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Altoona Redevelopment Authority aims to recruit Penn State Altoona students

The staff of the city Redevelopment Authority is trying to recruit Geographic Information Systems students from Penn State Altoona to help the authority meet one of the requirements for an Urban Redevelopment Area that would comprise Juniata’s downtown, a wider section of the city centered on the tracks through the main downtown as far as 28th Street; and the Knickerbocker rowhomes. The students would analyze the exterior condition of commercial buildings in those areas, providing information to complement an analysis of residential buildings done by consultant czb a couple years ago, according to Eric Luchansky,…

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Editorials

Voters should recall skill games failures

Although most people across this large state did not see the editorial headline in the Mirror’s Aug. 22-23 edition, they nonetheless agreed with that headline’s message, based on news coverage in their own region of the commonwealth. Meanwhile, it must be acknowledged that many people here and in other locales disagreed, also based on…

Public Records

Deeds — Oct. 17-18

Blair County Patrick D. Marabella to Liebel Properties LLC, property in Hollidaysburg, $43,000. Russell D. Jr. and Cheri L. Walk to Victoria Myrick, property in Antis Township, $96,900. Michael and Heidi B. Barbarini to Joshua S. Noel, 123 Fiore Lane, Hollidaysburg, $335,000. Mary R. and Daniel M. Susick to Jane L. Ray Irrevocable Trust,…

Obituaries

Vincent E. Baker Sr.

Vincent E. Baker Sr., 87, Flinton, passed away unexpectedly on Monday at his residence. He was born in Pittsburgh, son of the late Vincent A. and Julia (Crockhill) Baker. On June 20, 1964, he married Flora Antrilli in McKeesport. Vincent was a U.S. Army veteran and retired as a utility serviceman from Equitable Gas…