Reece Hillard of AG Demo and Renovation, Altoona, uses a jackhammer on the steps to the former Altoona YMCA on Lexington Avenue, which is being renovated into the Eidolon Museum of Fantasy and Imaginative Art. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
The authority assigned to pursue development and coordination of recreational trail projects is in the process of trying to hire a new executive director. Glenn Evans, who became the authority’s executive director in May, submitted his resignation effective Sept. 15. That put the Trail, Park and Recreation Authority in a position to advertise for what will be its second executive director since being formed a year ago by county commissioners, with a goal of enhancing and coordinating outdoor recreational assets and activities. Rachel DiAndrea, who chairs the authority, told fellow ...
PATTON — Officials gathered Wednesday at Rock Run Recreation Area to formally dedicate Rogue’s Wind, Competitive Power Ventures’ 114-megawatt wind project in Cambria and Clearfield counties that began operations this summer. Rogue’s Wind is the company’s third operating asset in ...
BEDFORD — Bedford County’s Chief Public Defender Karen Hendershot requested funding for an additional assistant public defender after single-handedly tackling county court cases. During Wednesday’s budget meeting with Bedford County Commissioners, Hendershot proposed offering a ...
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices. The adjustment ...
House Republican Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe, R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata; Rep. Jim Rigby, R-Cambria/Somerset; and other lawmakers will host a hearing at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Wolf-Kuhn Gallery (main administration building), at Mount Aloysius College, 7373 Admiral Peary Hwy., Cresson. The hearing, “Biosolids Management in Pennsylvania,” will examine biosolids management and the affordability impact of new permitting requirements on businesses and families. Testifiers will include Julia Galliker, executive vice president, Galliker Dairy Co.; Jill ...
