radioNovo News for Johnstown: May 21, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 05/21/26          OVER FORTY MEMBERS OF THE NURSE HONOR GUARD GATHERED AT THE FLIGHT 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO PAY TRIBUTE TO PASSENGER AND LONG-TIME NURSE JEAN HOADLEY PETERSON, WHO PERISHED ALONG WITH THE OTHER PASSENGERS ON UNITED FLIGHT 93 WHO BROUGHT THE PLANE DOWN IN THE SHANKSVILLE FIELD AFTER IT HAD BEEN HIHACKED BY AL QAEDA TERRORISTS.               UNDER SMOKE-GRAY SKIES, NURSING COLLEAGUES LIT A TRADITIONAL NIGHTINGALE LAMP AND FORMALLY RELEASED THE 55-YEAR OLD PETERSON FROM HER DUTIES, HONORING HER ULTIMATE SACRIFICE NEARLY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 11TH TERROR ATTACKS.          CAMTRAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROSE LUCEY-NOLL WILL RETIRE THIS SUMMER, CONCLUDING A 20 YEAR TENURE LEADING THE CAMBRIA COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. BOARD CHAIRMAN JOE SLIFKO ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY THAT AN INTERNAL SEARCH IS ALREADY UNDERWAY FOR HER SUCCESSOR. LUCEY-NOLL WILL REMAIN INVOLVED TO OVERSEE THE COMPLETION OF THE TROUBLED 19-MILLION-DOLLAR JOHNSTOWN INCLINED PLANE REHABILITATION PROJECT.          MEANTIME, STATE INSPECTORS ANNOUNCED THEY WILL RETURN TO THE INCLINED PLANE ON MAY 28TH . A SUCCESSFUL REVIEW COULD FINALLY CLEAR THE WAY FOR THE HISTORIC LANDMARK TO BEGIN ITS MANDATORY 30-DAY REOPENING PROCESS.