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The Health, Opportunity, Purpose and Empowerment Drop-In Center held its first Health and Safety fair on Friday afternoon, allowing attendees to connect with a variety of supportive services and local organizations. According to Pamela Townsend, the center’s executive director, the fair aims to “provide resources for the individuals who attend the H.O.P.E. Drop-In Center, to […]

For children with autism spectrum disorder, navigating social settings and forming lasting relationships can pose a unique challenge. When her younger daughter Addison was diagnosed with the condition as a toddler, Lindsay Martsolf knew she had to step up. Now, eight years later, Martsolf leads the Central Pa. Autism Community, a nonprofit group that provides […]

BELLWOOD — Senior, junior and sophomore students at Bellwood-Antis High School received a grim reminder of the dangers of distracted driving Friday morning, when local emergency service personnel presented a mock accident in front of the school. Members of Excelsior Fire Company, AMED and the Blair County Coroner’s Office teamed up with BASD faculty to […]

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Several large infrastructure projects will cost the Hollidaysburg Area School District millions and officials are hopeful that a new Department of Community and Economic Development program will offer some assistance. On Wednesday, the school board authorized its business manager to apply for a $5 million grant through the Public School Facility Improvement grant […]

To the ancients, eclipses of the sun were a mystery — omens inspiring awe and fear. These days, they’re occasions for party gatherings, like the one Monday around the Mountain Lion Observatory at Fort Roberdeau, where the vibe was like that of a watch party for Sunday’s NCAA women’s basketball championship — whose main mystery […]

Theodore “Ted” Holland Jr.’s life is a whirlwind of activity — where he resides in the calm eye of the storm. The teetering stacks of books to be read, intricate machines to be built and a dozen more projects in progress that burst from every nook and cranny of his makeshift home in The Church […]

A stealthy act of vandalism has left parishioners at St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church looking for answers. About 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, an Altoona Area School District maintenance worker saw a group of three juveniles on the grounds of the Fifth Avenue church, according to Debbie Bartley, director of religious education at the […]

In the 15 years since Elias “Eli” Garrett died from Non-Hodgkin T-cell lymphoma in 2009, his father, Martin Garrett, has worked to bring joy to children hospitalized during the Easter holiday. Now, the charity named in his son’s honor is celebrating its 10th anniversary, having delivered more than 65,000 donated baskets to hospitals and pediatric […]

After 128 years as an anchor of the community, East End United Methodist Church held its final service Dec. 31, 2023, following a months-long battle against an aggressive mold problem. Now, parishioners have begun the search for a new church. “I started going about nine months before I was born,” Leonard “Lenny” Alwine said. The […]

After 128 years as an anchor of the community, East End United Methodist Church held its final service Dec. 31, 2023, following a months-long battle against an aggressive mold problem. Now, parishioners have begun the search for a new church. “I started going about nine months before I was born,” Leonard “Lenny” Alwine said. The […]