ERIE — Former Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper has resurrected her political career by winning the Democratic nomination for Erie County executive.

Dahlkemper defeated Democrat incumbent Barry Grossman with 52 percent of the vote to Grossman's 48 percent in Tuesday's primary. That makes her the favorite for the Nov. 5 general election in the heavily Democratic county over Republican nominee Don Tucci.

Dahlkemper, 55, was elected to Congress in 2008 in the 3rd Congressional District that includes Butler County. But she lost that seat to Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly of Butler in 2010.

CRANBERRY TWP — The township began paving work on Graham School Road on Wednesday and that is expected to continue through Friday.The intersection of Graham School Road and Unionville Road is temporarily closed for road milling.Other areas along Graham School Road will experience delays as milling operations progress toward Rochester Road.On Friday, motorists should expect delays throughout the day as the top paving coat is applied.In addition, the new traffic signal installed at the intersection of Ehrman Road and Route 19 became fully operational on Wednesday.