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Public invited to Jaffa Shrine celebration

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The Jaffa Shriners will celebrate the official listing of their Broad Avenue headquarters on the National Register of Historic Places during a special ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 14. The event will be held in the building’s banquet hall and will feature the unveiling of a bronze plaque commemorating this milestone. The public is invited to attend the ceremony. Guided tours of the Jaffa Shrine headquarters will be offered immediately following the plaque unveiling. The Jaffa Shrine received its charter in the summer of 1903. In 1910, the organization dedicated its first ...

Blair County OKs hazardous mitigation plan

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners voted Thursday to adopt a hazardous mitigation plan replacing the outdated version that led to a controversy over management of the Blair County Planning Commission and a pending request for the state to examine the planning commission’s operations. Commissioners Chairman Dave Kessling said Thursday that he would “happily approve” the countywide plan that took effect May 26 and will be in effect through May 25, 2031. Because the prior plan expired in February 2025, the state was declining to award select grants to local municipal ...

E-bikes, vandalism by youths spurring concerns in Duncansville

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DUNCANSVILLE — Police patrol became a hot topic at a Duncansville Borough Council meeting Wednesday night when board members said they would reevaluate their on-duty coverage. A few residents in the crowd voiced concerns about individuals allegedly riding electric bicycles and scooters at ...

Trump calls off threats to strike Iran

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran’s oil industry. Trump has said multiple times in recent weeks that the warring parties have been on the cusp of a deal without anything coming to fruition. A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a live phone call on state television that mediators were active and nothing had been finalized to end ...

Beating the heat

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Ozias Jones, 5, of Altoona cools off at the Juniata Memorial Spray Park on Thursday afternoon. Temperatures reached the lower 90s in some parts of the region and are forecast to remain in the upper 80s today with high humidity and a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Mirror photo by Patrick ...