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E-bike safety course for young riders set for Saturday

To educate young riders, city Mayor Matt Pacifico is hosting a free e-bike safety class on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jaffa Shrine parking lot. Taught by two League Cycling Instructors from BikePGH, 20 participants aged 12 to 17 will learn basic and advanced cycling skills as well as solo and group riding practices. “The goal is to educate kids about the safety of e-bikes and how to properly ride them so we can prevent serious injuries or accidents from happening here,” Pacifico said. According to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a 2025 study of more ...

Study: Almost every American has been targeted by scammers

When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late was ...

Mosquito spraying set for parts of Blair County

The Blair County Mosquito-borne Disease Control Program will conduct a truck-mounted, ultra-low-volume mosquito control operation Thursday, Sept. 3, in parts of Antis Township, Blair Township and Hollidaysburg Borough. The operation is intended to reduce populations of nuisance mosquitoes and ...

Blair County Proud deadline is today

When a helping hand is needed, service organizations are there — to provide food to those who are hungry, to offer shelter to those in need, to offer a shoulder to lean on or to simply listen. These groups make Blair County special — and make us proud. The Mirror is seeking help to highlight the good works these organizations provide in its annual Blair County Proud edition coming Sept. 29. To help collect information on these helping hands, a series of web forms have been created on the Mirror’s website, using general categories such as nonprofit, social and fundraising ...

Senate panel mulls regulating electric scooters

A Senate committee hearing this week put a spotlight on a bill to regulate electric scooters. Senate Bill 1008 sponsored by Tim Kearney, D-Delaware, was a focus of the hearing by the Democratic Policy Committee in Allentown. SB 1008 would put regulation of electric scooters under the state Vehicle Code, require their users to follow rules of the road, mandate helmet use for minors and prohibit youth under 16 from operating one. They are also known as micromobility devices. SB1008 will authorize municipalities to enact ordinances including stiffer penalties for underage ...

Marker at St. Luke’s gives nod to regional legend and lore

A Legends & Lore sign commemorating a famous abolitionist’s stay at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church was unveiled Saturday night. Local historian Jared Frederick found circumstantial evidence that abolitionist John Brown either met at the church, stayed at the church or gathered resources ...