April 2023
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Primanti Bros. Giving Out Free Drinks After Being Crowned ‘Coolest Thing Made in PA’
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A Pittsburgh-based restaurant with a State College location has been crowned the “Coolest Thing Made in PA,” and to celebrate it’s giving out free booze on Wednesday. Primanti Bros, which has a location at 130 Hiester Street in State College, was the winner of the inaugural Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry tournament. Votes were…
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State College Borough Council Considering Liquor License Transfer for New Downtown Italian Restaurant
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State College Borough Council is weighing whether to approve a liquor license transfer — and if it should come with any restrictions — for a proposed new Italian restaurant. A public hearing was held during council’s meeting on Monday night for the transfer to Figo Italian, which is planned for the first floor of The…
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Penn State Football Players Help Centre Care Resident Celebrate 104th Birthday
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Jean DeWolfe has been an ardent Penn State football fan for most of her long life, and on Tuesday she got a fitting surprise for her 104th birthday . Eight Nittany Lion football players joined DeWolfe’s family and friends to celebrate her birthday at Centre Care, the nonprofit nursing facility in College Township. “Thank you…
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Supporters Hope Pa.’s New Legislature Will Embrace Open Primaries, but at Least One Big Hurdle Remains
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Pennsylvania excludes over a million voters from participating in its partisan primaries, something advocates hope could change this year.
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Opinion: School Board Candidate Cross-Filing Creates Political Confusion
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All politics is local. This saying has been around for many years but is most associated with and attributed to legendary Speaker of the House Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. So much so that he used it as the title for a book he co-wrote back in the 1990s, “All Politics Is Local: And Other…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Njie the Latest to Enter Transfer Portal
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Freshman big man Kebba Njie has entered the transfer portal, according to multiple reports. His potential departure — as players who enter the portal are able to return — leaves the Nittany Lions with just two scholarship players currently on the roster. Njie came to Penn State the second-highest rated prospect in program history and…
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Delta to Suspend Service at University Park Airport, Citing Pilot and Crew Shortages
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Citing an industry-wide shortage of pilots and crews, Delta Airlines is suspending flights to and from University Park Airport after June 5, according to a news release from the State College-area airport on Monday. Delta has operated twice-daily flights from University Park to LaGuardia Airport in New York since January after it discontinued local flights…
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Pa. Faces a Shortage of Benefits Workers as Health Coverage for Thousands Is on the Line
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The offices that help Pennsylvanians keep their Medicaid benefits are facing persistent vacancies and a heavy workload. Advocates and staff fear people could lose coverage as a result.
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Field of Dreams: $1.1 Million Grant Funds Baseball Field Upgrades at Governors Park in Bellefonte
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BELLEFONTE — When Gene “Buddy” Johnson was elected mayor of Bellefonte Borough, he had quite a long “to do” list. One of the items on that list was major improvements and renovations to the John Montgomery Ward Baseball Field at Governors Park. By the time April 11 rolls around, Johnson can scratch that one off…
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How Much North-Central Pennsylvania Nonprofit Hospital Executives Are Paid
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To get a broader picture of executive pay at nonprofit hospitals in north-central PA, Spotlight PA compiled a list of salaries and bonuses from facilities in the region.