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Logan Township approves solar farm off Old Sixth Avenue Road

The Logan Township supervisors Thursday approved a land development plan for a solar farm on a hillside between Old Sixth Avenue Road, Greenwood Road and East Hamilton Lane. The vote sets to rest concerns that led 20 East Hamilton Lane residents to crowd a meeting in September in opposition ...

Altoona Area School District’s adult education program fuels success

Success stories from the Altoona Area School District’s Adult Education Program took centerstage Wednesday during a roundtable discussion with state Department of Education officials. The free Adult Education Program has received more than $474,000 in funding from the Shapiro ...

Altoona Zoning Hearing Board approves parking variance for Juniata duplex

The city Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday granted Duncansville developer Ken Weidley a variance that will allow him to build a six-space parking lot for a duplex he plans to construct in Juniata — two more spaces than the maximum allowed for a duplex by the city’s new subdivision and land ...

Cambria County commissioners approve new solicitor, labor counsel

FALLENTIMBER — The Cambria County commissioners approved a new county solicitor and labor counsel by a 2-1 vote during their meeting Thursday at the Reade Township Volunteer Fire Department. The commissioners voted to approve the Johnstown-based law firm Spence Custer to act as the ...

Zoning Hearing Board grants variances for planned Altoona fantasy art museum

The Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday granted seven variances requested by the local engineering firm that has been hired to create a land development plan for the renovation that will turn the former Altoona YMCA on Lexington Avenue into a fantasy art museum. The variances, as requested by Adam ...