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Unemployment question
Question: I am no longer satisfied with my job. Can I quit my job and go back to school and still qualify for unemployment? Answer: I spoke to Jeanine Brown at the Somerset Career Link (814-445-4161), who referred me to the Altoona Unemployment...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Religion and Belief, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Cost vs. economy
Years ago, many towns in Somerset County had clothing factories. Local people made clothes for private label brands as well as governmental uniforms. Then the manufacturing jobs were sent overseas, primarily to China, because it was cheaper to make...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Angler opens local fly-fishing school
Daily American Outdoors CorrespondentYou would not normally expect to find a German born specialty fly casting instructor living and working in rural Somerset County, although that is exactly where you will find Michael Mauri and as he puts it, "I am in the perfect place." Mauri took up fly...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Germany, Fishing
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Richard Miller McQuade, 94, of Stoystown
Richard Miller McQuade, 94, of Stoystown died May 15, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. Born Nov. 28, 1918 in Berlin, son of Andrew and Eva Ellen (Miller) McQuade. Preceded in death by parents, step mother Anna (Romesberg) McQuade, half...Tags: Human Interest, World War II (1939-1945), Awards and Prizes
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Donald Ray Dickey, 78, of Somerset
Donald Ray Dickey, 78, of Somerset, died May 14, 2013, at his home. Born Oct. 21, 1934, in Black Twp., son of Francis Russell and Mary Ellen (Youler) Dickey. Preceded in death by parents, son-in-law Gunter Stehr; brothers Harry D. Dickey, Robert E. Dickey...Tags: Milford (Easton, Pennsylvania), Berlin (Germany)
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Try the JobGateway mobile site
Site Administrator PA CareerLink Somerset CountyJobGateway has gone mobile! Effective April 26, 2013, a mobile site was launched to assist job seekers in their search for employment from mobile devices. This mobile site, https://m.jobgateway.state.pa.us, compliments the full JobGateway site in a...Tags: LinkedIn Corp., Google Inc.
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James Ray Pyle, 81, of Somerset
James Ray Pyle, 81, of Somerset, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 16, 2013. Born Feb. 8, 1932, the son of Ralph and Ruby Pyle. Preceded in death by his parents and two infant brothers, Donald and Frederick. Survived by his wife of...Tags: International Military Interventions, Alzheimer's Association, Methodist, Korean War (1950-1953), Pittsburgh
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Shuster: Time to repeal Obamacare
As we approach the summer months, we get closer and closer to 2014 and the dreaded launch of Obamacare. We still face major uncertainty in how this massive takeover of health care will actually work. Families and small businesses in the 9th District don'...Tags: Lawyers, Elections, Medicare, Politics, Barack Obama
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Police: Meth lab dump site found in Summit Township
Daily American Staff WriterThe Pennsylvania State Police Clandestine Lab Response Team was called to clean up a large dump site for a methamphetamine lab that was discovered along Sand Spring Road in Summit Township on Tuesday. Sgt. Greg Keefer, Somerset station commander, said...Tags: Science and Technology, Methamphetamine (drug)
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10,000 Maniacs Headline Kick Off To Summer Concert Series
Lift Johnstown, the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, and the Johnstown Area Heritage Association are partnering to present a free concert by the group 10,000 Maniacs at Peoples Natural Gas Park on June 14. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. The concert,...
Tags: Bedford County (Pennsylvania), Arts and Culture, Energy Resources, Goodwill Industries International, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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NTSB recommends lowering the legal limit
staff writer, @damichellegThe National Transportation Safety Board is asking states to cut the legal blood alcohol level nearly in half. The board voted Tuesday to recommend that states lower the rate from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. In Pennsylvania the rate was lowered to...Tags: Heroin, Methamphetamine (drug), National Transportation Safety Board, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Transportation Industry
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Authorities to discuss warning signs of meth labs at community event
Daily American Staff WriterMethamphetamine labs are being found more in Somerset County than in previous years, said Cpl. Dennis Ulery, a supervisor on the Pennsylvania State Police Clandestine Lab Response Team. "Last year we had a 40 percent increase statewide and we are on pace...Tags: Symptoms, Recreational Substance Use, Methamphetamine (drug), Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use
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