The Blair County Historical Society is starting to fulfill a multi-year $2 million-plus plan for restoration and preservation of its Baker Mansion with a $200,000 project comprising repairs on the columns — front and back — and the second floor porch in back. The Pittsburgh ...
NEW YORK — Jaelyn Chester will wait your tables or stock your shelves. She’ll wash your dishes or scrub your toilets. If only someone would give the 17-year-old a chance. “I’ve been looking everywhere,” says Chester, an A+ student, high school basketball star and aspiring engineer ...
The Altoona Redevelopment Authority on Friday tabled action on the potential sale of the former Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Chestnut Avenue near Juniata Gap Road so the purchase opportunity can be advertised more widely. The authority had advertised a request for proposals ...
NEW YORK — Most mothers and fathers who work full-time say they sometimes parent while at work and vice versa. Most are upset to miss out on events with their kids, and many don’t have enough time to exercise. But moms and dads seem to have different perceptions on who does most of the ...
To develop and thrive on the long and challenging path to adulthood, children need a solid foundation and a stable home base. Carl Fochler and Dr. Zane Gates — two graduates of Bishop Guilfoyle High School (now Bishop Guilfoyle Academy) — both benefited from those steady, nurturing and ...
One of the few Black-owned banks in the United States is introducing a debit card aimed at helping single mothers who live in government-subsidized housing escape poverty. The Bank King Card debit card will be offered beginning Friday in honor of Juneteenth by Redemption Bank, which will make ...