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FLINTON — Glendale School Board accepted the resignation of a professional staff member.

Maureen Dodson always wanted to be a sports reporter. “I love sports. I went out for basketball. I was never big enough to play,” Dodson said. She made her mark as an educator, creating and facilitating customized management and leadership-development programs. Dodson is the longtime facilitator for the Blair County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Blair […]

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, November 17 through Thursday, November 23. The Thanksgiving holiday and the start of the holiday season is just about here, and lots of live music will take place on area stages on Wednesday night – Thanksgiving […]

Many of those attending the International Overdose Awareness Day event on Thursday took time to find a special yard sign among the 587 placed in rows outside the Healing Patch

LAKEMONT — Twenty-four programs aimed at the education and prevention of drug use in Blair County were awarded about $60,000 in grants from Operation Our Town

Through observation of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Cambria County Drug Coalition has worked since 2016 to draw attention to the lives lost due to substance abuse.

Through observation of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Cambria County Drug Coalition has worked since 2016 to draw attention to the lives lost due to substance abuse.

After losing her son Nicholas unexpectedly last March, Dena (Foreman) Karabinos wanted to honor his life and make a difference. The inaugural Nicholas Forema

pkeith@altoonamirror.com Christmas, like all the other holidays since March, will be celebrated differently, so if there’s less mirth in your ho-ho-ho it’s OK — you’re not alone, local mental health, grief and religious officials said. In some Christian faith traditions a “blue Christmas service” is a more low-key and subdued service designed to comfort those who grieve, said Sarah Rosser-Olivieri, director of Youth Ministry at Hollidaysburg First United Methodist Church. “It’s...