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Four Blair County projects receive state funding

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Four Blair County projects will receive a combined $794,500 in tax credits through Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood Assistance Program, the Altoona Blair County Development Corp. announced. ABCD Corp. provided technical assistance for two of the projects. — Greystone Metro LLC received $250,000 in Enterprise Zone Program tax credits to redevelop the former Penn Central building in downtown Altoona into 25 market-rate apartments and 6,000 square feet of commercial space. — The Greater Altoona Economic Development Corp. received $522,500 in Neighborhood Partnership Program tax credits ...

Haunted circus lands at Railroaders Memorial Museum

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The Railroaders Memorial Museum’s staff is inviting anyone brave enough to experience their annual haunted circus to step up and enjoy some fun and entertaining paranormal activity this Saturday night at the museum. “Haunted Circus: Return of the GhostTracers” is a guided lantern tour ...

GoFundMe started for woman injured in Altoona shooting

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Friends of an Altoona woman who is in a coma in Pittsburgh after her husband shot her, then killed himself at their home on Oct. 5, have created a GoFundMe page to help with her expenses. April (Summers) Manals is dealing with a life-threatening, traumatic brain injury and facing “months ...

Program awards Central Pennsylvania Food Bank $5.1 million

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The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank of Harrisburg will receive $5.1 million in money and goods through the state’s Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) from a variety of businesses that will be entitled to tax credits covering most of those contributions, according to a news release from the Department of Community and Economic Development. The Food Bank distributes food to pantries in 27 counties, and includes a hub on Scotch Valley Road in Hollidaysburg that serves Blair, Clearfield, Centre and Bedford counties and part of Mifflin. The NAP funding will help the Food Bank in its ...

Hollidaysburg teachers approve strike

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In a late Monday meeting, members of the Hollidaysburg Area Education Association voted almost unanimously to go on strike. A tentative date of Nov. 23 was set to begin the strike. The final tally was 227 to 3 in favor of a strike. Voting was open from 4:05 to 7 p.m. at the AFSCME Council 13 ...