An aquatic design consultant will present three options for renovating the Bellwood-Antis Community Pool at a public meeting Monday, with estimated costs ranging from $4.2 million to $6.4 million. Antis Township leaders want residents to come for an “honest discussion” about the recommendations, so the board of supervisors can know best how to proceed, according […]
A tenant of the red-tagged Gables building downtown was critical Friday of the city’s response to the recent code problems that led to the building being declared unfit for occupancy. Rather than approaching the need for correcting the problems in a cooperative spirit, the city has been “punitive” in its approach, said Pam Mitchell, owner […]
Eight tenants of an apartment house on the 100 block of Sixth Avenue lost their homes in a fire discovered Wednesday around dawn, when one tenant awoke to the screeching of a detector, then roused the others with help from someone passing by on the street. The 2.5-story, eight-unit apartment house was heavily damaged throughout […]
Blair Planning has received a $30,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection for initial work on the first ever Blair County-wide stormwater management plan which is intended to help minimize flooding and stream pollution, while encouraging groundwater recharge. The grant for Phase 1 of the multi-year project will pay to outline the […]
Lakemont Park Timeline Compiled by the Blair County Historical Society 1754-2022 (1) The company that runs Lakemont Park under a long-term lease from Blair County won’t operate any rides there this season because it has become financially unsustainable, according to Lakemont Partnership President Andrea Cohen. The partnership will continue to offer access to the four […]