Southmont News

Residents are tired of hearing it, and Westmont Hilltop school administrators are tired of saying it: Taxes are on the rise again.

Council members of Southmont, Westmont and the city of Johnstown who serve on the Greater Johnstown Water Authority are entitled to compensation for attending authority meetings, Senior Judge Thomas Swope has ruled.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM For the 30th year, audiences will be able to enjoy free music in an outdoor setting.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Fabric creations based in fantasy and reality will be melded in a mother-daughter exhibit at a local arts center.

Glitter, tassels, banners and flags were all the rage Monday as Westmont Borough held its annual MemorialDay bicycle-decorating contest.

Jim Johns of Maplewood Drive got himself a new Brittany spaniel last year and was looking forward to going after some pheasant.

Local officials are cautiously optimistic heading into the summer entertainment season, despite the cancellation of the International Tour de 'Toona bicycle race for this year and the Oakland Jubilee.

An 88-year-old man fell 150 feet Tuesday while hiking near Grandview Cemetery above Menoher Boulevard, authorities said.

An iconic downtown Johnstown eatery soon will serve its last meal. Johnnie's Restaurant and Lounge, which has occupied the same Main Street storefront for 40 years, will close on Wednesday.

Hundreds of people of people turned out Saturday afternoon in Johnstown's Central Park for a "tea party" protesting big government and excessive taxes.

Johnstown's version of the Boston Tea Party will be held at 1 p.m. today in Central Park for what organizers say will be a protest against big government and tax increases.

"MASH" won! Readers responding to my second Dead-Of-Winter TV Survey selected "MASH" as BEST SITCOM EVER! John C. called it "Dramady at its finest." A. from Nanty Glo described it as "the only show that can make you laugh and cry in the same half-hour. I howled at Klinger's costumes, and I howled in a different way when Colonel Blake died." Many of ...

BY TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Sixteen-month-old Molli Lazzari lets her hands do her talking.

Police said they took a drug dealer off the streets and seized more than $1,000 worth of suspected heroin and other drugs during a traffic stop in Southmont Borough.

By FRANK SOJAK fsojak@tribdem.com Icy conditions for the second consecutive day caused numerous schools to delay the start of classes Wednesday morning and caused the postponement of 24 high school athletic ...

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM The state of the economy seems to be people's top concern as they resolve to improve their lives or discover better prospects in 2009.

Greater Johnstown Water Authority is seeking clarification from county court on whether an authority member who also is a borough councilman may receive a stipend for attending authority meetings.