Stories for August 2009
Stories for Monday, August 31
Johnstown City Council Talks Layoffs
A special meeting for Johnstown City Council was held Monday evening as members determine how to deal with a $600,000 budget deficit.The meeting was heated at times, but in the end Councilman Jack Williams stood alone in his motion to lay off city employees.It was standing-room only as city workers, ...
Family And Friends Welcome Soldiers Home
Family and friends welcomed home 84 soldiers at the Frankstown Township Monday.Soldiers stepped off the buses, right into the arms of their loved ones."You can't explain how this feels. Nobody can," Spc. Matthew Kissel said. "Unless you go away from your family and everything you love and come home."Soldiers from ...
Soldiers Reunite With Family And Friends
The Weaver family welcomed home Spc. Brian Weaver Monday at the Frankstown Armory.Weaver is part of the more than 4,000 National Guardsmen returning to Pennsylvania.The 56th Stryker Brigade worked north of Baghdad and conducted nearly 1,000 combined operations with Iraqi security forces.His sister, Hope Benning, said she is hoping people ...
Soldiers Arrive At Frankstown Armory
Family and friends welcomed back 84 soldiers returning from Iraq.Soldiers from the Bravo Company, Second Battalion 112th Infantry Regiment, of the 56th Stryker Brigade of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard returned to loved ones Monday.There wasn't a dry eye as the soldiers, escorted by police and fire companies, pulled into ...
Soldier To Meet Son For The First Time
Jamie Smith can't wait for her son Ethan to meet his father Spc. Matthew "Eddie" Strittmatter.Smith and Strittmatter found out she was pregnant just a few days before the news of his deployment."It's a very different world for both of us because, I mean ever since Ethan came in it's ...
Federal Government, Landowners Reach Agreement For Flight 93 Land
SLIDESHOW: National Park Service, Land Owners Reach Agreement On Land For Flight 93 Memorial The nation's Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Monday in Washington that the federal government has reached an agreement with all the property landowners for the Flight 93 permanent memorial site.The total cost of the ...
Volunteers Raise Money For Learning Center
In Blair County, efforts to reopen the Masonic Children's Learning Center continue.On Saturday, parents and other volunteers held a walk-a-thon, raising more than $1,600.Due to a lack of funding, organizers closed the facility earlier in August.They estimate that $30,000 is needed to reopen the center next year.
State College Mayor In Stable Condition
State College mayor Bill Welch remains hospitalized in critical, but stable, condition.Welch underwent surgery earlier in August to repair a clogged artery in his leg, but reportedly developed pneumonia that required more surgery. At that point, complications set in.He remains hospitalized at Hershey Medical Center.
Layoffs, Shorter Workweeks Possible Options For Johnstown Budget Crunch
Employee layoffs are one topic likely to be discussed at a special council meeting Monday night, Johnstown officials said.The city is facing a $600,000 deficit. Councilman Jack Williams has proposed a plan to lay off 11 workers, including three police officers who were just recently hired.But, Councilman Red Pinazotto said ...
Stories for Sunday, August 30
Former Governor Releases Book, Talks About Terror Levels
Former Homeland Security Secretary and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said he did not feel pressure from the Bush administration to raise the terror alert before the 2004 presidential election.Ridge has a book coming out Tuesday that he described as a historical account of the fledgling Department of Homeland Security and ...
Local University Labeled Military Friendly
The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown has been designated a military friendly school by G.I. Jobs.The designation is reserved for the top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools in the United States that are reaching out to veterans as students.In May, UPJ launched what it calls the "Mountain ...
Family Awaiting Soldier's Return
The Weavers have a tradition of getting together every Sunday to share a mean, and by next weekend they'll have one more place to set.The entire family is anxiously awaiting the return of Spc. Brian Weaver."We're just really thankful he's coming back," Hope Benning, Weaver's sister said. "Dad got cancer ...
Stories for Saturday, August 29
Centre County Officer Assaulted
A New Jersey man is facing assault charges stemming from a fight in State College early Saturday morning.Police were called to Highland Alley around 12:30 a.m. for a report of a fight.They arrested 19-year-old Mike Sargenti. During the arrest, Sargenti attacked a police officer and pushed him to the ground.The ...
Blair County Task Force On Lookout For Drunk Drivers
The Blair County DUI task force has announced a crackdown on drunk drivers.That crackdown will run through Labor Day. Officials say state, county, and municipal officers will aggressively look for impaired drivers and will arrest anyone they find driving while impaired.It is all part of a national crackdown on drunk ...
Dogs Are Getting Hit In Bad Economic Times
Bad economic times is taking a toll on everyone, even our four-legged friends.Bedford County Humane Society President Todd Gates said they found dogs in foreclosed homes, abandoned on highways and tied up to trees.Gates is asking people to drop off their pets at their local humane society so they can ...
Stories for Friday, August 28
Training Center Awaits Final Funding
In Clearfield County, a new training and education center is almost up and running.According to our news exchange partner, The Courier Express, organizers for PMI North Central are waiting for additional grant money to arrive.PMI will open in the former industrial tech center in Ridgway.
Police Investigate Odd Thefts In Alleghenies
Odd thefts have been happening across the Alleghenies, police said.First off, state police said a local woman stole a refrigerator from a hotel in Breezewood, Bedford County.Marsha Jays of Saxton is accused of taking it from the Wildwood Motel last month.She now faces theft charges.In Somerset County, someone made off ...
Johnstown Day Care Center Closes After 40 Years Of Service
Johnstown Day Care Center closed after 40 years of service.Executive Director Joyce Bowers was there for 38 years and said it is a very sad day.Bowers made sure all of her day care kids found local centers to go to. YWCA took 17 of their kids and said they will ...
Federal Government Halts Payments For Youth Group Homes
Funding for programs for at-risk youth may be in jeopardy now that the federal government has halted payment to Pennsylvania for a group home program.In Blair County, officials said a $2.6 million program for at-risk teens is mostly paid for by the federal government. If the government pulls funding permanently, ...
Johnstown Councilman Proposes Four-Day Workweek
In an effort to deal with a $600,000 budget deficit, a Johnstown councilman said a shortened workweek would be a way to avoid layoffs or tax hikes.Red Pinizzotto said he wants council to vote on creating a four-day work week in lieu of laying off police or public works employees. ...
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