Multiday warnings of extreme heat landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia on Wednesday as sultry weather pushed east just ahead of Fourth of July celebrations in a region that revels in its role as a historic hub of U.S. independence. Temperatures in the high 90s Fahrenheit were ...
Several Reservoir Road residents lambasted Blair Township Water and Sewer Authority engineer Dave Cunningham of Keller Engineers at an authority meeting Wednesday over issues with a sewer project, including a missed a deadline that will keep the authority from using a $2.5 million American ...
MARTINSBURG — Jackie Ivock of Johnstown didn’t realize she was part of history Wednesday when she boarded Contour Airlines’ first flight from the Altoona-Blair County Airport to Myrtle Beach to celebrate her 60th birthday there. Ivock, alongside her relative Maggie Ivock, ...
If you’re looking for something fun to do this Independence Day, check out a few local events happening in the area this weekend. Main Line Mania The Railroaders Memorial Museum is hosting Main Line Mania on July 3, when guests can listen to live music, eat wings by area vendors and watch ...
The Antis Township supervisors recently approved a liquor license transfer to the Martin Oil convenience store on Pleasant Valley Boulevard. The license to be transferred came from the former Tyrone Sandwich and Six-Pack Shop in Snyder Township, according to township Manager Doug Brown. For the transfer to take place, the supervisors needed to approve, because the license was coming from another municipality and because the number of liquor licenses in Antis Township exceeds its quota, said Martin attorney David Pertile. Pennsylvania law sets quotas by county, generally allowing one ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County’s job vacancy rate has dropped to about 15% from an average of about 17%, due to aggressive hiring and increased retention. Human resources analyst Kyle Brashear said during the county’s salary board meeting Wednesday morning that “inclusive of department heads and elected officials, the vacancy rate is down to 14.6 percent.” “If we exclude elected officials and department heads from the vacancy rate, as we would do during (Finance Director Lindsay Dempsie’s) wonderful budget calculations, we’re almost exactly knock on at 15 percent,” ...
