020 and 2023. If convicted, she could receive significant prison time and fines under federal sentencing guidelines.
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5. PSP searching for person who took $27,000 of wire from local store (yourerie.com) ā€” State police based in Erie are asking for tips after about $27,000 in electrical wire was stolen from behind the Tops Friendly Markets in Waterford earlier this month. Troopers say the suspect drove a silver or white extended-cab pickup and may have information crucial to the case. Anyone who saw suspicious activity near the store overnight on April 4 is urged to contact PSP Erie.
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  • **UPDATE: Everything has been taken, thank you for all your help**
    Is anyone in need of medical equipment? I have a wheelchair, bedside commode, and one of those walkers with a seat. They're a year old, never used. Iā€¦ (Nextdoor West Bayfront)
  • Update on Mimi she is doing wonderful in her new home!
    https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17SWP4chHY/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Nextdoor White Swan)
  • Asbury students completed their service learning projects supporting local organizations including SSJ Neighborhood House, Erie Cancer Wellness... (X: MillcreekSD)
  • Moving roadwork on I-90 eastbound between miles east of Exit 9: PA 18 - GIRARD/PLATEA and 1 miles east of Exit 24: US 19 - WATERFORD/PEACH ST... (X: 511PAErie)
  • Roberts Warehousing, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler (Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM OR 11:00am - 7:30pm)) in Erie. Apply here.
  • White Lodging Services Corporation posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Erie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Erie here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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