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Jim Fiorenzo, Chief Operating Officer at Hamot, says the hospital will designate a few rooms in the hospital for the kids, and will inter-late care between Hamot and Shriners. Surgeries will also most likely be coordinated on one singular day.


Fiorenzo says this partnership benefits not only Erie, but our entire region, "this is going to be a community and Northwest Pennsylvania benefit, that kids wont have to travel longer distances. The next closest Shriners to the east is in Philadelphia and to the west in Chicago. So this will keep everything here local as much as we can and we're looking for a broader pediatric vision that will add other sub-specialties and not just orthopedics. And hopefully that will keep jobs here local, care here local but also enhance overall services they haven't had in the past."

Fiorenzo also says Hamot will provide the same level of care to their new patients, "Shriners touches their patients in a different way and we hope through patient liaisons and through case management, we'll be able to more with a clinical staff and that same approach with their kids over there so there won't be much of a difference of how the kids are managed through the system."


]]> 1258761449 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:29 -0800 http://www.wsee.tv/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1258747220&archive= Guilty, that's the verdict that the jury reached just around 11:30 Friday morning, in the murder trial of a Pittsburgh man, charged with killing an Erie man, last summer.
The jury found 32 year old Michael Wright guilty of 3rd degree murder, and 10 other counts.
Wright was convicted of killing 31 year old Rondale Jennings, last March, outside the Bullpen Tavern.
The defense had claimed it was self defense.
Wright's sentencing is set for January 21st.]]> 1258747220 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:20 -0800 http://www.wsee.tv/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1258681820&archive= 1258681820 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:50:20 -0800 http://www.wsee.tv/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1258681677&archive=
At a hearing held Thursday on the subject, municipal leaders said most of the stimulus money must have gone to PennDot for road repairs.


Millcreek, for example, applied for $3.5 million in funding, but, so far, has received only $24,000.
Regulations require that a project must be "shovel ready" to receive stimulus funding. Local leaders say that's a rule that should be changed.

"There needs to be a longer time period that allows municipalities to get these projects ready to go, to make the grant application, and then still hopefully get the grants," said Millcreek Supervisor Brian McGrath.

Erie Economic Development Director Kim Green agrees. "I would have liked to have these funds give us a little bit more flexibility so that we could have designed some programs that really addresses the problems and issues that are important to the city of Erie," she said.


The City of Erie was not shut out from the funding. The police department will receive $1.5 million to hire six additional officers. The city received another $6 million to be used for several projects, including renovations to State Street and Parade Street.
]]> 1258681677 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:47:57 -0800 http://www.wsee.tv/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1258681540&archive= 1258681540 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:40 -0800 http://www.wsee.tv/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1258681416&archive= 1258681416 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:36 -0800 http://www.wsee.tv/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1258670286&archive= He's identified as 45 year old Gerald Eugene Butcher, of Conneaut, Ohio.
The Ashtabula Sheriff's Office is asking for help, finding him.
He failed to appear for sentencing. Last week, he was convicted on 2 counts of rape, and 2 counts of kidnapping.
It stems from an incident, in 1995 involving a 4 year old girl.
He's described as a white male, 5' 7", 150 Pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Anybody with information, should call the Ashtabula County Sheriff's office, at (440) 576-0055.]]> 1258670286 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:38:06 -0800 http://www.wsee.tv/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1258591315&archive= 1258591315 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:41:55 -0800