Headlines for February 29, 2016

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David Schaef update: (12/05/23)

I spoke with David yesterday. He had just arrived at the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Erie.

There are still a couple of issues to resolve, and David is optimistic that Encompass has the skills. We didn't speak much of medicine and health, most of the conversation was about our subscribers and the Community News newspaper.

I was much encouraged by the tone of his voice and the idea he was interested in talking about Community News. So, he’s at that, “I want to get back to work” stage of healing.

He talked about his subscribers and a letter he is composing for them. He talked about how to proceed with the newspaper when he gets home.

He said he hopes to be home in 2 weeks.

Thank You all for your Love and Prayers and Well Wishes.
Tom Deighton

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Smart electric meters causing concerns
Written by DAVID SCHAEF

Area residents over the past several months received notices from their electric companies that their current mechanical type electric meters would be replaced by Smart meters, as required by Pa. Act 129 of 2008, which was said to be aimed at reducing electrical use.

As the smart meters have been installed, a number of users are seeing electric bills that have shown huge jumps in costs.

The advantage of the smart meters is that meter readers will no longer be required in that the meters will be able to be read by sending data wirelessly.

According to Aaron Ruegg, a spokesman for First Energy, quoted elsewhere is that smart meters/readers simply record the amount of electricity used.

Yet, reports filter in of increased bills and a blog out of Jamestown, PA, show many paying more for their use of electric.