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New grocery store to open its doors in Johnstown
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — Save A Lot, a discount grocery store, announced that a store will be opening up in Johnstown, located at 346 Sheridan Street. The store will open on Wednesday, July 17 at 8 a.m. The first 100 customers will receive a Save A Lot reusable bag filled with “grocery favorites.” At noon […]
'It's really good to have it back:' Johnstown's Save a Lot reopens after shutdown
A Cambria County supermarket reopened under new ownership Wednesday afternoon after being shut down last year. Affan Ajmal said he and his father took over ownership of Johnstown’s Save a Lot grocery store earlier this year after the previous owners were forced to close it due to multiple health code violations, including a rodent infestation. Ajmal said he took several precautions to make sure that it doesn’t happen again.
Demolition of old Fort Pitt Brewery buildings underway
After years of complaints, Westmoreland County officially started tearing down the former Fort Pitt Brewery buildings. Laken Cope lives just across the street from the old Fort Pitt Brewery. She said over the last few years, animals — like rabbits and mice — living in the old building started making their way out into neighbor’s yards. “I had to get cats because of the animals,” Cope told Channel 11′s Andrew Havranek. “Now that they’re ripping it down, there will be a lot more, but then it’ll be all gone.”
93rd annual Ferndale Fireman's Jubilee now underway
JOHNSTOWN, Pa (WJAC) — Monday marked the first day of the 93rd annual Ferndale Firemen's Jubilee in Cambria County. The event, which is hosted by the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Association, runs through Saturday at the Jubilee Grounds, located on Ferndale Avenue. This annual fire department fundraiser features rides for...
Artists meet Union Street Playground in Somerset: Result fun and fancy
SOMERSET — Once Erin Mayak heard that a group of volunteers formed a committee working to revitalize the Union Street Playground she jumped in to help with her expertise as an artist. The Somerset elementary art teacher and president of the Laurel Arts Board of Directors Mayak added yet another local mural under...
Johnstown singer, songwriter to perform at Allegheny Portage Railroad
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Allegheny Portage Railroad will be hosting “Evening on the Summit” with a special musical guest. Tim Dabbs, a singer and songwriter from Johnstown, will provide music for the evening. The event will kick off on Saturday, July 20, at 8 p.m. Dabbs has been teaching and performing for over […]
CSA accepting entries for annual goose hunt drawing
Waterfowl-licensed hunters can now apply for the annual goose/duck hunt blind drawing at the Quemahoning Reservoir, according to Rick Ames, operations manager for the Cambria-Somerset Authority, which owns the reservoir. Applications will be accepted throughout July, and there is no fee to apply. Those who want to enter the drawing...
Park rangers to host van tour of the Johnstown Flood Path
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Path of the Johnstown Flood is offering a van tour, which will go around the site of the South Fork Dam. The tour, which is free, will kick off on Saturday, July 20, at 1 p.m. and will leave from the visitor center. A reservation is required for the tour, […]
Letter to the editor: Ligonier needs a pool like Youngwood's
Recently, our daughter and grandkids came to visit us from the Richmond, Va., area. Even though they belong to a massive pool complex at their neighborhood, I wanted to take them to a local pool. They were skeptical at first, but we all went to Youngwood Park and Pool. They...
Brick by brick, old Fort Pitt Brewery begins to fall in West Jeannette
Mildred Warren is hoping to get a memento — a brick — from the old Fort Pitt Brewery site in her West Jeannette neighborhood. Her father-in-law worked there in the 1970s when it housed Papercraft Corp., a gift wrap manufacturer. But she will otherwise be happy to put the crumbling complex into her memories.
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