NEW YORK — Karen Matthews was getting her 3-year-old daughter ready for preschool in her Manhattan apartment on Sept. 11, 2001, when she heard a loud boom, unlike anything she’d ever heard before. Holding her child, she went outside. Around her, people stared up at a gash in the north ...
NEW YORK — As the High Holy Days approach, rabbis in the United States say their congregations are deeply unsettled by antisemitic threats and aware of sharp divisions in their own communities. But many are also determined to embrace the coming days of celebration and reflection. “Jews ...
Clothing giveaway Grace’s Closet at Grace Lutheran Church, 1114 N. Cambria St., Bellwood, will host a clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 12. Fall clothing is now available. Masks are optional. For more information, call the church at 814-742-7501 or 814-742-7416. Mount Zion celebrates Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 2121 Fifth Ave., Altoona, will be celebrating the church’s 153rd anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 13. Worship begins at 10:45 a.m. with the Rev. Keith R. Moore. A celebratory luncheon will be served after the service. Family conference sign-ups ...
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The towering maple trees and native hazelnut bushes on Salvatierra Farms break up the surrounding corn and soybean fields that sprawl across southern Minnesota. Small compared with its neighbors, the 63 acres of land was once a conventional row crop farm. Transformed by ...
Bishop Mark Bartchak will recognize 13 individuals with one of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown’s most prestigious honors, the Prince Gallitzin Cross Award. The Gallitzin Cross is given to clergy, religious and lay parishioners who exhibit the “evangelizing spirit” of the Prince-Priest ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners on Thursday authorized a bond issue borrowing of up to $144 million to pay for three projects, including construction of a county jail. While the action paves the way to borrow as much as $144 million — probably the largest bond issue borrowing ...
