Zach Berger
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School Board Votes for Tax Raise to Cover High School Referendum Debt
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The State College Area School District board voted unanimously to approve a preliminary 2016-2017 budget that includes a 4.32 percent tax increase.That increase will help cover the referendum debt for the massive high school project, which will cost a projected $137.2 million.
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Borough Council Quietly Passes Balanced 2016 Operating Budget
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The State College Borough Council nearly avoided any contention at all when voting on the 2016 operating budget at its Monday night meeting. The final budget, which was voted in unanimously, includes an excess of $308, with revenues of $25,193,679 and expenditures of $25,193,371.
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Berkey Creamery to Celebrate 150th Birthday at Pennsylvania Farm Show
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The Berkey Creamery isn’t the only Pennsylvania institution celebrating a milestone birthday this year. The Pennsylvania Farm Show, an agriculture expo in Harrisburg with strong Penn State ties, has hit the century mark this year.
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Thank God It’s Friday: Weekend Before Christmas Events
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It’s the weekend before Christmas, and that means plenty of holiday spirit in State College. But that’s not all. There’s also music, sports, cartoons, and more to enjoy this weekend in town. As always, we put together some of the highlights from the coming weekend’s events.
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Penn State’s Distinguished Elm Trees See Life After Death
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The elm trees are living on even in death, in part thanks to the Elms Collection, which turns the departed trees into everything from benches to tables to picture frames to clocks for sale. But that’s not all. The university is also finding a way for the elm trees find new life on campus.
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Penn State Fights FTC and Kane on Hershey Merger Blockage
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Just two weeks ago, attorney general Kathleen Kane joined the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to block Penn State Hershey’s proposed merger with PinnacleHealth System. Penn State Hershey and PinnacleHealth said in a press release that they will file a joint response.
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Knight Armor Stolen From Downtown State College Storefront
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When people talk about “getting medieval,” this probably isn’t what they had in mind. State College police reported that a metal knight statue, similar to the one pictured above, was stolen from a downtown storefront.
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Police Report Yet Another Walmart Theft
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In what seems to be a growing trend in recent weeks, State College police have reported another theft at the Benner Pike Walmart. According to police, a white male and female took a laptop and a pair of Beats headphones from the Walmart.
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Trustees Approve $101.7 Million in Branch Campus Housing Projects
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After putting off the projects at their November meeting, trustees voted to approve three capital projects on Tuesday. The costly projects total $101.7 million, an expense that the trustees deemed necessary due to the increased demand for housing at two branch campuses.
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‘Group of Young Females’ Steal Christmas Decorations
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It might be Christmas season, but it seems that some people are feeling like Scrooges this time of the year. A group of four girls were spotted stealing Christmas decorations in downtown State College almost two weeks ago.