Tag: Mark C. Poloncarz
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Erie County observes Global Ethics Day; Board of Ethics opens Trust and Integrity Garden
Erie County leaders observed Global Ethics Day on Oct. 21, urging employees to place ethics at the center of government and unveiling a Trust and Integrity Garden for staff and the public.
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Erie County Fire Academy to receive two donated fire engines
Erie County will accept two donated pumpers Thursday at the Erie County Fire Academy. The 1991 and 1992 engines will be used for hands-on training in pump, hose and engine-company operations.
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Julie Barrett O’Neill named Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development at Erie County DEP
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz has appointed Julie Barrett O'Neill as deputy commissioner for planning and economic development in the county Department of Environment & Planning.
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Poloncarz administration submits 2027 budget report; property tax rate falls to $3.01 per $1,000
Erie County submitted its 2027 budget revenues and expenses report, proposing a property tax rate cut to $3.01 per $1,000 of assessed value and an anticipated levy of $327.1 million; the full proposed budget will be released Oct. 15.
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Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Tracing the history
The tradition of making jack-o'-lanterns to ward off spirits has roots in Irish folklore.
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Watch out for these 8 claims about polling stations, ballots
Election fraud and lost ballots rumors we've investigated are spreading widely ahead of the midterm elections.
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Global outcry sinks ‘unethical’ RFK Jr.-backed study targeting newborns
A vaccine study championed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has collapsed after a global outcry over plans to give only half of 14,000 newborn participants a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.The World Health Organization deemed the proposed trial in Guinea-Bissau “unethical,” even after…
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Mass ‘Black October’ panic as insiders suddenly whisper about possible internet lockdowns
Mass “Black October” panic is stoking fears of a looming internet lockdown, as attackers race to exploit a critical flaw in much of the web and banks scramble to rein in AI agents inside customer accounts.Some major U.S. banks are finding unvetted third-party AI agents…
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Experts demand ‘actual consequences’ for Rubio after ‘blatant lawbreaking’ exposed
Secretary of State Marco Rubio faces congressional and legal scrutiny as critics accuse his department of an illegal policy that promotes only staffers who voted for President Donald Trump.The Washington Sun reported Thursday that the State Department asked some foreign service officers who they voted…
