Taking shape
Construction of a new Rutter’s is going on at U.S. Business 220 and the Interstate 99 exit north of Bedford. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Kingsolver returns with first novel since ‘Copperhead’
NEW YORK — For her first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver is taking on a subject she rarely discussed in public while growing up in a small Kentucky town: classical music. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Thursday that “Partita” will be published Oct. 6. (Faber will release the book two days later in the UK). Like “Demon Copperhead,” “The Poisonwood Bible” and other Kingsolver novels, it’s centered on a rural community. But in “Partita,” the main character is a married woman and onetime ...
Passing wealth on takes planning
NEW YORK — Death and taxes may be inevitable. A big bill for your heirs is not. The rich have made an art of avoiding taxes and making sure their wealth passes down effortlessly to the next generation. But the tricks they use — to expedite payouts to heirs and avoid handing money to the government — can also work for people with far more modest estates. “It’s a strategic game of chess played over decades,” says Mark Bosler, an estate planning attorney in Troy, Michigan, and legal adviser to Real Estate Bees. “While the average person relies on a simple will, the ...
In a popular book-turned-musical, young cast of ‘Wonder’ finds their voices
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When Max Voehl auditioned to play a young boy in the musical “Wonder,” he sensed he was playing a version of himself on stage. Voehl, who was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, has endured multiple surgeries like Auggie Pullman — 13 to Auggie’s 28. The ...
Barn collapses in blaze
Multiple fire companies and dozens of firefighters responded about 8 p.m. Thursday to a barn fire at 4020 Johnstown Road, Portage. The call came in for a barn fully engulfed in flames, with an update given later stating that the barn collapsed. Regional fire companies responded with tankers ...
The Hills Are Alive: Bishop Guilfoyle students stage ‘Sound of Music’
Bishop Guilfoyle Academy students will present “The Sound of Music” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 6-7, at the Mishler Theatre, 1208 12th Ave., Altoona. This adored-by-all-ages musical features music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Suggested by “The ...