CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — PennDOT announced Friday afternoon that damage from an abandoned mine has closed one section of a Cambria County roadway Officials say Route 4027 (Main Street) in the town of Emeigh will be closed until further notice PennDOT says the closure is in place between Harvest Lane and its intersection with Double Dam Road and Route 4025 (Lion Road) and Plattsville Hill Road Investigators say Main Street was reportedly damaged and eroded by water escaping from the mine PennDOT adds that detours are in place and crews are expected to be on site to repair the roadway on Monday Coheed and Cambria have re-released the official music video for their track "Domino The Destitute," taken from their 2012 album This video was removed when our license with the previous record label expired and has been hard to find since We're happy to make it available once again The band hit the road in a couple weeks on 'The Infinite Arc Tour' with co-headliners Mastodon and support from Periphery.  Find Coheed & Cambria Tickets Here TN @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum05/13 Raleigh NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater 05/15 Wilmington NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park 05/16 Charleston AL @ Orion Amphitheater 05/22 Lexington CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater05/26 Saratoga Springs NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC05/28 Portland NY @ Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview05/31 Scranton PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain 06/01 Youngstown OH @ Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre06/03 Fort Wayne IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum06/04 Peoria IL @ Peoria Civic Center Arena06/06 Grand Rapids they found a 43-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the chest She was pronounced dead at the scene.PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating a deadly double shooting in North Philadelphia A man was also shot and was taken by police to Temple University Hospital in critical condition Police said the investigation is ongoing and active with homicide detectives EBENSBURG — A former Cambria Heights High School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student last October has been sentenced to eight months to two years minus a day in county prison in January accepted a deal with the Cambria County District Attorney’s Office and pleaded guilty to one felony count of sexual contact with a student His sentence was handed down in Cambria County Court on Tuesday He was immediately taken into custody and transported to the Cambria County Prison Vescovi was accused of communicating with the female victim through the school’s email system The conversations became “sexual in nature,” and Vescovi had sexual intercourse with the victim at his former residence in Patton during summer 2023 Cambria County District Attorney Greg Neugebauer said the deal called for Vescovi to plead guilty to the highest charge — felony sexual contact with a student unlawful contact with a minor and criminal use of a communications facility will be dismissed 31 days after sentencing as long as Vescovi doesn’t appeal the case Vescovi was also ordered by Judge Tamara Bernstein to pay $591.41 in restitution to the victim and a $2,000 fine Vescovi is eligible for parole after eight months “Your behavior in jail will certainly guide this court,” Bernstein told Vescovi Vescovi must complete 60 months of county probation and register his location and contact information with the Pennsylvania State Police as a Megan’s Law sex offender for 25 years Vescovi was also ordered to have no contact with the victim Vescovi is an “upstanding citizen” who deeply regrets his actions surrendered his teaching certification and was accepted into the Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s accounting program “He wants to go on and live a productive life as an accountant,” Graffius said Vescovi said he is “deeply sorry” for his actions He said he prays for the victim and her family and has burned bridges he may never repair with the Cambria Heights School District Vescovi said he was also sorry for the emotional pain he inflicted on his parents who were in tears watching him being placed in handcuffs last fall “I cry about these memories every day,” Vescovi said who was present with her family during the sentencing didn’t speak publicly but addressed Bernstein through a statement Neugebauer read aloud the victim said she experienced alienation from her peers and her mental health and well-being were “severely impacted” to the point she had to drop all of her dual enrollment classes and forfeited her paid tuition “I have frequent night terrors and sleep paralysis Most of my time is now spent fully immobilized,” the victim said in her statement “All of these things made me feel helpless.” Neugebauer said schools should be safe places for students and when positions of trust are abused “There’s a reason why laws exist to prevent this type of conduct,” Neugebauer said Bernstein said the time Vescovi will serve in prison “pales in comparison” to the lifelong impact his actions have on the victim the school district’s trust and other students’ trust “There are consequences (for your actions),” Bernstein told Vescovi “I believe that you deserve that as well as the opportunity to move forward.” After Vescovi completes his five years of probation he “should be fine” to move forward with his life as an accountant if he is found to be in violation of his parole Vescovi can be served an additional 2.5 to five years of incarceration Bernstein asked Vescovi whether he understood the terms of his sentence and encouraged him to ask questions I understand,” Vescovi replied before being handcuffed and taken from the courtroom Mirror Staff Writer Matt Churella is at 814-946-7520 A consulting firm that has been working with the city for a year — and that helped snag a new city manager — is .. 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Copyright © 2025 Central Pennsylvania Newspapers LLC | https://www.altoonamirror.com | 301 Cayuga Ave. (WJAC) — A powerful storm swept through Cambria County causing significant damage and disruptions across the region Emergency officials reported that a barn on the 500 block of Munster Road in Portage was blown over during the storm prompting a local animal rescue to assist with the emergency response There is currently no information on whether any animals or people were injured a cell tower was brought down by the storm along Sunset Road strong winds toppled several trees along Lemon Drop Road Fender Lane was closed after parts of a pole fell onto a vehicle Crews responded promptly to address the situation and ensure public safety (WJAC) — A powerful storm swept through Cambria County on Tuesday night including the collapse of a cell phone tower in Carrolltown The tower fell onto the crops of a local farm leaving residents and officials stunned by the extent of the destruction recounted the moment she realized something was wrong "We heard the wind blowing hard about seven o'clock or so and I come out and looked out my door and saw this pole here snapped off," she said "Something don't look right out there at the cell phone tower." After checking from the kitchen window "Well the damn thing's gone." The National Weather Service reported wind speeds of up to 70 miles per hour in the area during the storm which contributed to the widespread damage The operators of the cell tower visited the site on Tuesday night and expressed their disbelief at the scene stating they had "never seen anything like this." The storm's impact was felt throughout the region but the collapse of the cell tower stands out as one of the most significant incidents Coroners from across the state converged in Cambria County on Friday as the Cambria County Coroner's Office hosted its 24th annual seminar Organizers said about 80 coroners from 19 counties along with law enforcement learned about the newest technology in the field shared how today's technology can help solve cold cases much more quickly “Genealogy has literally changed the way we do business We have a lot of different databases and things that are out there that are helping us but the volunteers and some of the genealogy work has literally exploded and is solving more cases Cambria County Deputy Coroner Joseph Hribar said “When you attend or host these events and you bring coroners that is where a lot of cases are solved and you get a lot of information a lot of ideas for your own case to take back to your area and get to work with.” The event was held at Penn Highlands Community College in Richland Township Pa (WJAC) — Officials in Cambria County say a former Cambria Heights teacher/coach will serve jail time and probation after pleading guilty to having an inappropriate relationship with a female student District Attorney Greg Neugebauer confirmed that Isaac Vescovi was sentenced this week to approximately 8 months to two years in jail Police arrested Vescovi last October following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate Investigators discovered that Vescovi reportedly sent a 17-year-old student over 4,000 inappropriate messages According to online court records Vescovi pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of felony school-intercourse/sexual contact with a student Prosecutors note that Vescovi was also ordered to register as a sex offender for 25 years and he is prohibited from having any contact with the victim there are still over 135,000 customers without power across the state Total outages (per PowerOutage.us) --- as of Friday afternoon thousands of residents are still without power across the region with the bulk of the outages being reported in Centre approximately 214,000+ customers are still without power across the state with many outages still expected to last for days Total outages (per PowerOutage.us) --- as of Thursday afternoon Authorities add that residents who are still without power can also visit the following Giant and Giant Eagle locations to receive two gallons of free bottled water and two bags of ice with a total of 229,000+ customers without power across the state Total outages (per PowerOutage.us) --- as of Thursday morning Thousands of residents across the region are still without power nearly 24 hours after severe thunderstorms moved through the area Total outages (per PowerOutage.us) --- as of Wednesday afternoon Penelec (First Energy Corp.) says that as of Wednesday afternoon approximately 48,000 customers are still without power Penelec says its crews are working as quickly as possible to restore power to the region but notes that it will likely take several days for electricity to be fully restored approximately 14,000+ customers are still without power REA officials say the majority of the outages are due to a "loss of feed from its transmission power supplier." REA says the necessary repairs will likely take days to complete as they await repairs to the FirstEnergy substations The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission also says that it is working with utility companies and agencies across the state to "ensure that power is restored." According to the PUC approximately half of all power outages reported are in Allegheny County with other "hard-hit" counties including Cambria Utility officials add that the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and other state and local agencies are assisting with the restoration efforts many local municipalities have opened power shelters for residents the East Taylor Township fire hall is being used as a shelter residents can use the following locations to charge devices Thousands of residents across our coverage area are still without power after severe thunderstorms across the region Tuesday night Total outages (per PowerOutage.us) --- as of late Wednesday morning Thousands of residents across the region are without power as severe thunderstorms are moving through the area According to the online outage tool known as PowerOutage.us tens of thousands of customers are without power in Cambria County alone Penelec (First Energy Corp.) says it is aware of the outages throughout the area and the estimated restoration time is approximately 9:30 p.m. You can stay up to date with the latest outage information by visiting your electric company's website Officials are also reminding residents to avoid downed powerlines Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application surrounded by family and friends on February 5 He was the first born son of an immigrant father from Falcone His father passed away while serving our country in World War II in Italy in 1946 PA and graduated from Saint Peter’s Reading Catholic High School from the University of Dayton in Education in 1961 and his Master’s Degree in Psychology from U.D they were married in 1964 and lived in Dayton together until her passing in 2007 after 43 years of marriage He started his career of 44 years in education at Beavercreek High School then became a Director of Pupil Personnel for the Vandalia Butler school district He was a part-time faculty member at the University of Dayton from 1973 to 1986 in teacher education He was an administrator for Springfield City Schools for many years then returned to teaching biology for the remainder of his career he was a recipient of the Excellence In Teaching Award He was a gifted chef who loved cooking for his family He was an enthusiastic fan of the Dayton Flyers Preceded in death by his parents Francesco (Frank Cambria) Giovannina Boncardo (Jennie Boncoddo) and Carmelo (Charlie Cambria) his brother Frank Cambria and his two golden retrievers Nick and Sam daughter Lisa Schreck (Stephen) and their children Conor Woodie son Jason Cambria (Hollie) and their children Chuck is also survived by his four brothers Chuck has many loved nieces and nephews in Reading Chuck also leaves behind many dear close friends.  The family would like to extend special thanks and love to the staff at The Carlyle House he cared for all of you very much and for the wonderful care given by Hospice of Dayton there are not enough words of praise for this organization February 13 from 5:00pm-8:00pm at Routsong Funeral Home A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday February 14 at 11:00am at Holy Angels Church Chuck will be laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made in Chuck’s name to Hospice of Dayton Mass will be livestreamed at Routsong Funeral Home's YouTube Channel.  Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors All WNY the Niagara County Sheriff’s Communication Center received a 911 call reporting smoke and flames coming from a barn in the 3500 block of Lower Mountain Road Personnel and equipment from multiple fire companies arrived on scene and confirmed a working fire in the barn The barn was used to house multiple vehicles and machines The homeowner was transported to a local hospital with minor burns The investigation into the cause of the fire is being handled by the Niagara County Fire Investigation Unit Cancel Alpha Feed for an insightful conversation about building high-stakes Cambria is pioneering unique game worlds like Duel Arena and Gold Rush recently concluding a season with a $1.5 million prize pool Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts Watch the episode on Spotify Cut through the noise and discover new ideas with Delphi Pro the crypto research platform that pays for itself orStay ahead in the crypto markets with a weekly email full of actionable insights market updates and exclusive report unlocks Pittsburgh Union Progress A nationally innovative program to use drones to deliver emergency medical supplies in Cambria County should be ready to take flight in July County officials have begun making public presentations about the program coordinated by the Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission Local first responders will begin receiving training next month followed by test flights in July and responses to actual emergencies in August When emergency dispatchers receive calls for time-critical situations such as a heart attack Then they will deploy a drone with supplies such as an automatic external defibrillator EpiPen or tourniquet to deliver potentially life-saving items before EMTs can arrive Dispatchers will stay in touch with others with the patient to walk them through using the materials they receive until professionals arrive which in some rural areas can be 15 to 20 minutes The concept began through efforts by Aerium a Cambria County not-for-profit organization that pushes training for jobs in aviation That group and its partners were awarded a $1.92 million grant last year through a U.S Department of Transportation program to encourage innovative use of technology it is on the brink of being a national leader in using drones for medical intervention we’ll be one of the first two in the country that are doing this,” said John Eberhardt managing director of system consultant ATA Aviation of Fredericksburg, Virginia A similar program is under development in Florida but the Cambria County operation is believed to be closer to beginning operation ATA has been working with Aerium and other partners on the specifications for the drones dispatch protocols for emergency dispatchers flight clearances from the Federal Aviation Administration and types and locations of sensors to control the drones and make sure they don’t enter the flight path of other airborne vehicles The company made a presentation about the program to Johnstown Council earlier this month It will hold open houses May 13-14 at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and present information at its own conference May 28-29 at the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Eberhardt said crews will begin installing 30 specialized sensors in late May and finish before the first extensive flights in July There will be demonstration flights May 30 followed by test flights June 2 The weeklong tests in July and August will be critical for determining whether the drones work the way they should whether bystanders are willing to use supplies that are delivered before an ambulance arrives and whether that improves the medical outcomes of patients that information will be used to apply for a second stage of funding that could be as much as $10 million to expand the program across Cambria and seven other counties over as long as three years we’re pretty confident it’s going to work,” Eberhardt said “But if the [health] system isn’t going to benefit from it officials want to set up the system over a wide area the goal is to show its medical value to insurance companies to convince them to cover the cost of drone system The biggest benefit from drone deliveries is expected to be rural areas with no nearby ambulance service but the initial testing will be done in Westmont That’s because officials want to get as many deployments as possible for demonstration purposes and they expect three to five a day in those areas compared to that many a week in rural locations Demonstrations will take place from July 14-25 in Westmont and Southmont Drones will be deployed from two locations but they won’t be identified because officials don’t want anyone to gather at the sites mechanics and people to place medical equipment in the delivery pack but eventually those jobs should be filled locally Eberhardt stressed that during the testing phase crews will not be gathering any personal information about patients or their medical emergency If the system is approved for the second stage of funding it likely will expand across Cambria County emergency management coordinator for Cambria County said the program will provide “a little” more work for his stretched staff The crew already stays on phone calls to help others care for a patient until an ambulance arrives so walking them through using equipment delivered by drone shouldn’t be a problem “I think the potential to provide this life-saving service to patients is amazing,” he said “I’m excited about being part of something as aggressive as this “That’s how I told our staff: In little Cambria County we’re going to be the leaders in something that’s never been done before Ed covers transportation at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette visit website View on Google Maps Discover elevated nightlife at this rooftop bar in Downtown Phoenix this rooftop oasis offers a sophisticated escape with stunning skyline views Sign Up For Emails Emailinfo@dtphx.org and contribute to the growth and vitality of our community more inclusive city core that generates positive perceptions © 2025 Downtown Phoenix Accessibility ' + currentFeature.properties.paddress + ' The village of Nyack is kicking off its monthly street fair rotation with its annual Springfest on Sunday The monthly event kicks off rain or shine from 10 a.m Sunday with nearly 200 vendors expected to line up along Main Street and Broadway selling everything from handmade jewelry and art to antiques skincare and food stands from the many restaurants in the downtown area as internationally acclaimed rock band and hometown heroes Coheed and Cambria will return to their hometown for the key to the village Of interest: Tatum Hopkins came to Nyack to make Broadway; Kristin Chenoweth predicts a Tony which showcased local bands from across the Lower Hudson Valley The band Coheed and Cambria formally began in 2001, named after two characters from the Armory Wars a science fiction comic written by Sanchez The band's eleventh studio album, Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe, was released on March 14. The album's lead single, "Someone Who Can," was even filmed in several locations throughout the village The band's upcoming tour North American tour with metal masters Mastodon and special guest Periphery kicks off in the United States on May 10 Performances in New York include May 26 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs and May 30 at Empower Federal Credit Union Ampitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse Coheed and Cambria to perform set at Nyack Street FairThe band will perform a set at the fair starting at 4 p.m at Hezekiah Easter Veterans Memorial Square on Main Street before being handed the key to the village Parking is free throughout the village on street and in village parking lots but be sure to arrive early as spaces tend to fill up fast. Directions to Nyack and parking info are available on the village website. (The story was updated to clarify the band's back story and correct tour information.) PATTON — The Cambria County Regional Firefighters Association’s fire academy training classes offer learning opportunities for hundreds of firefighters across Pennsylvania, said Lianna Weir, the association’s public information officer. The 71st-annual fire academy kicked off Friday, April 4, with classes at the Cambria Heights High School in Clearfield Township and the association’s fire training academy in East Carroll Township. A second weekend of advanced education and hands-on training was held this past weekend at both locations. The academy wraps up next week, according to Weir. “One of the things we strive to do is offer trainings for everybody at the firehouse,” Weir said, adding not everyone is an interior firefighter and department members who serve other functions of the fire service, such as operating fire trucks or taking photographs of scenes under investigation, need training, too. “There’s a lot more (involved with firefighting) than just running into a burning building or responding to a car accident,” Weir said. “We try to offer a variety of classes that appeal to everybody.” Bobbie Sue Noble of the Vintondale Fire Department said she and her daughter, Madison Yoder, were excited to learn something new from the association’s fire photography 101 class. Noble has attended the association’s fire academy for 23 years. “You learn something new every time,” she said. Samantha Smith, the photography class instructor, said she has been doing photography off and on since 2018 and does work with multiple fire departments throughout Blair County, including the Freedom Township Fire Department and the Tyrone Blazing Arrow Fire Department. Smith said photos can be used to assist fire investigations, but there’s a fine line of privacy that shouldn’t be crossed when taking photographs at an emergency scene, she said. “That’s one of the big things I’m going to focus on is privacy and modesty with it because you see a lot of bystanders just taking pictures. But they don’t realize that could be your family or their family,” Smith said. Macey Davison of the Hope Volunteer Fire Department in Northern Cambria said she’s attended the fire academy weekends every April since 2016 when she joined her department. “Training is what we live off of,” Davison said. “If we don’t have the training, then we can’t perform adequate service to our communities, so it is very important that fire companies come out and train.” April Corle of the Northern Regional Fire Department, which formed earlier this year by the merger of the Windber Fire Department and the Scalp Level-Paint Volunteer Fire Co., she and her son, Zach, drove to Patton from Windber this year to be a part of the academy for the first time. The two attended a vehicle technical rescuer class together. Other classes offered included driver operator pumper, arson awareness for emergency response personnel, air monitoring instrumentation, rapid intervention teams and fire prevention for special needs individuals — a class taught by Kris Siegert, a fire and life safety instructor from the Mount Lebanon Fire Department in Allegheny County. Siegert said he appreciated the opportunity to present his programs to a new audience. “People aren’t doing fire and public safety nationally, let alone regionally,” Siegert said, adding he does not encourage the teaching of stop, drop and roll to children. Siegert said children are not setting themselves on fire and are not getting their clothes set on fire. “There’s a very clear audience for people who are getting their clothes set on fire. They’re drunk adult men, not little kids,” he said. Part of the reason why Siegert doesn’t encourage the teaching of stop, drop and roll to children is because whenever people ask kids what to do when there’s a fire in their home, their first response is not likely to be “get out” of the building, he said. “They’re saying ‘stop, drop and roll,’ which is not going to help. So, we’ve shifted away from that completely,” Siegert said. “That’s something that all of us grew up being indoctrinated with.” Shifting away from that message toward more pertinent messaging and letting children hear what a smoke alarm sounds like is important because, according to Siegert, many children have never heard the sound before, let alone what it means. “The worst nightmare for everybody here is pulling a kid out of a fire. So if we can keep that from happening, that’s a win for everybody,” Siegert said. Excelsior Fire Department member Christopher Whiteford said the association also provides important professional networking opportunities through the annual academy. “You can connect with others you haven’t seen in a year or two and kind of talk and see how their department is doing,” Whiteford said. Some training opportunities aren’t available at the department’s firehouse in Bellwood, so Whiteford — and several firefighters from departments in eight counties across the state — use the association’s fire academy to train every year. “It gives us our training that we truthfully need,” Whiteford said, adding the academy facility is “very unique” and features a burn building, a tower and a flammable liquids pit among other training opportunities. Weir said the facility is “a great resource” for local firefighters to have in the area. It is used by volunteer firefighters from as far as Pittsburgh and Lancaster and also paid fire departments, like the cities of Johnstown and Altoona. “Those people are also benefiting from us having this training site and offering these trainings as well. It’s something that a lot of other areas don’t have to offer their firefighters,” Weir said of the academy facility, noting it familiarizes people from out of the area with businesses and things to do in the region. “One of the goals that I have in my role is to make this weekend an event where people see the schedule and go ‘Oh hey, Cambria County is having their fire academy weekends and we need to go because it’s a great area to go to,'” Weir said. Mirror Staff Writer Matt Churella is at 814-946-7520. Copyright © 2025 Central Pennsylvania Newspapers, LLC | https://www.altoonamirror.com | 301 Cayuga Ave., Altoona, PA 16602 | 814-946-7411 Central Coast residents marked this year's Easter holiday by venturing out to Shamel Park in Cambria for the Reggie Perkins Memorial Easter Egg Hunt. Starting at noon on Sunday, kids got the chance to search for hundreds of colorful Easter eggs filled with festive prizes. Afterward, they enjoyed playing games and participating in holiday activities. Miguel Sandoval, the president of the Rotary Club of Cambria, told KSBY that organizers hoped to maximize the Easter festivities this year. "[We] try to make sure that a lot of the prizes they get are stuff that they can use throughout the park, so you can spend some time with the family and just enjoy the day," Sandoval said. Sunday's free event was organized by the Cambria American Legion, the Cambria Lions Club, the Rotary Club of Cambria, and several other community members. Jeannette junior Noah Sunder drives to the basket for two against Northern Cambria in a PIAA Class 2A playoff game Wednesday. Jeannette sophomore Jace Powell drives to the basket against Northern Cambria during a PIAA Class 2A playoff game Wednesday. Jeannette junior Xavier Odoriso-Farrow drives to the basket for two against Northern Cambria in a PIAA Class 2A playoff game Wednesday. Jeannette junior Markus McGowan drives past Northern Cambria’s Ty Dumm (left) and Malik Fox during a PIAA Class 2A playoff game Wednesday. Jeannette junor Kymon’e Brown puts up a jumper against Northern Cambria during a PIAA Class 2A playoff game Wednesday. If the Jayhawks have hopes of winning their second PIAA title, things must change. It took Jeannette (25-2) more than a quarter to find a groove Wednesday at Johnstown against District 6 runner-up Northern Cambria (15-13) in the Class 2A second round. And it was the Jayhawks’ defensive pressure that got them started. Once they sped up the Colts, their transition game helped them pull away for a 70-54 victory and a berth Saturday in the PIAA quarterfinals against rival Greensburg Central Catholic (25-2), which defeated Neshannock, 66-50. GCC has won both meetings this season against the WPIAL champions. Juniors Markus McGowan and Noah Sunder were too much for the Colts to handle. McGowan scored 21 points, and Sunder added 19. “Our big guy (Caleb Dolney) got in foul trouble, and I knew we were in trouble,” Northern Cambria coach Clinton Gochnour said. “The two things we needed to control were rebounding and their transition game. Their press caused us some problems.” Jeannette led 14-13 after a quarter, but Northern Cambria went up 18-14 early in the second quarter. Jeannette then started to press the Colts, and the Jayhawks steadily pulled away by going on a 19-5 run. The Jayhawks led 33-25 at halftime despite missing at least eight layups in the first half. “I don’t know what the reason is why we’ve been having these bad starts,” Batts said. “That is just uncharacteristic of our team. I do not know if they’re looking at these opponents not thinking they’re very good. But I tell them they want to win, too. “It is survive and advance. So we’re not getting maximum effort, and that’s not a good sign. Give Northern Cambria a lot of credit, they muddied the game.” Batts said the team started to pick up its effort and eventually took control of the game. “It was nice to help out the team,” Sunder said. “Our game plan was to go down low. It was our defense that turned things around.” Jeannette started to pull away in the third quarter as Sunder scored 10 points. “They were doing a good job putting pressure on our guards, which opened up things for Noah,” said McGowan, who scored 11 points in the fourth quarter. “We played better defense and started getting some easy buckets.” Northern Cambria was able to hang around because of its 3-point shooting. Malix Fox had four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points. Parker Shutty had three 3-pointers and finished with 11. Jeannette lengthened its lead with a 19-12 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter as Northern Cambria took desperation shots, leading to easy layups for the Jayhawks. Batts said his team should not have any problem getting up for Greensburg Central Catholic. “They know what we do, and we know what they do,” Batts said. “Hopefully they put the game at Norwin.” McGowan said he is looking forward to the rematch with the Centurions. If Javascript is disabled browser, to place orders please visit the page where our photos are available to purchase Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County Plans for the Cambria skatepark to go up along Main Street remain after issues arose regarding a funding gap to start construction That was made unanimous with a 5-0 vote,” said Chelsie Foster with Skate Cambria The Cambria CSD board of directors voted Thursday to keep the Cambria skatepark at its original location on Main Street the funding gap for the skatepark has raised concerns from CSD staff regarding the project’s viability in its existing location due to things like increased construction costs “What we thought was a safety net of $1.2 million with potential construction cost of $800,000 or $900,000 now we’ve got engineering estimates and mock bids by local general contractors that put it around $1.2 or $1.3 million dollars to construct and that’s before we talk about other impacts like tariffs overseas with the new administration I don’t know how that’s affected materials,” said Matthew McElhenie it’s a big project that inflation affects it The bid you start with is not going to be the bid five years later,” said Margie Sesser with Skate Cambria Chelsie Foster with Skate Cambria says they have $1.2 million for the project The funding gap must be closed before the project can move into the next stage CCSD general manager Matthew McElhenie says most recently “The federal government reached out to us and said we need tribal monitoring during every single day of construction While the grant will reimburse 50% of that there are also other expenses like PG&E “Where we might have to drop power from a pole or tunnel it in from the vault and Mr Green is working with PG&E to get an estimate,” McElhenie said This has led the CCSD to come up with alternatives “What we keep finding ourselves in is this funding gap that doesn’t seem to be lightening up,” McElhenie said When an option of relocating the skatepark to the East Ranch Community Park was presented by the CSD many people in the community were against moving it away from Main Street “The key reason is to keep the kids visible here This way we can see the action that’s going on 11-year-old Champ Foster also spoke at the meeting A lot of kids around here have been waiting for it for five years,” said Champ Foster Skate Cambria will be launching a campaign soon to raise additional funds “Cambria is going to step up to make sure this happens,” Sesser said If you are interested in donating to the Cambria skatepark, click here (WJAC) — Officials with the Humane Society of Cambria County say that aside from providing more space at a new 12-acre plot the goal of this new building is to provide community education through training and resources to reduce what they describe as a stray animal crisis We are trying to get grantsThe land was purchased by an anonymous donor This donor also made a pledge over the next five years to help us throughout the building process,” said Executive Director Kelli Ruiz She says the new shelter will be able to take in double the number of animals it currently houses Employees say that the upgrade for the shelter which has operated in the same one-acre space for the last 40 years “We know that this shelter is not big enough for the needs of the community There's a lot of kennels that can't be used because they're falling apart is this case more important than this case and decide which animals need to come in first.” “It's not fair to them to take them out of a bad situation and then just put them back into a bad situation,” added Operations Manager Kylie Claycomb Alongside plans for better facilities and more staff members which Whited says can make a major difference when it comes to handling hoarding or abuse cases Ruiz says the main goal of the new shelter is to serve as a hub for community education ‘Here's how you keep your animal in the house “Even just talking to people and helping them understand the importance of spaying and neutering and providing regular animal vaccines I think that that's something that will really help the animal crisis that we're seeing,” said Claycomb Ruiz says community support is more important than ever “Money's always going to be a concern going into the new building because we really need the public to get behind thisWe definitely need to raise a lot of money to put this new building into place She says that the Richland Zoning Board is requiring ground to be broken on the project within the next 18 months If you’re interested in supporting the Humane Society of Cambria County, visit HumaneCambria.Org. The Richland Township Zoning Board has approved a proposal for a new shelter for the Humane Society of Cambria County. The new facility will be located at the corner of Oakridge Drive and Jari Drive, spanning 12 acres. Kelli Ruiz, executive director of the Cambria County Humane Society, expressed relief and excitement over the board's decision. "So since I took over two and a half years ago, that is one of the first discussions that we started having as we need a new building," Ruiz said. "Not only is it unsafe for a lot of the animals because of how they're housed, it's also unsafe for the volunteers and the employees." Ruiz added, "So having this building means so much to us and it took us quite a while to find a location that we would be able to build on. So getting this permission granted today is a huge relief and it's a time to celebrate. It's a time to build a new shelter." The current facility serves about 2,000 animals annually, with 150 currently residing there, despite having only an acre of space. The building is over 40 years old, prompting the push for a new facility. Humane Society officials plan to potentially hire full-time medical staff, such as a veterinarian, and aim to raise funds through fundraisers and donations. The board also approved an 18-month zoning permit extension to allow more time for the development of the proposed facility. Vaxis – Act III: The Father Of Make Believe mastermind Claudio Sanchez reflects on a life spent hiding behind intergalactic warfare and why the ending of the story may finally be nigh… given that their forthcoming 11th studio album sees the band’s mastermind breaking down the barriers between himself and the vast narrative he’s been immortalising in music for almost 30 years But the most immediate question is of course: why now Sat in the upstairs room of a west-end pub festooned with flags and fruit machines Claudio doesn’t necessarily look comfortable in his surroundings forgoing the ales on offer in favour of the large coffee he’s clutching His iconic hair tied back beneath a baseball cap pulled tight over a strong brow and kind eyes you get the sense you can ask him anything Had Claudio begun to feel he was doing an injustice to himself and his subject matter by not being more obvious in what he was writing about “And that’s one of the themes of this record And part of me wonders what life would have been like if I’d have done things differently How would my music have been received if there wasn’t the concept Because sometimes I feel that it gets too much attention the value of the music and the value of the real messages Claudio says he’s not that different to the insecure teenager who began this journey The kid who took the school bus from Nyack New York into Manhattan to see a production of Tommy on Broadway the rock opera released by The Who in 1969 which tells the story of the titular character – a deaf dumb and blind kid who becomes an expert pinball player and later a spiritual leader the chance to explore topics like the physical (Cousin Kevin) and sexual abuse (Fiddle About) he experienced as a child Although the significance of that theatre visit didn’t occur to Claudio until years later the importance of seeing prog legends Pink Floyd on The Division Bell Tour at Giants Stadium in 1994 was immediately obvious Both experiences solidified a passion for synergising music and visuals at scale leading Coheed’s singer to develop the nucleus of a world he’s still taking to staggering levels almost three decades on as his tenure in early bands was as a background player And when it came time for Claudio to become the focal point he admits to being afraid – of both the attention and of people knowing what his songs were about – so he dressed things up in theatrical garments and placed them in a fantastical landscape figuring out things and making them beautiful so that my emotions are exorcised but it’s still costumed enough that the world won’t know.” There are signs Claudio has grown in confidence over time, though. How else do you explain the single Someone Who Can the song is so massive and undeniable it’s as if he wanted to remind people that whatever they think of the way he frames his art is too modest for that kind of self-aggrandisement written in a small room in his Brooklyn home on an upright piano with a few stereo mics giving the initial recording a raw it wasn’t even intended to be on the new record omitted from the running order he shared with returning co-producer Zakk Cervini but included among the files simply to “round things out” ‘This song’ and thought it was a vibe the record was missing as if it were the easiest concession in the world giving someone else the keys to his kingdom and the scope to terraform it with Claudio would have been totally alien “I guess I’m a horrible collaborator,” he laughs “Because I can hear this stuff fast and so I need to execute it fast Have you learned to trust the input of others over the years because when I first started working with Zakk Shoulders and A Disappearing Act [from Vaxis – Act II: A Window Of The Waking Mind] that were raw demos that the band and management really weren’t too sure about All of my career I’ve been looking for someone to give me an objective opinion that I value Not all experiences with producers have been so successful because some of those appointments have been foisted on Claudio and haven’t necessarily offered the kind of dynamic he was looking for you should work with this producer.’ The stuff that a producer would hear would be what it sounded like the day I wrote it I’d have these instances where we’d just make a better sounding version of the demo which wasn’t really what I was looking for I was looking for somebody with a songwriter’s mind.” “All of my career I’ve been looking for someone to give me an objective opinion that I value” “I value that experience so much,” he says I learned so much about the exciting possibilities that sound can offer.” He also values the one opportunity he’s taken to step away from The Amory Wars saga on record Claudio articulated the many emotions he experienced in the build up to the birth of his son but also the concern about the state of the world and the kind of parent he’d be and is what my mom and dad were feeling before I came into this world,’” explains Claudio with obvious joy “[My son] exists in the other records in the conceptual frame but those feelings before he was born weren’t something I’ve ever experienced before Spoiler alert for a movie released in 1995 but remember the ending of The Usual Suspects when the police detective is interviewing a seemingly hapless criminal about the identity of a mysterious mastermind called Keyser Söze and the yarns he’s spun to secure his release have been taken from scraps of information dotted around the office the interview takes place in Claudio uses his reality as the basis for his fiction The Amory Wars – the conflict at the centre of almost all of Coheed And Cambria’s albums as well as a series of sci-fi comic books and novels – is named after the street Claudio grew up on And as well as being the title of Coheed’s debut record is a reference to the airplane parts Claudio’s father helped build in the blue collar factory he worked in the dragonfly featured on the artwork symbolises a syringe – a reference to his father having been a functioning addict – which injects main character Coheed with a virus that transforms him into a monster you can’t help but think Claudio’s early life must have been challenging “My fear was that people would hear these songs and think my life was tragic,” he responds but I didn’t want to villainise my parents so it’s not right for me to go and bitch and moan about my fucking life My dad got me my first guitar and my first four-track Writing like that was a way for me to tell stories without bastardising the people I love.” “I always wanted a creative partnerships with a significant other” there are people that Claudio has written about more clearly and without ambiguity his “favourite collaborator” with whom he co-writes the comic books and graphic novels that deepen the lore around The Amory Wars She is celebrated on the gorgeous acoustic track but as a kid I would get [guitar] strings from this company called Dean Markley I didn’t care about the strings necessarily but I like the image they used in one of their ads of a guy and a girl sitting on the porch of this old dilapidated house and he has a guitar and they look like they’re singing together I had that ad up on my wall because I loved the idea of creative partnerships with a significant other I fear the day when we have to leave each other.” That profound worry about being separated by death was informed by the story of his grandparents when Claudio was too young to attend her funeral Her loss left his grandfather – the inspiration for the character of Sirius Amory in the The Amory Wars – without his wife for 35 years until his own passing at the beginning of the pandemic Although many families weren’t allowed to see their sick loved ones due to COVID restrictions Claudio’s brother and his wife were first responders who worked at the hospital “My brother told me that my grandfather was sort of miming this dance in his hospital bed despite seemingly not being conscious,” reveals Claudio “I took that as a sign he was beginning to reunite with his wife He wrote the song Meri Of Merci in their memory its twinkling piano and soft vocal providing the ideal accompaniment to a slow dance with a loved one It was written while Claudio was staying at an Airbnb in Paris while looking out at the splendour of the Sacré-Cœur using it as the inspiration for the home of the Prise one of the three main races in The Amory Wars “It’s initially what inspired the idea of the through narrative within the records I was singing songs that were embellishments on my life this is like being on Mars.’ There was a shop across the street called The Bag Online and that was what I initially named the concept…” The second track on Vaxis – Act III: The Father Of Make Believe is called Goodbye powered by a rousing vocal and buoyant guitars “It’s basically standing at the funeral procession of Coheed And Cambria,” reveals Claudio it talks about the good times and the bad.” the album concludes with The Continuum III: So It Goes a phrase borrowed from the novel Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut in which those words are used in reference to anything that’s dead and the frontman having opened this conversation by saying he’s “almost done” and “can see an end to this” he almost immediately makes references to a character from The Amory Wars like Billy Pilgrim from Slaughterhouse-Five has the ability to slip between past and future you understand where Claudio is coming from While Coheed’s narrative nears its end (or at the very least the end is coming into view) its creator has cause to reflect on the way it’s impacted his life through some flashes back in time which has a through-line with the videos for other new tracks Blind Side Sonny and Searching For Tomorrow members of the band are shown their potential realities had Coheed not existed Setting aside the layers of symbolism and the many Easter eggs, we see a young Claudio in the video, played by an actor named Toby, wearing a jacket with an Iron Maiden ‘Up The Irons’ patch on the back it’s Claudio’s actual jacket from when he was a kid We don’t live in a hoarder house or anything Back when this writer spoke to Claudio in 2022 he had been asked to work on a musical version of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture Of Dorian Gray could this be a potential project for the post-Coheed or post-narrative Coheed landscape “Now I think of it as a potential record for Coheed potentially with other singers playing the role of the character To hear Claudio discuss what he’ll often jokingly refer to as his “fucking wacky concept dreams” places and situations that have inspired them you can’t help but return to the name of the new record Presumably that title is Claudio putting himself a man who crafts people and planets and conflicts for a living front and centre in the most fundamental way “It’s a self-brand,” he explains as he prepares to brave the cold streets of London “I think about all of the years being the guy who’s in the concept rock band But the title is also for the character of Vaxis who’s at a place in the story where the world is his and he can create it as he chooses Part of me sees myself more in that character than ever or the end of the concept of The Amory Wars is around the corner but part of me wonders what a new creative life looks like That’s something that Vaxis has the choice to do and will probably do when the next two records are done What happens next with Claudio and with Coheed isn’t crystal clear largely because the line between the creator and his creation is more indiscernible than ever though it allows for limitless possibilities in the future Vaxis – Act III: The Father Of Make Believe is released March 14 via Virgin Music Group New York prog overlords Coheed And Cambria find beauty beyond the event horizon on epic 11th album… Dunes paint in more hopeful colours on searing second album Watch the video for Coheed And Cambria’s brilliant new single Someone Who Can which Claudio Sanchez says is about the fact that “it’s comforting to reach the conclusion that you’ll never truly have things figured out” Just wait and see what the next 12 months have in store From returning titans Deftones and Gojira to new leaders of the pack Sleep Token and Bad Omens to the next big things in ALT BLK ERA and Scowl get ready for what could be rock’s best year ever.. Listen to Coheed And Cambria’s new Claudio Covers release featuring eight of the frontman’s interpretations… Coheed and Mastodon are joining forces for The Infinite Arc Tour in the U.S Listen to Coheed And Cambria’s new single Searching For Tomorrow taken from next year’s 10th album The Father Of Make Believe Next year will be the biggest 2000trees ever with five headliners across the weekend Pa (WJAC) — A Cambria County school district will be permanently closing one of its buildings at the end of this school year Penn Cambria School District is in the process of consolidating its buildings according to the district’s superintendent School officials say the district is officially closing a lower level school that only holds two grades multiple other schools in the district will likely be joining in the consolidation will only be in operation for a few more months after a unanimous school board vote on Wednesday night Penn Cambria Primary is one of five schools currently in the district with buildings in three different locations: Cresson “It would be similar to a family having several homes Now with the declining enrollment here at Penn Cambria it's now seen as beneficial to not have that many buildings,” says District Superintendent Jamie Hartline Superintendent Jamie Hartline says the district conducted a feasibility study leading up to the decision “That study looked at everything from a staffing standpoint to the building structure to cost and benefits of leaving buildings opened or closed.” Hartline says there was enough room in other schools and closing the primary school could save the district more than $100,000 a year He says with the district's current setup “Some of our parents have three or four children in a district and they could be spread across three or four different buildings.” He says that's why the school has larger goals with the project “it’s a plan that puts all of our students on one campus that is going to involve some building closures.” Officials say that one campus would be in Cresson where the high school and pre-primary school already are and the plan includes expansion that they hope will happen in two or three years which would be a two-story addition that we would need to accommodate all of our students being here on one campus.” Hartline says the plan has mostly been met with positive feedback but at the same time something that is very difficult to do because our communities and our footprint within those communities are important to us.” officials say pre-K through 1st grade will be at the pre-primary building 2nd and 3rd grades will be at the intermediate building 4th through 6th will be at the middle school and 7th through 12th will be at the high school Toward Racial Justice: Voices from the Midstate People fill out mail-in ballots for the 2024 General Election in the United States at a Voters Services satellite office at the Chester County Government Services Center This story has been updated with additional information from Cambria County A printing error caused Cambria County precinct scanners to be unable to read Election Day ballots Cambria County commissioners and voting rights groups are encouraging voters to continue going to the polls They have not received any new complaints of ballots failing to scan A court has extended voting hours in the county until 10 p.m Any voter in line by then will be able to cast a ballot The timing marks on the ballots — black lines around the edge of the ballot — were misprinted That meant the scanners could not correctly read where the ovals were on the ballot and therefore could not read voters’ choices Though county commissioners initially stated the problem may have been with the voting machine software The county uses a voting system from Election Systems and Software “The issues in Cambria County do not appear to be a machine issue or an issue related to ES&S,” wrote company spokesperson Katina Granger to WITF early indications are that this is a ballot printing issue.”  The county has not had a problem counting mail-in votes Cambria is a hand-marked paper ballot county That means voters check in at the registration table and place it in the scanner located at each precinct For voters this morning and through the early afternoon elections officials had to use a back-up plan The only change for voters was that instead of submitting their ballots to a scanner they dropped their ballots in an emergency back-up box rather than at the precinct using the scanner Every county is prepared for issues like this the former Pennsylvania Secretary of State from 2019 – 2021 “We have the ballot that the voters in Cambria County hand marked,” she said “And so that’s actually the most important part of the process.” Cambria County has 88,513 registered voters said he expects a minimum 40-50% turnout for in-person voting on Election Day It is unclear how many voters cast ballots into the secure emergency boxes as opposed to how many will cast ballots directly into the scanners The Department of State said it is working with Cambria County to resolve the issue “We are working with the County to resolve this technical matter and are committed to ensuring a free and secure election,” according to department spokesperson Matt Heckel The county is keeping the ballots in the emergency boxes segregated from those entered into the scanner Deputy sheriffs are making the rounds to precincts to pick up those boxes and deliver them to the central elections office the county is following chain-of-custody procedures to track how many ballots are being transported and who has control over them we want to make sure that we have all that information ready to go,” he said Cambria’s elections staff will open the emergency ballot boxes counties typically have two options — duplicate votes from the improperly printed ballots onto properly printed ballots The county does not have enough properly printed ballots the county will use teams of two elections staff who will be observed by representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties “We made sure to contact both parties to ensure that they have observers there to ensure that the process runs as transparent as possible,” he said Hand counting takes longer than uploading results from the precincts The time it takes depends on how complicated the ballots are and how many staff are available to count an elections law professor at Florida State University In 2022, York County did a recount of two races that had a combined 1,824 ballots. It took county staff four hours, according to a report from the elections technology nonprofit Verified Voting Cambria County has eight races on the ballot Become a WITF sponsor today » A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich Driving Directions Request a Tour Very few bands are as tenacious and consistent as Coheed and Cambria have been as they enter their 30th year as a band As we all wait for their new album Vaxis: Act III: The Father of Make Believe and I can say with full confidence it is a smooth Approaching the new album with a more personal touch while driving the next chapter of the Amory Wars story forward Coheed breathe new life into old ideas and keep what brought them so much fanfare to begin with The Father of Make Believe combines a lot of elements from Year of the Black Rainbow and The Afterman albums while sneaking in some ideas from Good Apollo I into the mix It is an amalgamation of concepts that have presented themselves throughout Coheed’s career Explosive choruses ring out like a gunshot conjured up from catchy hooks and inner demons Lyrics cross the threshold from fiction into personal tales combining fears and emotions as a catalyst to take the band’s sci-fi story into an unknown territory Opening on “Yesterday’s Lost”, an orchestrated piano piece turns into an acoustic ballad, softly pulling the listener into the world of the Amory Wars and The Father of Make Believe The pop-punk inspired song chugs along until picking up and slamming the listener down into a cascade of riffs and passion keeping that fierce energy presented in the rest of the song The title track showcases the duality of vocalist and writer Claudio Sanchez as the leader of this band and dissects his role in everything while pushing the narrative forward I’ve navigated the insecurities of putting my truth out for the world to pick apart and scrutinize,” says Sanchez about the title track “I’ve chosen to keep the struggles of my life private out of respect and love to those people and events that inspired the art Genre-bending elements make an appearance on tracks like “Play the Poet.” This song would have done numbers in the heyday of nu-metal bangers “One Last Miracle” presents a stadium-rock-forward ballad bringing epic choruses to the listener and bursting on impact Coheed have also brought back the suites on The Father of Make Believe with “The Continuum I-IV,” presenting a quick intro by All Mother from The Afterman albums and ripping through the listener as a fury of music The Father of Make Believe is a nostalgic glimpse into the rearview mirror of Coheed and Cambria’s career as they enter a new period of their lives playing off of old staples and heartfelt lyrics Check out Vaxis: Act III: The Father of Make Believe when it drops on March 14 via Virgin Music Group Check it out here Issue 73 featuring Pinhead Gunpowder is available now This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website  Learn more This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page As community members gear up for fire season on the Central Coast the Cambria Community Services District Fire Department is hosting a series of meetings this week to get people prepared The meetings will reportedly feature safety tips that cater to specific neighborhoods in Cambria Officials say they will discuss emergency communication systems Attendees will also be able to ask questions and voice their concerns about fire safety and protection The following meetings are organized by service area and will be held at the Cambria Veterans’ Memorial Hall: OLSH (25-4) seemed to be in the driver's seat with less than two minutes to play in the fourth quarter holding an 11-point advantage who had been held to just 12 points in the second half went on a 7-2 run in the final minute of the game to cut the lead down to a four-point OLSH advantage but came up just short in the final seconds “We missed some free throws on the other end which kept them [Central Cambria] in it,” OLSH head coach Don Eckerle said we did a nice job in the fourth quarter working the clock.” PIAA basketball playoffs: Live score updates for Friday and Saturday's quarterfinal round Outside of Central Cambria's run in the final moments of the game OLSH controlled the tempo on offense while also shutting its opponent down defensively for most of the second half OLSH was stout on defense in the second half holding Central Cambria (19-9) to just six points in the third quarter and extending its lead to 12 points “We made them [Central Cambria] do things that it did not want to do,” OLSH combo-guard Leah Parker said “On defense we were forcing them to take shots that they did not normally take that we saw on film They were able to break us late but we found a way to work against that and finish the game strong.” OLSH’s offense found different ways to penetrate Central Cambria’s zone defense Three players reached double figures for OLSH with Claudia Ierullo finishing with a team-high 17 points Parker notched 13 points while getting the team’s offense humming in the first quarter knocking down two shots from long range and finishing the quarter with eight points “I was so happy to hit those shots to begin the game as it was a big help for our momentum,” Parker said “It showed us that we could play with them [Central Cambria] and if you’re open OLSH will now set its sights on the PIAA semifinals as it will face fellow WPIAL opponent Shady Side Academy next Friday at a site and time to be determined Cambria firefighters are working to prepare for future fires and floods — both things Cambria residents are familiar with “When the wind is blowing and the ground is moist we know that their forces are lethal,” said Joseph Ryan a strong storm toppled some Monterey pine trees along Pineridge Drive and Ellis Avenue “One landed on top of a piano teacher’s car as well as another toppled on a neighbor’s house the power lines went down in a neighboring area,” Ryan said He says the home took several months to rebuild “The hotel stay was immediately covered as well as their ongoing costs of living and their home repairs,” Ryan said Cambria Fire Chief Michael Burkey says swift water rescue training and ocean rescue training take place yearly “During the windstorm and after the windstorm we’re going to take care of that,” Chief Burkey said He says that while the department staffs up ahead of strong winds or major storms Chief Burkey says they also closely monitor the riverbed that flooded during the 2023 winter storms “Mother Nature took care of it for us with the floods that came through It opened up a lot of the passageways that haven’t been utilized in quite some time,” he explained previous storms have caused him to be extra cautious I choose wisely to keep an eye and ear out for these sorts of things,” Ryan said If you want to know what evacuation zone you are in, click here There's always something to do in Downtown Phoenix Subscribe Sign in Culture Beat is an arts & entertainment blog based in Providence, RI that also covers the New England region and other parts of the globe. Listen is the band’s 10th release and it has them pushing the creative envelope and forging a new artistic vision The sequencing within the full-length is intriguing due to how the energy builds up as each song goes along There’s an emphatic apex that’s reached during the middle of the record with a four-part opera closing it out This shouldn’t be a surprise to any longtime Coheed fan due to the focus on the storyline that gets put forth through the music What could be surprising is the overall quality of the recordings which is somewhat rare to hear from an established band there was a time where I wasn’t a fan of Coheed and Cambria It was during my late teens when I first heard their music and Sanchez’s voice immediately turned me off It wasn’t until I got to college that some friends of mine had me do a deep dive into their material and I began to appreciate their artistic approach so getting me to change my mind about anything can be like pulling teeth but I’m glad that I eventually became a fan of this incredible band here are my top tracks off of the Album of The Week: The electronic elements present within “Searching for Tomorrow” make it stand out I also love the syncopation between Sanchez and Travis Stever’s guitars A total ripper is “Blind Side Sonny” with the riffs and screams adding a substantial intensity This makes it easy to move around and act a little crazy while listening That four-part opera I previously mentioned is “The Continuum” which concludes The Father of Make Believe in epic fashion I’ve had the pleasure of seeing this magnificent quartet numerous times so make sure to go see them if they come to your friendly neighborhood music venue RI that also covers the New England region and other parts of the globe Editor-In-Chief & Founder of Culture Beat on Medium. 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Email: rob.c.duguay@gmail.com Help Millions of holiday lights will soon illuminate the Cambria Pines Lodge area for the annual Cambria Christmas Market The Christmas Market has been going on for the past 13 years bringing in more than 70,000 people annually “It was originally an idea to bring tourists out to Cambria during a traditionally slow season The owner of the lodge here is a big fan of the German Christmas markets and he wanted to bring a taste of that to the Central Coast,” said event coordinator Mike Arnold “People come specifically for the Christmas Market and they make reservations far in advance,” said Linn's restaurant employee Brandy Cole With an expanded display this year and more than 3 million lights Arnold tells me some nights are already close to selling out “This is shaping up to be our biggest year yet,” Arnold said Arnold says the approval in February of a 15-year permit is allowing them to incorporate more local vendors into the event “We currently have the largest Christmas story in California so it’s cool,” Arnold said Arnold says one display people may be familiar with is returning this year: the Golden Gate Bridge we like to incorporate ocean themes into our displays We wanted to incorporate something big and grand that people can walk through and take photos,” Arnold said “This year we are allowed to be open the week after Christmas Local restaurant Linn’s is aware of the event’s popularity The Christmas Market runs from November 29 through December 31. Ticket prices start at $25 and can be purchased here Pa (WJAC) — Cambria County leaders voted Thursday to temporarily fill two county positions: an interim prison warden and an acting chief of probation for the courts The commissioners appointed Corey Hale as the full-time acting chief of probation for the courts at an annual salary of a little under $76,000 but we still needed someone in the position.” Craig Descavish was also appointed as the full-time interim warden for the prison The previous warden suddenly retired last week for personal reasons. The commissioners say both the interim and acting positions will be abolished once they are filled Richland Township Police say they responded to reports of shots fired from a vehicle in the parking lot of the former Toys "R" Us at 7:54 a.m but authorities were able to trace it using the registration and license plate information leading them to a residence on Ohio Street in Lorain Borough was taken into custody on Saturday morning They say search warrant was executed at the home was apprehended without incident on Sunday at 4 p.m According to Richland Township Police Chief Rick Pollino the shooting stemmed from a physical altercation that escalated among sub-contractors at Ashley Furniture He says Westley Heidemann is a subcontractor who got into a fight with another unnamed subcontractor and that led to Kevin Heidemann getting involved Pollino says Kevin Heidemann opened fire at a juvenile who was also present He says neither Kevin Heidemann nor the juvenile were involved with Ashley's Furniture "No one was injured," said Pollino "Three shell casings were recovered from the scene and there was property damage at Toys 'R' Us." Kevin Heidemann faces charges related to felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor terroristic threats Westley Heidemann faces charges related to conspiracy aggravated assault and terroristic threats Both men are being held in the Cambria County Prison Police were on scene of a shots fired incident early Saturday morning in Richland Township emergency officials said police responded to the Planet Fitness in Richland just before 8 a.m there have been no reported injuries and an investigation is currently taking place We will update this story as more information becomes available winter storms caused the Santa Rosa Creek in Cambria to flood and as another storm arrives on the Central Coast residents and the fire department are actively preparing “We are always preparing,” said Cambria Fire Chief Michael Burkey Chief Burkey says they will add more crews during the storm “We bring in extra staffing and extra personnel to make sure we have adequate coverage for the area and we don’t overwhelm our crew,” Burkey said He says two areas historically flood the most “That would be the Oak Terrace Mobile Home Park and the West Village over here by Main Street and Windsor,” Burkey said some businesses in the West Village flooded during the winter storms and up the alley behind Highway 1 and did flood some businesses,” Belford explained Overflow from the creek wasn’t the only reason behind the West Village flooding down to behind the Shell station,” Belford said Burkey says they will be monitoring Santa Rosa Creek during this latest storm it came up all the way just within about six inches of this bank here and it punched through to the ocean out there it typically punches through right to the ocean and the water rises pretty significantly,” he said the flooding actually helped clear the passageway out naturally we’re not expecting as much problems as we did that time for that reason,” Burkey said Belford got sandbags delivered to her Wednesday morning until after we close for business,” she said sand is available at the Cambria Dog Park parking lot and at Lampton Park Don’t forget to bring your own bags and a shovel check out these tips for filling and placing sandbags: You can get the latest forecast by visiting the Microclimate Weather section on the KSBY website or download the free KSBY Weather app on your smartphone A gazebo restoration project at Shamel Park in Cambria started last year and finished up Friday thanks to help from a local company employees power-washed and painted the gazebo It will be open to the public in two days once the paint dries fundraising efforts to restore the gazebo brought in more than $8,000 When it's done it's going to be great," said Bob Kasper "Every summer we have a Fourth of July celebration here where the bands play at the bandstands and people hang out Kasper says extra money from all the donations will allow the club to fund three or four $1,000 scholarships to Coast Union High School grads.