Penn Cambria High School social studies teacher Jessica Burlingame never thought she’d travel the world, let alone teach others on the internet how to do it on a budget. “You never know where life is going to take you,” she said. After launching her social media platform, ...
PORTAGE — Thirty years ago, sisters Dawn Tomasko Kline and Naomi Tomasko Stager envisioned bringing a one-of-a-kind playground to Portage after seeing a large wooden playground in another town. According to Shannon Weber, Stager’s daughter, they wanted to build a place that would spark ...
Nurse and former Marine Aimee Morris draws on several careers and experiences to run Glenn Hope Care Farm. The 43-acre York County property, formerly her family’s farm, has become a multipurpose refuge for veterans. Dubbed a “care farm” for its health-focused services, Glenn Hope ...
City Council recently approved the submission of an application for a $960,000 grant from the Multimodal Transportation Fund operated by the state Department of Community and Economic Development to help pay for replacing the sidewalks and curbs on Seventh Street between Sixth and Bell avenues. The grant would require a 10% match of $106,000, which, coupled with the grant funding, would cover the estimated $106,000 total cost of the streetscape project. The project would be a twin with this summer’s replacement of sidewalks and curbs on Eighth Street between Sixth and Crawford ...
City officials assured a Llyswen couple recently that the Public Works Department will continue to be in touch with them in connection with the longstanding problem of big, unstable trees on an unopened section of West Holmes Avenue next to their property. Tony and Kelly Deely of the 100 block of Wordsworth Avenue have dealt with issues on the 60-foot wide right-of-way for 40 years, including, in more recent times, trees that have fallen, including one that smashed their fence; a large tree that has tilted to a 45-degree angle and others that are threatening to fall, Tony told City ...
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County VAUGHN — Charles E. Jr., Hollidaysburg; Kara J., Altoona. Married June 9, 2003. ALLEN — Cassandra E.; Zachary R., both of East Freedom. Married Aug. 22, 2020. SIEMS — Andrew M.; Megan, both of Altoona. Married June 7, 2021. CARRINGTON — Jennifer, Duncansville; Paul Sr., Altoona. Married April 25, 2014. Cambria County BROTHERS — John L. III; Kimberly M. ELLIS — Tyran G.; Theresa A. Orris. GAGE — Charles F.; Nancy E. GILLIN — ...
