Altoona Mayor Matt Pacifico’s annual state of the city address did not paint a pessimistic picture about what city residents and non-residents who work here or spend time here, for whatever reason, should expect to see or experience in the year ahead. However, neither was the report bubbling about major progress anticipated for the coming […]
An article published in the Mirror’s Dec. 11 edition not only reported on the Beaver County community of Aliquippa’s exodus from state fiscally distressed status. That article also delved into Altoona’s exodus from the same program in 2017 after only five years of that unwanted status. With the start of a new year one […]
The Altoona Redevelopment Authority/Land Bank plans to develop a strategy to deal with obtaining tax exemptions for the properties it owns. It’s an issue because Blair County doesn’t automatically grant property owners tax exemptions without those owners going through the county’s formal tax appeal process including government agencies despite those being generally entitled […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG A Blair County judge is allowing a 4-3 vote by Altoona City Council not to rezone land to stand. President Judge Elizabeth Doyle concluded that there were no flaws in the procedures leading up to the decision in May 2022. Doyle evaluated the process at the request of Juniata businessman Edward Kreuz Jr., […]
About 150 worshippers filled the pews of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church for the 92nd annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service eager to hear messages of peace, healing and unity ahead of the holiday season. Following the processional hymn and call to worship, Sacred Heart’s the Rev. Lubomir “Lubo” Strecok said that when they gather on Thanksgiving […]