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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 09 > shirleys-cookies-ceo-honored-for-business-excellence-patty-shaw

Shirley’s Cookies CEO honored for business excellence

12+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1296+ words) CLAYSBURG -- Patty Shaw had a simple goal in life. "I was going to be a secretary," Shaw said. "I married Bryan Shaw, my goal in life was to be a secretary, (and) that's what I was going to do." Shaw…...

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altoonamirror.com > life > community > 2026 > 09 > presbyterian-village-celebrates-completion-of-gateway

Presbyterian Village celebrates completion of gateway -

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (106+ words) On Aug. 13, the Presbyterian Village at Hollidaysburg marked the formal opening and dedication of the reconstructed Newry Street entrance to the Health Care Center. The new covered gateway improves accessibility for all individuals going into and exiting the building. It…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-business > 2026 > 09 > robotaxi-service-debuts-on-londons-busy-streets

Robotaxi service debuts on London’s busy streets

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (412+ words) LONDON -- Uber and British tech company Wayve are launching London's first self-driving taxi service on Thursday, giving residents a chance to use technology that's already available in many U.S. cities and other parts of the world. The two companies said they're…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-business > 2026 > 09 > bruised-pride-deal-in-place-to-give-us-one-fifth-of-venezuelas-oil-reserves

Bruised Pride: Deal in place to give US one-fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1011+ words) CARACAS, Venezuela -- Nothing has shaped what it means to be Venezuelan today more than oil. For more than 100 years, in good times and bad, Venezuelans' identity has been built around the belief that their country's bountiful oil resources belong to…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-business > 2026 > 09 > epa-ai-data-center-proposal-faces-scrutiny

EPA AI data center proposal faces scrutiny

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (972+ words) Charolette Baierl, the Ohio River Valley regional organizer for Climate Reality Project, left, and Sally Simpson, a Ford City organizer, protest a planned data center near the Rachel Carson Riverfront Park in Cheswick, Pa., on June 13, 2026. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's Public…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 09 > study-almost-every-american-has-been-targeted-by-scammers

Study: Almost every American has been targeted by scammers

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1756+ words) When Simon's wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he'd died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 09 > sheetz-youtube-channel-team-up-for-new-series-fuel-stop-feast

Sheetz, YouTube channel team up for new series ‘Fuel Stop Feast’

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (177+ words) Sheetz fans have a few new menu items to choose from and a new series to watch as the convenience-store chain pairs up with the YouTube channel First We Feast. Premiering Friday, Sept. 4, and running weekly through Sept. 18, "Fuel Stop…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 09 > logan-township-planners-approve-proposal-for-updated-long-john-silvers-restaurant

Logan Township planners approve proposal for updated Long John Silver’s restaurant

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) Logan Township Planning Commission members unanimously approved the Long John Silver's land development plan Tuesday that will replace the existing restaurant on West Plank Road. According to Karpinski Engineering project engineer Fritz Alderman, the restaurant will decrease from about 3,000 square…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 09 > switching-gears-curryville-farms-joins-growing-number-of-farmers-adding-poultry-to-ag-practices

Switching gears: Curryville Farms joins growing number of farmers adding poultry to ag practices

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1002+ words) CURRYVILLE -- A North Woodbury Township family has joined the growing number of farmers adding poultry to their mix of sustainable agricultural practices. Curryview Farms received 82,000 pullets -- young female chickens -- on Monday, during the first of what is expected to be…...

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altoonamirror.com > news > local-news > 2026 > 09 > finding-new-life-local-barns-reinvent-themselves-as-wedding-event-venues

Finding new life: Local barns reinvent themselves as wedding, event venues

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1055+ words) On a 300-acre property in Tyrone stands a barn that once echoed with the sounds of dairy cows shuffling through stalls and chomping on grass. Today, The Barn on Pennington Road serves as an award-winning wedding venue that is full…...