Vincent Corso
-
Chicken Traffic Still Crossing the Road in Patton Township
—
by
The line of cars that sometimes pours out into the busy road waiting to get in the drive-thru of Chick-fil-A on North Atherton Street is still causing safety concerns in Patton Township. Last December, the township made it illegal to make a left turn into the popular fast-food restaurant, but issues still remain. Now with…
-
Libations and Ice Cream: Hard Milkshakes at The Field Prove to Be a Match Made in Heaven
—
by
I have found that, more often than not, if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That is how I always felts about mixing alcohol and ice cream. After all, what sounds better than the sweet smoothness of ice cream mixed with some liquor? It is a dream straight out of an…
-
Commissioners Talk State of the County
—
by
On a warm September day, the crowd for the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County’s annual State of the County Luncheon was glad to gather together outside to hear an update from the county commissioners. It helped that the event was held in a covered pavilion at the Rolling Rails Lodge in Port…
-
County Commissioners Approve Nearly $700,000 in Grants from Rescue Plan Funds
—
by
With $31 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding awarded to Centre County from the federal government, county commissioners approved almost $700,000 in grants to four different recipients on Tuesday. Nonprofit Centre Volunteers in Medicine was allocated $100,000 and Mount Nittany Health will receive $400,000 to provide assistance with unreimbursed costs related to COVID-19 vaccine…
-
County Ponders Use of Centre Crest Building
—
by
In March, the residents of Centre Crest nursing home and rehabilitation center moved into the new Centre Care facility off Benner Pike, leaving behind the old 83-year-old facility in Bellefonte. Now the county is looking at how to best use the building, which is owned by Centre County government. Recently, the county commissioners hired an…
-
Plans Submitted for Former Harner Farm Land
—
by
A shopping center with three store fronts is in the works for a parcel of the former Harner Farm land on West College Avenue. The Ferguson Township Planning Department is currently reviewing the preliminary land development plan for the aptly named Orchard Square development, which is proposed to be built on the lot next to…
-
Gift Shop Opens at Gamble Mill
—
by
BELLEFONTE — The husband-and-wife team of David and Staci Egan have moved their gift shop, Smith and Front, to the become the latest business to find a home in the renovated Gamble Mill. The store held a well-attended grand opening event on Aug. 28 with several local vendors on hand and other area businesses pitching…
-
Centre County Recognizes National Recovery Month
—
by
The Centre County Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Initiative held a candlelight Remembrance Ceremony on International Overdose Awareness Day in front of the Centre County Courthouse on Tuesday to remember community members who have been lost to overdose. During the event, the courthouse was illuminated in purple, which is the recovery movements’ official…
-
Former DA Parks Miller Granted Reinstatement of Law License
in Local News—
by
Former Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller can again practice law. The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has granted Parks Miller reinstatement after a suspension that lasted more than two years. Parks Miller’s law license was suspended on Feb. 8, 2019, by the state Supreme Court for a period of one…
-
State College Area Meals on Wheels Celebrates a Half Century of Service
—
by
Since 1971, State College Area Meals on Wheels has been working to provide freshly prepared meals to seniors and other homebound individuals. During a celebration on Aug. 16, Board President Sharon Ambrose put the 50-year anniversary in perspective. “To think that we have current Meals on Wheels clients who were students at Penn State when…