Audeane Goerlich

Audeane S. Goerlich, 80, of 1202 Penn. Ave. W., Warren, Pa., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 6, 2008, at the Warren General Hospital.

Mrs. Goerlich was born August 11, 1928, in Warren, the daughter of the late Rev. John H. and Dortha (Tipton) McCoy. She completed her high school education at the Allentown Bible College.

Audeane was employed as a bookkeeper at Rexnord Thomas Coupling, Inc. for several years, and later in her husband's office, Jim's Used Cars. She was member of the Warren Christian and Missionary Alliance Church and was an active Secret Sister. She sang with the Sweet Adeline's, and in her earlier years enjoyed playing piano, guitar, and singing with her sister. Audeane loved crafts and designing floral arrangements and read her Bible faithfully everyday.

She is survived by her husband, James R. Goerlich, whom she married on August 10, 1946, in Bethlehem, Pa.; two daughters, Sandra G. Geer, Winter Haven, Fla. and Bonnie K. Tower, Warren; a son, Milton R. Goerlich and his wife, Linda, Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Bethel E. Fink, Warren; two grandsons, James M. Goerlich and his wife, Jessica, Guerneville, Calif., and Mark Goerlich, Christiansburg, VA; three, granddaughters, Kelly Weary and her husband, Ed, Waterford, Pa., Jennifer G. Goerlich, Jacksonville, Fla. and J. Nikki Dove, Christiansburg, VA; seven greatgrandchildren, including, David Latimer and Nicole Latimer, both of Waterford, Pa.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Vitez; and two sonsinlaw, Barton L. Geer and Clinton C. Tower.

Empty lot back in City’s hands

Link to September 8 Warren Times Observer article.

Excerpt: With plans for a downtown Warren conference center and hotel moving ahead, there is growing interest in developing a nearby vacant lot on Pennsylvania Ave. as well.

Onoville Marina To Close For Season On Sept. 24

Link to September 7 Jamestown Post-Journal article.

Excerpt:
Because of the high water level in the Allegheny Reservoir, boaters will enjoy an additional 24 more days of boating, according to Onoville Marina officials, who added the marina usually closes down shortly after the Labor Day weekend.

The Army Corps of engineers' priority for the reservoir is flood control, hydroelectric power at the dam, low-flow augmentation of the Allegheny River from the dam to Pittsburgh, and recreation.

Machesney mall rehab taking small steps until more retailers sign on

Link to September 7 Rockford Register-Star article.

Excerpt:
Some interior demolition work has begun at the Machesney Park Mall, but the planned full-scale revamp of the underused shopping center won’t start until more tenants sign on.

The 8750 N. Second St. shopping center, which is anchored by a JC Penney outlet and Bergner’s but is largely barren otherwise, has long been the target of redevelopment. Rubloff Development Group, working with the village, has plans to turn it into an outdoor shopping center but hasn’t secured enough interested tenants to move forward.

3 violent crimes in recent weeks, including 2 rapes, have UB students, officials on edge

Link to September 7 Buffalo News article.

Excerpt:

Just two weeks into the fall semester at the University at Buffalo, the school’s Main Street campus and the neighborhood around it have been the scene of three violent crimes.

Last Sunday, a freshman who stepped outside to get some fresh air was grabbed from behind and raped.

Four days later, a young woman walking across the campus was attacked by two men. They beat her, and then one held her down while the other sexually assaulted her.

And then early Saturday morning, a UB senior was hospitalized after he suffered a serious head wound during a fight that broke out just south of the campus.

The violence has students and community residents nervous and university officials and law enforcement working hard to put an end to the violence and crime that have long plagued the area.

Springfield residents call for greater use of Connecticut River bikeway

Link to September 6 Springfield Republican article.

Carol A. Costa, a downtown resident, who is a member of the self-described booster group, said Friday she knows Springfield has tried to maintain the 3.7 mile bikeway in Springfield while under budget and staffing constraints, but believes much more can and should be done.

"It's about time people stepped it up and started taking care of it and presenting it as the little gem that it is," Costa said. "So many cities would be thrilled to have a wonderful resource right next to them like the Connecticut River. Springfield has it. So many communities would love to have a bike path. We have one."

Costa said a bike path can attract families and bring a lot of positive activities and energy to the downtown area.

The group is hoping that much of the overgrowth along the path be removed to open the river view, Costa said. In addition, the city should continue efforts remove litter and graffiti, place trash containers, consider ways to improve safety and security, and repair the $1.5 million elevator that was to provide a major access point to the path via a bridge over railroad tracks.

Downtown Jamestown Eyesore Getting Facelift

Link to September 4 Jamestown Post-Journal article.

Excerpt:

The building is slated to house upscale residential apartments on the upper floors as well as three new commercial storefronts on the ground level. A fourth storefront will serve as a grand entranceway to the building.

The second floor will house the banquet room for the adjacent Fenton Grill, which Taylor said is very close to completion. He said the soon to open upscale restaurant's elegant design and furnishings will flow seamlessly into the new banquet room.