Burton Neighborhood News

 East Erie Speed Check Shooting Under Investigation Article Written: August 26, 2022 at 3:19 PM Erie Police are investigating a shooting that occurred around 4 am on Sunday outside the Speed Check convenience store. The shooting took place on the corner of East Lake Road and Dunn Boulevard in the Bay Lights neighborhood of East Erie. Erie Police have noticed a significant increase in crime in neighborhoods that have added a Speed Check store and are starting to investigate the Bay Lights Speed Check store as well. Erie Police will continue to investigate the shooting.

 City of Erie To Pave Certain Burton Roads Article Written: August 26, 2022 at 3:09 PM The City of Erie is planning on paving a few roads in the Burton neighborhood of East Erie, the City has provided a list of those roads below. The roads below will start a No Parking rule on August 29th and end on September 3rd from 6 am to 6 pm or the vehicle will be towed away. 1500 block of Linwood Avenue - 1700 block of Linwood Avenue (Burton) 1800 block of Linwood Avenue - 1900 block of Linwood Avenue (Burton) 1900 block of Woodlawn Avenue (Burton) 1700 block of East 27th Street (Burton Heights) 2700 block of Pear Street (Burton Heights)

 City of Erie Lists Neighborhood Blight That Needs To Be Taken Care Of Article Written: August 24, 2022 at 7:40 PM The City of Erie Blighted Property Review Committee recently drove around the Burton-Eastlawn Hills neighborhood in East Erie and compiled a list for houses that are reported as blight and need to be fixed or taken care of ASAP or the house will be demolished, we will show you the houses' address below and what neighborhood they are in. List of Blighted Properties: 2246 E. 17th St. - Diehl 2246 E. 18th St. - Diehl 2131 E. 19th St. - Diehl 1962 E. 20th St. - Burton 2114 E. 20th St. - Diehl 1240 E. 21st St. - Burton Heights 1755 E. 26th St. - Burton Heights 1946 E. 26th St. - Burton 1710 E. 28th St. - Burton Heights 1736 E. 28th St. - Burton Heights 1119 Buffalo Rd. - Burton Heights 1121 Buffalo Rd. - Burton Heights 1660 Buffalo Rd. - Burton 1825 Buffalo Rd. - Burton 1956 Buffalo Rd. - Burton 2010 Buffalo Rd. - Burton 2070 Buffalo Rd. - Burton 2053 Buffalo Rd. - Burton 2...

 Diehl Dollar General To Possibly Open Next Week Article Written: August 24, 2022 at 2:37 PM. The New Dollar General Store 2405 Buffalo Road Diehl, Erie, Pennsylvania The New Dollar General store on the corner of Buffalo Road & Harrison Street in the Diehl neighborhood of East Erie will be possibly opening up next week. The company is just looking for one more extra manager to hire before they can fully open up the Diehl Dollar General. Associate Daniel Kurtman who was just hired a few days ago was helping stock items on the shelves preparing for the Grand Opening. "I can't say when the store will open but were hoping for sometime next week or in the next two weeks but I doubt it will be that long, so were all looking forward to hopefully opening the store next week if plans go well." says Mike Corzinski who is a General Manager at the new Dollar General store. Dollar General has over 20+ stores all over Erie County and the opening of this Dollar General location was ...

 East Erie Family Now Homeless As City Condemns Home Article Written: August 22, 2022 at 2:47 PM The house that was recently condemned by the City of Erie Code Enforcement 1755 Fairmount Parkway Burton Erie, Pennsylvania A family in East Erie's Burton neighborhood is now homeless as the City of Erie Code Enforcement and Erie Police condemned a house in the 1700 block of Fairmount Parkway near Downing Avenue in the Burton neighborhood of East Erie. The house was owned by Walter Gray of Erie who passed away in November, 2021, the house was then handed over to his daughter Doretha Gray who was living in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Erie in the home in 2021. City of Erie Code Enforcement came in today around 2:30 PM to condemn the house after recieving many complaints from neighbors for the home being an eyesore and concerned neighbors who were worried about the people living in the home. "First you take away my dogs, then you take away my home, I have no where else to go an...

 Banking History in Erie County Article Written: August 15, 2022 at 8:53 AM Where did you bank in Erie County years back? Some of these locations might bring you back. ERIE 401 State St. - Downtown Erie Mellon Bank 1993 - 1996 Northwest Savings Bank 1996 - 2000 901 State St. - Downtown Erie Marine Bank 1929 - 1993 PNC Bank 1993 - Present 1128 State St. - Downtown Erie Union Bank 1970 - 1984 Mellon Bank 1984 - 2001 Citizens Bank 2001 - 2021 3830 Pine Ave. - South East Hills Marine Bank 1990 - 1993 PNC Bank 1993 - Present 1310 E. 28th St. - Southeast Erie Marine Bank 1973 - 1993 PNC Bank 1993 - 2009 3805 Peach St. American Federal Savings 1985 -1996 Northwest Savings Bank 1996 - 1998 3835 Peach St. Union Bank 1954 - 1984 Mellon Bank 1984 - 2001 Citizens Bank 2001 - Present 3608 Liberty St. (Liberty Center) Marine Bank 1971 - 1993 PNC Bank 1993 - 2000 110 Erie Central Mall (Erie Central Mall) Marine Bank 1961 - 1993 PNC Bank 1993 - 1995 1328 E. Grandview Blvd. (Grandview Plaza) First ...

 New Dollar General To Open in East Erie Article Written: August 15, 2022 at 11:20 AM A New Dollar General is coming to the East Erie area very soon. Dollar General is opening up a new store at 2405 Buffalo Road (Corner of Buffalo Road & Harrison Street) in the Diehl neighborhood of East Erie. Dolgencorp, LLC who owns Dollar General had not confirmed to us when the store will open but the estimate opening time would be possibly by the end of August or even possibly September or October, 2022 if there happens to be any delays. Dollar General has many locations throughout the Erie area and this would be Dollar General's 27th location in Erie County. Here's a list of other Dollar General locations in the Erie area. ERIE 404 E. 26th St. - Central Eastside 1501 W. 38th St. - Washington Center (Valu Plaza West) 714 East Ave. - Kingtown 824 State St. - Downtown Erie 3785 Zimmerman Rd. - Walczak Park 1700 Peach St. (Northgate Commons) 2405 Buffalo Rd. - Diehl MILLCREEK 2315 W. 12th...

 Last Day for East Erie CVS Comes Tomorrow Article Written: August 8, 2022 at 3:50 PM Tomorrow is the last day of operation at the CVS Pharmacy location at 1407 Buffalo Road in Burton Heights in East Erie. The company announced in early July that the Buffalo Road CVS would close after the company announced they would be closing 200 of their locations, Buffalo Road being one of them. The Burton Heights CVS will be permanently closed tomorrow on August 9, 2022. We spoke to some residents who were walking in the areas of Buffalo Road and Broad Street to see what their thoughts were on the closure. "I honestly think it's ridiculous, this pharmacy was also so convenient for me since it is just a block or so away from my house. It's already hard for me to walk so now the only way I can get my perscriptions is to either find a way to take a bus to the CVS on 12th & Parade or somehow Uber there which will cost me a lot of money that I don't have a lot of." says Brookl...

 Man Injured in Sunday Night Shooting in Erie Article Written: August 8, 2022 at 3:23 PM Erie Police responding to a shooting at 559 West 29th Street. Erie, Pennsylvania There was a heavy police presence in the 500 block of West 29th Street near Cherry Street in Erie Sunday night. Erie Police responded to a shots fired call around 7:30 PM after residents told police that there was a ton of gunshots in the area. Erie Police told Burton Neighborhood News that a man was shot in the shoulder, there was no other information if the man was inside or outside the house when he was shot. Other sources claim that the shooting victim was a teenager but Erie Police have not confirmed that as of yet. In this same area in the 2600 block of Cherry Street, an 18 year old man was shot while he was sleeping in bed in July, 2021. The victim, Kalvin Davis of Erie died from a gunshot wound to the head. Erie Police are getting highly concern of the uptick of shots fired calls in the city in 2022, especi...

 Erie Police Searching for Suspects after Friday Night Central Eastside Shooting Article Written: August 6, 2022 at 11:37 AM A shooting occurred last night around 12 am in the Central Eastside neighborhood of East Erie. Erie Police are still searching for suspects after a victim was shot in the 700 block of East 24th Street near Wayne Street in Central Eastside. The victim was taken to UPMC Hamot and was released from the hospital after the injuries were not intense. Erie Police are still currently investigating the shooting,

 Multiple Houses Struck by Gunfire Throughout the City of Erie Article Written: August 2, 2022 at 7:49 PM Erie Police are now searching for the suspects who shot at multiple houses and cars throughout the City of Erie. Around 10:30 pm Sunday night, Erie Police were called to the 700 block of Poplar Street in the Garden Court neighborhood of Erie, just outside of West Bayfront for multiple shots fired at houses and cars. Police found a dozen shell casings of different gun calibers. Neighbors in the Garden Court neighborhood were frightened by the shooting as a few of the neighbors were sitting on their front patios worried that they were gonna die. Later that evening around 12:45 am, Erie Police responded to another Shots Fired call in the 1000 block of East 5th Street near East Avenue in the Bay Lights neighborhood of East Erie. Police recovered more than 20 shell casings in that area as well as multiple houses and cars that were shot. Then another incident occured in the 300 block...