Senators want NFL to show more games on TV Oct 30, 2008
For example, the NFL does not consider the western Pennsylvania town of Johnstown part of the ' home market, the letter said. The senators want quick action so fans in every market receive free TV access to games played by their closest team or the team it has been historically aligned to. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Steelers Notebook: Parker making yet another comeback from knee injury (Today) Oct 29, 2008
He will be joined by former Pitt and NFL kicker Fred Cox, former Baltimore Colts player Jim Mutscheller of Beaver Falls and Notre Dame, and former Cy Young Award winning pitcher Pete Vuckovich of Johnstown and Clarion University. First published on October 29, 2008 at 12:00 am Online: Print: Copyright. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
For McCain, 18-hour days produce hits, frustrations Oct 27, 2008
John Murtha, a Democrat from Johnstown, for labeling the area's residents racist, Mr. McCain stood in Moon Township and defiantly proclaimed, "I couldn't agree with them more.". Most in the crowd stood bewildered. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Thiele Manufacturing furloughs 60 Oct 24, 2008
Management officials, according to an Oct. 22 letter to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), are seeking reductions in benefits and labor costs before reopening doors (Somerset Daily American, PA)
MURTHA FIGHTING TO KEEP SEAT; RACE CLOSE, SAYS NEW POLL... Oct 24, 2008
Yet, poll participant Melissa Stoltz, 38, of Johnstown said she is backing Murtha because she likes his political views ... Russell moved to Johnstown within the past year. (The Drudge Report)
Penn State's next coach? Oct 23, 2008
Bradley grew up in Johnstown, a western Pennsylvania mining town, as the second oldest of seven kids. His father, Jim, played basketball for Pittsburgh. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Bradley is Paternos lionhearted protege Oct 23, 2008
Bradley grew up in Johnstown, a western Pennsylvania mining town, as the second oldest of seven kids (three boys and four girls). His father, Jim, played basketball for Pittsburgh, but like many Irish Catholics the Bradleys football allegiances were to Notre Dame. (MSNBC -- Sports)
McCain's path to victory through Pa. Oct 23, 2008
Whether it s Scranton, Erie, Altoona, Johnstown or the Pittsburgh area, this is a big state ... Democrats who do well in areas like Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh are pro-life, pro-gun Democrats like Bob Casey. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Murtha calls district racist, but stays popular Oct 22, 2008
Jessica Jeffreys, 33, a restaurant manager from Johnstown, said she wasn't offended, but she's open to voting for someone else. "He's brought money in, but let's see what someone else can do." she said. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Shade clinches playoff spot; Berlin sweeps Salisbury Oct 21, 2008
It was the final regular season match for the Lady Panthers (10-8) who honored seniors Kayla Schartiger, Katie Dneaster, Stephanie Barnes, Megan Saylor and Whitney Kline (Somerset Daily American, PA)
McCain to campaign at RMU Oct 21, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Mr. McCain's running mate, has made major recent appearances in Johnstown and Scranton. And Cindy McCain, who is usually at her husband's side, made a string of solo appearances over the weekend in eastern and central Pennsylvania. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Donald Eugene Meese (344) Oct 20, 2008
He was also a very committed donor of aphoresis at the American Red Cross in Johnstown. Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Viewpoint: Democrats playing the guilt card again Oct 20, 2008
John Murtha, the white Johnstown congressman, made the accusation local, while Deval Patrick, the Democratic, African-American governor of Massachusetts, used a campaign stop in Pittsburgh to make it international. It was the bad pol/good pol routine. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Lobbyists try to build good political will with charitable gifts Oct 19, 2008
But together, these defense contractors are donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to the symphony orchestra in Johnstown, Pa. underwriting performances of Mozart and Wagner in this struggling former steel town. (Boston Globe)
Corporations contribute to lawmakers' pet charities Oct 19, 2008
But together, these defense contractors are donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to the symphony orchestra in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, underwriting performances of Mozart and Wagner in this struggling former steel town ... Several of the defense contractors who contributed to the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra said that they had business ties to Western Pennsylvania and wanted to support community programs there. (International Herald Tribune)
Sportsmen don't care if 'first dude' isn't silver-tongued Oct 19, 2008
Ms. Palin spoke yesterday in Lancaster, after rallies in the past eight days in Johnstown and Scranton, and Mr. McCain appeared last week in Montgomery and Chester counties. "It's the choice between a politician who puts his faith in government and a leader who puts his faith in you," Ms. Palin said to thousands at a minor league baseball field yesterday in Lancaster County, which voted Republican in 2002 and 2004. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
McCain campaign keeps its focus on Pa. Oct 17, 2008
Tomorrow, Mr. McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, returns to the state for a Lancaster rally that follows recent appearances in Johnstown and Scranton. Mr. McCain's self-serving assessment of his debate performance was at odds with early polls of the audience reaction. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Many a truth is told in haste Oct 17, 2008
John Murtha, the 17-term Democrat from Johnstown. Still vigorous at 76, Mr. Murtha met with the editorial board of the Post-Gazette earlier this week. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Murtha: 'No question' Western Pennsylvania is racist Oct 16, 2008
Murtha's district outside Pittsburgh encompasses Johnstown and many small towns once dominated by steel and coal. In a statement issued later Wednesday, Murtha spokesman Matt Mazonkey told The Associated Press: "It's naive to think that race or gender doesn't play a role in a voter's perception of a candidate. Mr. Murtha makes the point that while race may be an issue for some, it's evident that voters today are concerned about the issues that truly matter issues like the economy, health care,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Murtha says Obama will win Pa. despite racism Oct 16, 2008
Mr. Murtha, a 17-term Democrat from Johnstown, told a group of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial writers that Pennsylvania voters seem to be warming to the idea of voting for a black man for president. "There's no question Western Pennsylvania is a racist area," said Mr. Murtha, whose district stretches from Johnstown to Washington County. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
McCain keeping hopes high for Pa. Oct 14, 2008
In addition to Mr. McCain's appearance today on the eve of the final presidential debate, his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has crossed the state, with appearances over the weekend in Johnstown and Philadelphia. Today, she's headed to Scranton, countering the joint appearance Sunday of former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Penn. no slam-dunk for Dems Oct 14, 2008
In Cambria County where McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, drew thousands to a rally in Johnstown on Saturday Clinton got 72% of the vote to Obama's 28 ... Palin also brought up Obama's remark in Johnstown and stressed her opposition to abortion, vowing the GOP ticket would foster a "culture of life.". (USA Today)
Freak boat explosion injures 3 Oct 13, 2008
A Somerset County Control dispatcher said two people were flown to regional hospitals and another victim was driven to the Somerset Hospital after the boat exploded around 1 p.m. A fourth victim refused treatment, the dispatcher said (Somerset Daily American, PA)
McCain Tries To End Nastiness Oct 12, 2008
(0:44)A man brought a stuffed monkey doll wearing an Obama sticker to a Palin campaign event in Johnstown, Pa ... (0:44)A man brought a stuffed monkey doll wearing an Obama sticker to a Palin campaign event in Johnstown, Pa. (CBS News)
John McCain and Sarah Palin try new tactics Oct 12, 2008
By Robin Abcarian and Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers October 12, 2008 JOHNSTOWN, PA. -- After a week of increasingly nasty rallies in which John McCain and Sarah Palin hammered Democratic rival Barack Obama over his "association" with a 1960s-era radical, the Republican candidates changed tactics Saturday during campaign swings through two presidential battleground states. Palin launched a new front in the culture wars here, attacking Obama on abortion, while in Iowa, McCain... (Los Angeles Times)
Mayor Erosenko, Area Veterans and Labor to Highlight McCain Positions on Vet Issues, Economy Oct 11, 2008
Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of Napolean and Market across from Memorial Park in Johnstown, Monroeville Mayor Greg Erosenko, area veterans and workers will highlight John McCain's stand on issues affecting veterans and the broader economy ... WHO: Monroeville Mayor Greg Erosenko, area veterans and workers WHAT: News conference on McCain record on veterans and the economy WHEN: Saturday, October 11; 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Corner of Napolean Street and... (PR Newswire)
Palin slams Obama on abortion; defends 'Troopergate' role Oct 11, 2008
Keith Srakocic/Associated Press Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin greets supporters at a campaign stop in Johnstown, today. JOHNSTOWN -- Gov. Sarah Palin defended her role in the Alaska "Troopergate" scandal and went after Sen ... At a large rally of the GOP faithful in Johnstown, Ms. Palin took on Sen. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Working-Class Whites Slipping From McCain Oct 11, 2008
On Friday, Palin was stopping in Pittsburgh, then heading for Johnstown in western Pennsylvania, where unemployment recently topped 7 percent. The self-described hockey mom planned to drop the ceremonial first puck when the Philadelphia Flyers open their season against the New York Rangers on Saturday. (WNBC.com, NY)
Palin heightens rhetoric on abortion Oct 11, 2008
Palin hammers Obama on the abortion issue in Johnstown ... JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin charged into the culture wars Saturday in Pennsylvania, painting Sen ... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Saturday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Governor Rendell Signs 31 Bills Oct 10, 2008
-- The Walnut Street Bridge in Johnstown, Cambria County, is designated as the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge. House Bill 1742 establishes the Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act and provides that, when a scrap processor or recycling facility receives certain "restricted materials" or any other scrap material the value of which exceeds $100, that the processor or facility must collect and record: -- A copy of the seller's driver's license. (PR Newswire)
Palin to make weekend sweep through Pennsylvania Oct 10, 2008
Palin is scheduled to appear Saturday morning at a rally in Johnstown before trekking to Philadelphia Saturday night. Feldman said Palin isn't picking a favorite in the Flyers game vs. the New York Rangers. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Obama, Biden, Palin in Pennsylvania this weekend Oct 8, 2008
On Saturday morning, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be in Johnstown for a rally at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena. On Wednesday afternoon, Palin and Republican presidential candidate John McCain are to appear at a rally at Lehigh University in Bethlehem. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Wyoming governor to stump for Obama Oct 7, 2008
The stop is one of four on a tour of small towns in western Pennsylvania sponsored by the Obama campaign. Freudenthal will also be speaking to voters in Grindstone, McDonald and Tarentum. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Price of road salt soars Oct 4, 2008
Bob Fedore, director of the Cambria-Somerset Council of Governments, said last year's road salt prices were 53 per ton to 57 per ton delivered, depending on how far the trucks had to travel. The lowest bid the council received this year was 109 per ton delivered. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
FreightCar Fright Oct 4, 2008
One of FreightCar America's suppliers, Bral, filed a lawsuit the company in the U.S. District Court of Western Pennsylvania near Johnstown on Sept. 29, alleging a breach of contract. Bral said it entered into an exclusive supply agreement to provide FreightCar with castings used on railcar doors made with the MegaFlo system, a quick-opening system that FreightCar uses on several different railcar models. (Forbes -- Markets)
WQED Pittsburgh and The Dominion Foundation Celebrate VITA's Twenty Years of Volunteers Sep 19, 2008
-A- Ad Hoc Committee Project Master Visual Afro-American Music Institute Artists Preserving the Legacy Allegheny Historical Preservation Society Alle-Kiski Music Day Camp Altoona Symphony Orchestra Arcadia Performing Arts Armstrong Concert Band Artists Co-Op Associated Artists of Butler Associated Artists of Pittsburgh -B- Bach Choir of Pittsburgh Blatent Image - Silver Eye Blazing Star Choral Society Bottleworks Ethnic Arts Center Butler Arts Council Butler County Symphony Orchestra Butler... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Couple raises high-quality beef Sep 14, 2008
I said let's go back to Johnstown, she said. We have good friends there, we always liked it. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Pa. says 75 dams at greatest risk in heavy rain Sep 12, 2008
Thoughts about how much rain could fall changed after the July 1977 Johnstown flood that killed 85 people. Eleven inches of rain inundated the area over 10 hours, leading six dams to fail. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
United 93 hero Jeremy Glick memorialized Sep 12, 2008
Riznyk said that Cherry Valley Memorial s involvement in the project began after she assisted USJA chief operating officer Gary Goltz in locating a gravesite in Fern Dale Cemetery, between Gloversville and Johnstown. Goltz was trying to find the gravesite of actor Broderick Crawford, who is buried there, and Riznyk is a volunteer assisting people at the cemetery, and located it for him. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
BALANCE: Pa. town tied to 9/11 seeks to promote tourism tastefully Sep 11, 2008
Visitors also can travel 27 miles north from Shanksville to Johnstown to visit a museum dedicated to the flood that killed 2,209 people there in 1889. The remote crash site has been particularly popular among motorcyclists, with the first organized ride to the site taking place less than two months after the crash, said Bob Leverknight, a photojournalist for the Somerset Daily American who lives barely a mile from the site. (USA Today)
$3 Million in Grants Awarded to 200 Museums, Historical Groups and Local Governments Sep 6, 2008
History and Museum Project Grants Allegheny August Wilson Center for African American Culture, local history, $12,500 Mattress Factory, museum project, $12,500 Municipality of Mt. Lebanon, historic preservation, $7,500 Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County, historic preservation, $11,500 Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh, local history, $2,732 Berks American Museum of Veterinary Medicine, local history, $12,500 Blair Blair County Commissioners, local history, $5,000 Juniata... (PR Newswire)
Did you hear Gov. Sarah Palin? What do you think? Sep 5, 2008
"The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind" Thomas Jefferson Direct_quote Sep 4, 2008 6:57 AM "I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby"-Barack Obama At a town hall meeting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Since when is a baby considered a mistake or a punishment. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Simmons, Tressler pace Berlin volleyball victory Sep 5, 2008
Somerset, winners of the Franklin Regional Labor Day Classic Volleyball Tournament, will host Johnstown on Tuesday at Eagle View. The Lady Eagles also won the JV match. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Failure, withdrawal rates for some college courses Sep 4, 2008
Penn State and Lincoln universities as well as the main campus and the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh declined to do so. Of community colleges, those in Allegheny, Beaver and Westmoreland counties provided data, but Butler did not. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Delegates willing to let good times wait Sep 1, 2008
They both come from Johnstown, a city familiar with disasters. Three times it was wiped away by floods. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Shanksville-Stonycreek student hopes to become professional fisherman Aug 31, 2008
Other bass tournament wins for Tawney are BASS Loyalhanna junior club at the Monongahela River and Loyalhanna Lake in 2007, BASS Johnstown Christian junior club at the Quemahoning Lake and Yellow Creek Lake in 2007, first place at the Quemahoning Classic last year, first place at the Fishers of Men Legacy tournament on Raystown Lake last year and on the Youghiogheny Lake this year. Tawney has also worked at Camp Allegheny, a Christian camp and retreat center, teaching kids about bass fishing. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Details on college-student performance are tough to come by Aug 31, 2008
Its Johnstown campus was unable to answer the questions on student performance in the classes. Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers cited a "lack of resources," adding, "the bulk of information being sought is unprecedented and too broad for us to commit weeks worth of work to gathering and verifying.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Laurel Arts hires assistant director Aug 30, 2008
Laurel officials announced Monday their decision to hire Leck-Grela, a former board member for Bottle Works Ethnic Art Center, project director for Art Works, and president of the Allied Artists, all based in Johnstown ... Leck-Grela is a Johnstown native and has a bachelor s degree in art education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
2008 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Robert P. Casey Jr., US Senator, Pennsylvania Aug 27, 2008
I traveled with Barack by bus and train across our state, from Pittsburgh to Paoli, from Johnstown to Downingtown. He was equally at home talking football with Jerome Bettis and Franco Harris as he was with talking jobs with the folks on the shop floor of the Erie Bolt Company, or talking sports with the guys at the bar at Sharky's in Latrobe. (PR Newswire)
Gary M. Kaltenbaugh Aug 27, 2008
Born Jan. 10, 1965, in Johnstown, son of Daniel E. Sr. and Joan J. (Horwat) Kaltenbaugh. Preceded in death by father, Jan. 31, 1989; and sister, Dana Buchanan, May 12, 1989. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Gennett among six standout recruits at UPJ Aug 20, 2008
JOHNSTOWN Second-year head coach Sasha Palmer and the Pitt-Johnstown women s basketball program have added six standout players for the 2008-09 season ... Pitt-Johnstown opens the 2008-09 season at the Kutztown University Tournament, Nov. 15-16. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Paul E. Pritts Aug 19, 2008
Daily American News - Your one stop spot for News, Sports and Entertainment. Weather in Somerset Pa. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Pa. wine lovers fight control of shipped purchases Aug 18, 2008
Distributors who sell liquor to the Liquor Control Board fear that out-of-state shippers would undercut state store prices, which include a 30 percent markup over wholesale prices, a 6 percent sales tax, and an 18 percent "Johnstown Flood tax.". But the owner of Mazza Vineyards near Erie is urging state lawmakers to allow direct shipping. (Concord Monitor)
Hunting turkeys in the fall you make the call Aug 17, 2008
I run after them like a crazy person, bust them all up, and then we'll call them back together, said Saylor, who, when he's not hunting, is a track coach and technology class teacher at Windber High School near Johnstown, Pa. A couple of hours later, Saylor spotted the heads of some turkeys and went off running, just like a crazy person, hooting and hollering. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Symposium highlights need for care on the homefront Aug 15, 2008
JOHNSTOWN The third annual Veterans Community Response Symposium brought more than 200 medical professionals, rehabilitation specialists, community leaders and veterans to the Hiram G. Andrews Center on Thursday ... John Murtha, D-Johnstown, opened the ceremony with introductory remarks and panels continued throughout the day. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
BUCHANAN: Catholic Case Against Barack... Aug 15, 2008
The cool liberal Harvard Law grad was not a good fit for the socially conservative ethnics of Altoona, Aliquippa and Johnstown. But if Barack had a problem with Catholics then, he has a far higher hurdle to surmount in the fall, with those millions of Catholics who still take their faith and moral code seriously. (The Drudge Report)
Windber votes 5-2 for new manager Aug 13, 2008
Oliveros has worked for the borough for the past four years after serving for 20 years as a part-time supervisor for the Bethlehem Steel Corp. He also worked for three years for the city of Johnstown and has a degree in education from the University of Pittsburgh ... She also worked as the administrative assistant to the Johnstown director of the Department of Community and Economic Development. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Pa. mall owner won't push to ID Ohio rape victim Aug 13, 2008
Thirty-year-old Jimmy Lee Tayse of Johnstown, Pa. is serving 67 years to life in prison for abducting the woman from the parking lot of the Waterworks Mall in April 2007 then raping her in Akron. (Cleveland.com -- News)
Gumberg drops attempt to ID Waterworks rape victim Aug 13, 2008
Together, they allege that mall security was so lax that Mr. Tayse, of Johnstown, Cambria County, spent a night undetected in the Waterworks parking lot. He kidnapped the woman and her baby about 10:30 the next morning. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Greater Johnstown Saddle Club to host benefit horse show Aug 4, 2008
WINDBER One of the most outstanding free horse shows will take place Aug. 23 and 24 at the Greater Johnstown Saddle Club to raise money for the Windber Hospice ... Golden Star and The Greater Johnstown Saddle Club now co-sponsor the horse show. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Rudy Flaim remembered on fifth anniversary of death Aug 3, 2008
Pennsylvania National Guard Sgt. Rudolph B. Flaim of the 876th Engineer Battalion, Johnstown, was a soldier, a carpenter and an amateur hockey player. But above all he was a son, a brother and an uncle. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Exhibit shows nuns as pioneers Aug 3, 2008
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill were teaching in Johnstown when their convent was destroyed by the great flood of 1889 that killed 2,209 people. "When their superiors came from Greensburg and wanted to take them back to the motherhouse, they elected to stay in Johnstown and help out at the temporary hospital that had been set up," said Msgr. Timothy Stein, editor of the Catholic Register of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, and writer for the Sisters in Healthcare project. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Benson Borough to open new playground Jul 31, 2008
That would allow rafters to ride more than four miles all the way from the face of the dam to Greenhouse Park and perhaps as far as Johnstown, Quinn said. Benson could become a bedroom community for tourists and a residence for those coming into the area for those attractions, Quinn said. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Johnstown men sentenced Jul 30, 2008
A Johnstown man pleaded guilty to violating federal narcotics and firearms laws ... The Johnstown Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Laurel Highlands Resident Agency, conducted the investigation ... Anthony T. Hill, of Johnstown, was sentenced in Johnstown federal court to one year and one day in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possessing child pornography. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Berlin man hospitalized after fire Jul 28, 2008
Walker said the juveniles were in stable condition when they were transported by helicopter to the Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. Berlin Ambulance, Somerset Ambulance, Indian Lake Police Department and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission responded. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
