CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Aditi Sridhar and Tulsi Shrivastava, both graduates of Richland High School, aren’t sisters or cousins. They’re friends who have bonded over their Indian decent. “I’ve known Tulsi since I was two years old. I went to her birthday parties. As Indian families meet in Johnstown — since there aren’t a lot…
Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — Lockheed Martin celebrated the opening of its newly expanded Johnstown facility on Thursday. The new location is at a building along Miller Picking Road in Davidsville, Somerset County. Representatives John Joyce and Glenn Thompson joined the acting secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “Because of…
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – When Hiromi Katayama and four Greater Johnstown High School students started working to create a mural together, she posed one question to them – “What is Johnstown?” Katayama, a native of Japan who lives in Washington, Pennsylvania, was unfamiliar with the city, so student-artists Nichole Harrity, Brice Mroczka, Korei Donitzen and Anthony…
Since moving to Johnstown in February to serve as president/CEO of Vision Together 2025, the hot question most people ask when they discover I hail from out west is, “Why did you move to Johnstown?” Courtesy of The Tribune-Democrat, I’ll be providing regular columns on all things greater Johnstown and what Vision Together 2025 is…
EBENSBURG – Those looking for a break outdoors at Duman Lake County Park can now have internet access in the event of an emergency or if they’d like to take their at-home work outdoors for the day. On Friday, Cambria County Commissioners, along with representatives of local politicians’ offices and county offices, and In the…
HOLLSOPPLE, Pa. – The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies has exceeded $100 million in total assets and announced more than $1 million in new grant awards. More than $88 million of the CFA’s total assets are invested in funds that will continue providing grants to address the needs of the region, theoretically forever, CFA President…
Christian Beabes, 34, moved from California to the Johnstown area in June. Although she spent most of her adult life in California, the house she purchased in Geistown belonged to her grandfather. She is part of a trend. Demand for Johnstown’s housing stock has been building for a year, with Realtors seeing no signs of…
The 68th Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions will bring a field of 101 golfers to the Westmont course, including defending champion Preston Summerhays. The tournament will begin Wednesday and conclude on Saturday at the par-70 Sunnehanna Country Club. Summerhays shot a final-round 5-under 65 to finish with a Sunnehanna Amateur record-tying 14-under 266 – matching…
With so many different sides to it, Pennsylvania really is a treat to travel around and surely has something for everyone to enjoy. While its big cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia bustle with life, countless small towns in Pennsylvania can be found tucked away among the fertile farms and fields of Amish Country or the stupendous scenery…
Over the past 35 years running JWF Industries, President and CEO Bill Polacek has faced several obstacles that required him to step back and rethink his approach. “I hit either a ceiling or we were at the point where the market was oversaturated, the market was going a different direction, so it made it tough…