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City Manager Ken Decker was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday, according to city officials. “It’s a personnel issue,” said Mayor Matt Pacifico, who, along with other council members, declined to explain further. “(It’s) not due to any type of alleged criminal activity,” said solicitor Tom Finn. Personnel Director Omar Strohm has been named acting city manager, according to Councilman Dave Butterbaugh. Finn, the mayor and council members declined to say whether council voted on the action taken against Decker — although city managers serve at the behest of City Council,...

City officials are less optimistic than they were a couple weeks ago that the McCrory’s building on 11th Avenue can be saved. An inspection showed that a le

Interesting facts about JBL Latest News Advertisement JBL, a company in the audio space, makes some of the most premium tier and fine-sounding speakers and audio products ranging from small Bluetooth speakers to cars, nightclubs and even recording studios.  JBL was founded by James Bullough Lansing (1902–1949) who was an American audio engineer and loudspeaker designer known for establishing two audio companies that bear his name, Altec Lansing and JBL, the latter taken from his initials.     -Lansing and his business partner Ken Decker started a company in 1927, in Los Angeles, manufact...

ifredregill@altoonamirror.com After 44 years in law enforcement, Altoona’s first female police chief, Janice Freehling, is retiring Monday, leaving a legacy of cultivating leaders and building community relationships. “I plan to relax and enjoy it,” Freehling said. “I have my kitchen to remodel, and I want to travel to Colorado, Arizona and Texas — but my first stop will be the beach.” While her father, Calvin Johnston, wanted her to pursue a career in teaching like her sisters, Freehling said her mother, Margery, proudly stood behind her daughter’s decision to enter law enfor...

bkibler@altoonamirror.com City Council on Monday gave permission for staff to investigate how best to amend the zoning ordinance to regulate drug and alcohol “recovery houses.” The discussion was in response to a recent inquiry from a party who hopes to buy a property in order to establish such a facility. Recovery houses are “safe, healthy, family-like, substance-free living environments that support individuals in recovery from addiction … centered on peer support and a connection to services that promote long-term recovery,” according to the Substance and Mental Health Services A...