Thunderstorms, some with heavy rain this evening followed by occasional showers overnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 66F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%..
Thunderstorms, some with heavy rain this evening followed by occasional showers overnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 66F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%.
Updated: September 3, 2026 @ 6:32 pm
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske (left) leads a tour of the solar panel array after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School Board President Kenneth Vescovi (center) offers a lesson on the conversion of solar energy to electricity during the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School Board President Kenneth Vescovi (center) cuts a ribbon to commemorate the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske stands near the new solar panel array after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights High School senior Kaitlyn Fox, 17, dons a sun costume and distributes frozen treats to students after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske emcees the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske (left) leads a tour of the solar panel array after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School Board President Kenneth Vescovi (center) offers a lesson on the conversion of solar energy to electricity during the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School Board President Kenneth Vescovi (center) cuts a ribbon to commemorate the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske stands near the new solar panel array after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights High School senior Kaitlyn Fox, 17, dons a sun costume and distributes frozen treats to students after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske emcees the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
CARROLLTOWN, Pa. – A group of Cambria Heights Elementary School fifth-graders flipped a ceremonial switch Thursday to bring the school’s new solar array online.
Construction on the roughly $6 million project started in the spring and wrapped up before the start of the 2026-27 school year.
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Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske (left) leads a tour of the solar panel array after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School Board President Kenneth Vescovi (center) offers a lesson on the conversion of solar energy to electricity during the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights High School senior Kaitlyn Fox, 17, dons a sun costume and distributes frozen treats to students after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School Board President Kenneth Vescovi (center) cuts a ribbon to commemorate the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske emcees the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske stands near the new solar panel array after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske (left) leads a tour of the solar panel array after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School Board President Kenneth Vescovi (center) offers a lesson on the conversion of solar energy to electricity during the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights High School senior Kaitlyn Fox, 17, dons a sun costume and distributes frozen treats to students after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School Board President Kenneth Vescovi (center) cuts a ribbon to commemorate the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske emcees the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Cambria Heights School District Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske stands near the new solar panel array after the district’s solar project celebration at the elementary school in Carrolltown of Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Joshua Byers is a reporter for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at 814-532-5054. Follow him on Twitter @Journo_Josh.
Central Cambria School District’s solar project at the Cambria Township campus has been narrowed down to two candidates, and Monday the school board heard from those prospects.
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