Servant Leader, Historian, Writer
Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader Poet and educator William E. Dimorier played a major role in the building of Veterans Memorial Stadium in Erie, PA. Although the newspaper accounts from the stadium’s dedication in 1924 do not mention his name, Dimorier worked …
90th Anniversary of Stadium Dedication Read more »
As an ordinary citizen observing Millcreek’s J.O.Y. senior center, the conflict between the township supervisors and the seniors looks muddy and messy. I say that because the situation is as clear as mud, and it will be quite a mess …
J.O.Y. Senior Center Needs Audit Read more »
Millcreek’s JOY senior-citizen center closed on August 27, 2014 in spite of repeated pleas and protests by the users of the center and their supporters, Meca, Inc., a local non-profit that had been running the center, and CCom (Concerned Citizens …
CCom’s Rebuttal to Rationale for Closing Senior Center Read more »
A century ago, William E. Dimorier, an Erie educator and Colgate University alumnus, wrote a letter about Erie, PA, to the editors of Colgate’s school newspaper, the Madisonensis. Dimorier was a transplant from Afton, NY, to Erie, and this letter shows how …
1916 Love Letter for Erie, Pennsylvania Read more »
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Millcreek supervisors’ decision to close the J.O.Y. senior center, which has been open for less than a year. Since then, I have sincerely appreciated Supervisor John Groh’s response and willingness to …
Hopes Remain High for the J.O.Y. Senior Center Read more »
Every August, the St. Paul Roman Catholic Church holds its three-day Italian festival celebrating the Feast of the Assumption. St. Paul’s is located in Erie’s historic Little Italy and is the parish my in-laws grew up and were married in. We’ve …
St. Paul’s Italian Festival: An August Tradition in Erie, PA Read more »
Almost two decades ago, my mother told me she was helping her friend raise money for a senior center in Millcreek Township. After many stops and starts over the years, the project finally came to fruition as the J.O.Y. (Just …
Let’s All Support the J.O.Y. Center Read more »