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Penns Valley Students Bring ‘Hooves’ to the Harwood
Centre Hall Library Is Making Way for Major Change
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Community Members Hopeful They Can Save Climb Nittany
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Climb Nittany in Boalsburg closed its doors on Sunday after five years in business, but a determined and growing group of community members have been working swiftly to try to bring it back. Save Climb Nittany has raised $1.9 million in less than a month since owner 5.Life, which leased the property at 328 Discovery…
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Mrs. Roper Romp Returns to Support Out of the Cold
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The third annual Mrs. Roper Romp returns June 27 as dozens of participants dressed like the iconic 1970s/1980s sitcom character from “Three’s Company” once again take to downtown State College.
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State College Considers Changes to Neighborhood Parking During Penn State Home Football Weekends
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The days of free overnight street parking in some State College neighborhoods during home Penn State football weekends may be coming to an end. State College has long lifted the “no parking 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.” restriction on football weekends and during other special event times. But under a proposed pilot program presented to…
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Legislation Proposes Selling 9 Acres of State Prison Land Near Shiloh Road to Adjacent Commercial Property Owner
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A small, unused piece of state prison land near Shiloh Road and Interstate 99 in Benner Township could be sold to a neighboring commercial property owner under bipartisan legislation introduced by two lawmakers from Centre County. The proposal from state Reps. Paul Takac, D-College Township, and Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, would convey a 9.029-acre tract to…
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ICE Detainee Who Spoke Out About Conditions in Moshannon Was Punished, Transferred
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Edin Daniel Chinchilla-Roque was placed in solitary and later transferred after officials claimed he instigated the “proclaimed ‘hunger strike’” at Clearfield County detention center.
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State High Students, Centre Care Residents Collaborate on Storytelling Exhibit at Schlow Library
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An exhibit this month at Schlow Centre Region Library brings together the perspectives of local teenagers and older adults living with memory loss through a unique blend of photography and poetry. “Telling Our Stories Together,” organized by Ridgelines Language Arts, features photographs created by State College Area High School photography students paired with poems written…
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Paterno: Why It’s Time for College Governing Boards to Rethink Presidential Contracts
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In the news this week came another story highlighting some of the very real challenges facing higher education in the United States. The president of Michigan State University left the school for Clemson. On his way out he mentioned that tensions with the trustees were part of what drove him to leave the school after…
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Part of Beaver Avenue to Be Closed for Crane Placement at Downtown State College Construction Site
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A portion of a heavily traveled road in downtown State College will be closed for three days while a tower crane is installed for construction of a high-rise condominium hotel. West Beaver Avenue will be closed between South Atherton Street and South Burrowes Street beginning Monday, June 8, PennDOT wrote in a news release on…
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Two More Businesses Lease Space in Former Bellefonte Rite Aid Building
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A sandwich shop chain and a phone carrier store are the latest businesses to join the redevelopment of the former Rite Aid building in Bellefonte. Jersey Mike’s and Verizon have signed leases for space inside the 821 E. Bishop St. building, Kandy Weader of Bennett Williams, the commercial real estate agent for the property, wrote…
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Half of Child Deaths Left Unreviewed in Pa. Since 2020 as Counties Struggle With ‘Unfunded Mandate’
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Gov. Shapiro wants a $2.5M boost for the broken program, but advocates are skeptical that it’s a priority
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