BEDFORD -- Nearly two dozen individuals from 17 countries celebrated becoming U.S. citizens Friday, many of whom were excited to be Americans. "I'm so happy today; it's a dream for me," Egypt native Ziad Barakat said while standing beside his mother, Doraa Abdelrahaman, who also became a ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG -- The McLanahan Corporation and its employees gathered on Lowe Street Wednesday afternoon to welcome the AEM Manufacturing Express tour bus making a pit stop in Hollidaysburg. Being the Association of Equipment Manufacturer's first time swinging by Hollidaysburg since McLanahan ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG -- Supporters of district teachers and the teachers union filled the district's high school library Wednesday evening for a school board meeting that turned fiery following a public comment section that largely focused on the district's ongoing contract ...
A Legends & Lore sign commemorating a famous abolitionist's stay at St. Luke's Episcopal Church was unveiled Saturday night. Local historian Jared Frederick found circumstantial evidence that abolitionist John Brown either met at the church, stayed at the church or gathered resources there ...
Antis Township supervisors voted Thursday to file a petition to retain control of the Pinecroft Volunteer Fire Company's assets. During their meeting, supervisors authorized solicitor Patrick Fanelli to file an appropriate petition in Blair County court that would keep the now-defunct fire ...
CARROLLTOWN -- When Cambria Heights Elementary School students returned to school last Thursday, the district's new rooftop solar array was already running and generating electricity for their classrooms, Superintendent Ken Kerchenske said. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, district ...
