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Sweet Treats — Local candy stores, restaurants cope with early Easter

The Easter season is important for area candy makers and restaurants, but with the holiday falling early this year on March 31, some businesses are worried sales could take a hit. Joe DeStadio, president of Tyrone-based Gardners Candies, said in years past, an early Easter typically has had a ...

Lady Marauders dominate Mountain View, win eighth PIAA championship

From Mirror reports HERSHEY -- The Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders once again reign supreme. BG defeated Mountain View, 35-17, Friday afternoon at the Giant Center in Hershey to win the PIAA Class 1A girls basketball championship. The victory was Guilfoyle's eighth PIAA girls title, and ...

Employees fired after prison escape

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Five Blair County corrections officers were fired in the wake of an in-house investigation into the December escape of inmate Isaiah Tilghman Jr., 33, who remains at large. Commissioners Chairman Dave Kessling and Warden Abbie Tate said Thursday that the recent firings were ...

Sun spotters: Officials, school administrators prepare for eclipse

Next month’s solar eclipse will be a once-in-a-lifetime event and residents, school districts and sky watchers are gearing up for the event. When the shadow from the moon traces a diagonal path from Mexico to Maine on April 8, it will be the last time a total solar eclipse is visible in ...

Experts urge caution when viewing eclipse

Unlike rainbows, northern lights and most celestial phenomena, solar eclipses pose a distinct risk to an untrained audience. According to Mountain Lion Observatory director James Krug, looking directly at a solar eclipse can cause “permanent eye damage,” including blindness. This is ...

Retiring city officer relished chance to help others

Growing up in Newton Hamilton in the 1960s, Carl Wenzel wanted to be a police officer, “catching as many bad people as you can and helping as many people as you can.” For 33 years, Wenzel fulfilled that ambition as a patrolman in the Altoona Police Department, complementing his ...