Burton Neighborhood News

 Pro Waste Services hopes to buy Abandoned East Erie Home for Future Expansion Article Written: July 26, 2022 at 1:46 PM The Abandoned Home Pro Waste Services hopes to purchase. 743 East 18th Street Erie, Pennsylvania Pro Waste Services is hoping to purchase an abandoned home in the 700 block of East 18th Street in East Erie. Pro Waste is working with the City of Erie to acquire the home after the City placed a quick claim deed on the house in June, 2013. Pro Waste wants to demolish the house to expand their lot and make more room for future workshop buildings. Pro Waste Services did purchase the abandoned Hardy's Auto Service located at 735 East 18th Street in July, 2017 and quickly demolished the building to expand their company. Pro Waste is hoping to do the same with the abandoned house which is right next door to the lot.

 Erie Fire Department to solely operate on Solar Power Article Written on July 25, 2022 at 9:00 PM Erie Fire Department is planning on converting all of their locations throughout the City of Erie to Solar Power and to only operate on that instead. Here is the list of the locations who will be converting their power into solar. Erie Fire Department - South Central ( 3507 Peach Street) Erie Fire Department - Lakeside (1937 East Lake Road) Erie Fire Department - Kingtown (832 East Avenue) Erie Fire Department - Southeast Erie (1027 East 28th Street) Erie Fire Department - Greater Kahkwa (1747 West 8th Street) Erie Fire Department - Downtown Erie (208 West 12th Street) Erie Fire Department - Baldwin Park (1740 West 26th Street)

 Teen Shot in Early Morning Southeast Erie Shooting Article Written: July 23, 2022 at 1:09 PM A 13 year old boy was arrested by Erie Police for shooting a 16 year old in the 2600 block of Wayne Street near East 26th Street in the Southeast Erie neighborhood of East Erie. The shooting occured outside a house at 12:30 am on Saturday. The 13 year old suspect is facing aggravated assault charges and is being held at the Edmund L. Thomas Adolescent Center in Millcreek Township. The 16 year old was flown to UPMC in Pittsburgh and is in critical condition.  Erie Police are still investigating the shooting and seeing if there were others involved.

 Suspect arrested in Central Eastside shooting Article Written: July 23, 2022 at 1:04 PM Erie Police have made an arrest after a morning shooting in the 500 block of East 24th Street near Ash Street in the Central Eastside neighborhood of East Erie. The shooting occurred Wednesday at 11 am where a victim suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Erie Police say this is still an ongoing investigation.

 CVS in East Erie To Close Article Written: July 11, 2022 at 8:30 AM The CVS Pharmacy store at 1407 Buffalo Road to close permanently on August 9th. Burton Heights Erie, Pennsylvania The CVS Pharmacy location on the corner of Buffalo Road & Broad Street in Burton Heights will be permanently closing down very soon. The store has already started marking down prices of products and will soon be starting liquidations very soon. This comes after CVS announce to close about 200 of their under performing locations. Perscriptions at the Buffalo Road CVS will be transferred to either the Pine Avenue CVS at 3800 Pine Avenue in South East Hills in East Erie, or the Parade Street CVS at 410 East 12th Street in East Erie. There is no plans for the CVS building at Buffalo Road after the store closes down. The location will be closing down on August 9th, 2022.

 Top 10 Best Millcreek Neighborhoods Article Written: July 8, 2022 at 9:09 AM If you are thinking of moving in the largest suburb of Erie which is Millcreek Township, this Top 10 list is for you, number 1 being from most expensive to extremely safe and number 10 being from most affordable to fairly safe. 10. Forest Park Forest Park is a fairly safe neighborhood in Millcreek where crime very rarely happens. The price range for homes in Forest Park is from $100,000 - $300,000 which makes the neighborhood fairly affordable. There is a cemetery located outside of Forest Park which is Calvary Cemetery. The closest park to Forest Park would be Lakewood Park outside the neighborhood. There is a lot of shopping options located in Forest Park along West Lake Road or even West 12th Street, the neighborhood is also located very close to Waldameer Park and Presque Isle State Park. The schools students would attend in Forest Park is Tracy Elementary School and Westlake Middle School. 9. Lake Shore

 Top 10 Best Erie Neighborhoods Article Written: July 7, 2022 at 8:04 AM We looked at neighborhood crime rates in the City of Erie to determine what neighborhoods are best for you to live in if you plan on moving anywhere into the City of Erie, here are those Top 10 neighborhoods, number 1 being the greatest. 10. Robbins Blass Robbins Blass is a neighborhood located in the west side of Erie and has about 1,000 people living there. It has one park which is Pebble Lake Park. The neighborhood is located near West 26th Street which has a bunch of shopping opitions and is located close to Tops Plaza West. The crime rate is Robbins Blass is very low but does sometimes have issues with car break-ins, however very rare and fellow neighbors watch out for each other. The schools students in Robbins Blass would attend is Grover Cleveland Elementary School and Strong Vincent Middle School. 9. Baldwin Park Baldwin Park is a neighborhood located in the west side of Erie and has about 2,000 people li