radioNovo News for Johnstown: August 25, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/25/26          THE PENN CAMBRIA SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED SEVERAL CHANGE ORDERS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL’S ONGOING $49 MILLION CONSOLIDATION PROJECT IN CRESSON.          FOLLOWING A TWO-MONTH GAP BETWEEN MEETINGS, BOARD MEMBERS VOTED ON EIGHT ADJUSTMENTS FUNDED ENTIRELY THROUGH THE PROJECT'S CONTINGENCY BUDGET. THE LARGEST WAS A REDUCTION IN PRICE FOR A STORMWATER BASIN EXPANSION, WHICH CAME IN UNDER ITS 290-THOUSAND DOLLAR BUDGET CAP.............. AT 260-THOUSAND DOLLARS.  THE CAMPUS EXPANSION WILL EVENTUALLY HOUSE PRE-K THROUGH TWELFTH-GRADE STUDENTS.          A PIECE OF JOHNSTOWN HISTORY IS OPENING ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC THIS WEEK.            THE GREATER JOHNSTOWN MASONIC LODGE IS HOSTING A FREE ARCHITECTURAL TOUR AT 6:30 P.M. THURSDAY AT ITS EVENT CENTER ON VALLEY PIKE. LOCAL GUIDE ANDY FEDORE WILL LEAD VISITORS THROUGH THE 1931 ART DECO BUILDING, HIGHLIGHTING UNIQUE SPACES LIKE THE EGYPTIAN AND RENAISSANCE ROOMS.          THE TOUR COMES AFTER THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE WAS ADDED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, AS THE LODGE WORKS TO WELCOME THE COMMUNITY AND SHOWCASE ITS NEWLY RENOVATED EVENT SPACE.