Laurel: To seeking solutions. Many post-­secondary schools in Pennsylvania and nationwide are dealing with the challenges of falling enrollment. It comes as institutions compete with each other for students and as those students struggle with the crushing financial burden of tuition and debt. So it doesn’t come as a surprise
Conrad Zylinski was in the middle of cleaning his oven when the power to his Spruce Street home in Natrona went out. He blamed crews from Minniefield Demolition Services, who are working this week to raze St. Ladislaus Church. “A guy running the crane knocked a bunch of bricks down
Harrison resident Ron Pastorek spent nearly 45 years attending Mass at St. Ladislaus Catholic Church in Natrona, the most recent of which were his fondest. “My wife and I would buy the flowers for the grounds. And the last couple years, our grandson, Jordan, was able to help me plant
Two ornate altars that graced St. Ladislaus Church in Natrona for more than 100 years will be used again for prayer — across the globe on the South Pacific island of Tonga. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the town of Nukualofa acquired the cream-colored altars, a baptismal font,
Longtime Natrona resident Conrad Zylinski attended the former St. Ladislaus Elementary School in the 1960s and served as an altar boy at the magnificent domed church on Spruce Street. He no longer attends Mass every week but said he sees the significance of the 118-year-old church to the community. Zylinski