radioNovo News for Johnstown: August 6, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/06/26          THE OWNER OF THE FORMER BON-TON DEPARTMENT STORE AT THE JOHNSTOWN GALLERIA IS PUSHING BACK AGAINST A LAWSUIT FILED BY MALL OWNER LEO KARRULI.          GALLERIA DRIVE L-L-C FILED AN ANSWER DENYING CLAIMS THAT IT OWES OVER 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE OR IS OBLIGATED TO SELL THE VACANT PROPERTY. THE COMPANY ARGUES THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENTS FROM THE 1990S ARE NO LONGER BINDING DUE TO CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, AND CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS OF SEVERE WATER DAMAGE AND MOLD ARE UNFOUNDED.           A JUDGE HAS NOT YET BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE CASE.          SOMERSET COUNTY KICKED OFF ITS 25/250 COMMEMORATION INDOORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, DRAWING A CROWD OF MORE THAN 900 PEOPLE TO SOMERSET AREA HIGH SCHOOL AFTER SEVERE WEATHER FORCED ORGANIZERS TO PIVOT.          THE FIVE-DAY EVENT HONORS TWO MAJOR MILESTONES: AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 AND FLIGHT 93.           THE OPENING CEREMONY FEATURED PATRIOTIC PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL ENSEMBLES AND THE U.S. AIR FORCE STROLLING STRINGS. CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH LIVE MUSIC, A FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL GROUNDBREAKING, AND A MASSIVE PARADE.