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Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Filed under: Cable , New content Atlantic Broadband last gifted its subscribers with new HD channels in December 2007, which means those loyal customers are definitely due for a few more. Thankfully, said carrier is in complete agreement, as the Altoona and Johnstown areas of Pennsylvania can now enjoy nine new high-def channels along with ESPNU in SD. As for the newcomers, you'll find A&E HD (785),...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
JOHNSTOWN, PA (MARKET WIRE) EP Global Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: EPGL), the parent company of Exceptional Parent (EP) magazine, is pleased to announce the addition of Thomas M. Brinker, Jr. to the Board of Directors. Mr. Brinker was voted in on Monday by the Board of Directors at their scheduled Board meeting. Citing a need to augment the company's audit committee to further enhance its scope and...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) today announced that the pending global settlement relating to its Johnstown, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility had been
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
By Joe Gorden, Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jun. 29--The Pennsylvania Game Commission is moving swiftly toward its goal of eradicating wild pigs from the state's woodlands.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
By Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jun. 29--Ash parasite found in Mercer County HARRISBURG -- Adult emerald ash borers, invasive beetles that destroy ash trees, have been found in Mercer County, the state Department of Agriculture said.
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Peterson Toscano's A Musing (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
Yesterday I arrived in Johnstown, PA for the yearly meeting of the Friends General Conference, a gathering of about 1500 Quakers from North America and beyond. In my welcoming packet I found a one-page info sheet entitled Creating a Trans*-Friendly Gathering written by Kody Hersh. Kody gave a plenary address last year and shared some of his transgender experiences with the Gathering. In addition, an...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
By Randy Griffith, Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jun. 23--Skateboarders, rollerbladers, bicyclists and motorcycle riders should all use their brains and protect their heads, experts urge. "Anytime there are wheels on pavement, there is a significant chance of a fall," said Dr.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
By Randy Griffith, Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jun. 23--Summer fun often means a trip to the beach or a cannonball into the pool, but dangers can lurk in the most inviting water.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
By Mike Faher, Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jun. 21--The drive to fix a massive -- and illegal -- sewage-overflow problem in 20 Greater Johnstown municipalities has begun in earnest.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
By Patrick Buchnowski, Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jun. 20--MEYERSDALE -- Health care in Meyersdale shows encouraging signs of improvement with Meyersdale Medical Center's plans to build a new medical building.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
By Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jun. 20--The area Agencies on Aging in Cambria and Somerset counties have set the dates for distribution of food vouchers. The state again is offering four $5 vouchers to senior citizens to buy fruits and vegetables grown in Pennsylvania.
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Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
I was a young First Lieutenant embarking for training for my first Iraq mobilization in January 2005. My unit was a National Guard Combat Engineer Battalion from Johnstown, PA. I, like many of my unit members, was from Pittsburgh. Many of us were Steelers fans which had watched our team roll through virtually everyone during that 2004 season. We watched our team roll to the AFC Championship game....
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braininjury (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
A five-year pilot project to treat up to 25 wounded warriors and veterans with severe to moderate traumatic brain injury has been approved by the Federal government. The center is to be located in Johnstown, PA in the former Crichton Rehabilitation Center at the Hiram G. Andrews Center. The center is designed to provide long term care to brain injured veterans. The center will provide high-tech neurorehabilitation...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
By Frank Sojak, Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jun. 16--Sheena Endress is a fancy dresser. When it comes to dressing a wound, nothing washes away the pain better than a colorful bandage dotted with cartoon characters, she says.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
By Ted Potts, Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jun. 16--West End Lions Club has joined the list of organizations, business owners and individuals contributing money to help the Johnstown Police Department purchase three highly trained police dogs.
