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Duncansville assistance form raises concern

DUNCANSVILLE — A few residents aired concerns about Duncansville Borough’s practice for residents to request property assistance by borough employees before the citizen request sheet was unanimously approved during Wednesday’s meeting. Now that the form has been approved, borough residents who need outdoor work done on their properties are allowed to request an assistance form. Once approved, borough employees can use equipment to take care of that request. The citizen request sheet was included under the solicitor’s report by Michael S. Emerick, who spoke about formalizing ...

Greenfield Township residents urged to attend Bedford Street project open house

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County leaders are encouraging Greenfield Township residents to attend a July 15 open house meeting in Claysburg, where plans for improvements to County Road 101 — also known as Bedford Street — will be available for review and comment. Those interested in the project can attend the open house meeting at any time between 3:30 and 7 p.m. at the Greenfield Community Center, 122 Senior Drive. Commissioner Amy Webster said Thursday that the meeting will offer an opportunity for people to learn more about the forthcoming efforts in the ongoing project being ...

Pennsylvania Superior Court rejects inmate’s challenge to sentence

The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday rejected an argument that a prison sentence for a probation violation imposed on a 61-year-old DuBois man was excessive and that it could mean he would be serving the rest of his life behind bars. The Superior Court opinion written by Judge Timika ...

Big Boy rolls into town: Engine makes historic stop in Altoona

It even sounds big. Like the bellowing of an African bull elephant, the Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive announced itself Wednesday afternoon as it approached on the Norfolk Southern mainline from the east, after passing Tyrone and Bellwood, while a herd of expectant railfans waited ...

Crowds delighted by Big Boy’s arrival in Altoona

Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy locomotive wasn’t “just a train” to the many railroad fans who crowded the Altoona train station Wednesday evening to catch a glimpse of its arrival. The locomotive rolled into the train station at about 5:11 p.m., but fans were milling about the ...

Nineteen states pass cash transaction rounding bills

Nineteen states have enacted laws this year in response to the U.S. Treasury Department’s phase-out of the penny, giving merchants guidance on rounding cash transaction totals to the nearest nickel. Bills in two other states are awaiting governor signatures, and lawmakers in six states are ...