Burton Neighborhood News

 Rite Aid Closes More Erie County Pharmacies, Leaving Some Neighborhoods Without Pharmacy Options Article Written: July 4, 2025 10:36 AM Rite Aid, which filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in May, after the company was reportedly coming back after a previous bankruptcy. More Rite Aid stores were shut down recently in Erie County, leaving some neighborhoods without a pharmacy. Rite Aid closed multiple Erie County pharmacies, the two remaining Rite Aid stores in the City of Erie were also closed which were in Downtown Erie and South Erie Hillside. Other neighborhoods such as Burton in East Erie, will be losing another one of its closest pharmacies, Rite Aid at 4145 Buffalo Road in Harborcreek Township, leaving many Burton, Diehl, and Wesleyville residents only two pharmacies to choose from which is Walmart Pharmacy at 2711 Elm Street in East Erie and Giant Eagle Pharmacy at 4265 Buffalo Road in Harborcreek Township. "We really don't have many places left nearby for me to get my medi...

City of Erie Residents Outraged After Parole Officer Kills Unarmed Erie Man Article Written: July 4, 2025 10:12 AM The Scene of the Shooting on July 2nd. East 27th Street & German Street Marvintown, Erie, Pennsylvania Residents in the City of Erie are outraged after a Pennsylvania State Police Parole Officer shot and killed an unarmed Erie man Wednesday night. The shooting occurred around 10 PM at the intersection of East 27th Street and German Street in the Marvintown neighborhood of East Erie. The victim, which has been identified as 43 year old Marchello Woodard of Erie, was reportedly sitting in his car when Pennsylvania State Police decided to do a traffic stop on the vehicle. Woodard, who was on parole, was waiting for a family member while sitting in his car. The parole officer who began to talk to Woodard, Woodard allegedly took off and the officer began shooting at Woodard multiple times. Erie Police had then quickly arrived to the scene to discover Woodard still in his ve...