Community
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Centre County Seeking First Applicants for Elder Cottage Program
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Centre County is getting ready to offer a program for older adults to have affordable, independent housing while being close to family support. The county and housing partner the HOME Foundation are seeking the first applicants for the Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity, or ECHO, a program supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance…
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Bellefonte Drug Store Closing After 72 Years in Business
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A staple of downtown Bellefonte for more than seven decades is closing up shop this month. The last day of business for the pharmacy at Plumb’s Drug Store, 105 N. Allegheny St., will be Monday, April 17, while the retail portion of the store will be open for a short period after that to clear…
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Applications Open for Arts Festival’s Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale
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The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts has issued the call for entries for its annual Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale. Part of the Children and Youth Day that kicks off the festival, the sidewalk sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, on South Allen Street in State…
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Happy Valley Sports & Entertainment Alliance Names Executive Director
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The Happy Valley Sports & Entertainment Alliance (HVSEA) has hired Eric Engelbarts to lead its effort to elevate Centre County’s standing as a sports and entertainment destination, according to a news release on Monday. Engelbarts was executive director of Michigan Sports Alliance since 2012. During that time, he created and grew the State Games of…
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Plans Approved for Additions to Future State College Food Bank Location
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College Township Council on Thursday unanimously approved a final land development plan for additions to an existing building that will be the future home of the State College Food Bank. The food bank is planning to renovate and move to the 14,500-square-foot building at 105/169 Gerald Street. Having long outgrown its current space at 1321…
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College Township OKs Plans for Major Addition at Mount Nittany Medical Center
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Plans for a major expansion of Mount Nittany Medical Center are moving forward following approval by College Township Council on Thursday night. Council unanimously approved a final land development plan for the addition of a 10-story patient tower, parking deck and two-story central energy plant at the hospital. Mount Nittany Health first announced the $350…
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Grant Pushes Growth at Snow Shoe’s Rails to Trails
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SNOW SHOE — With spring in the air, things are starting to heat up at Snow Shoe’s Rails to Trails, which continues to grow by leaps and bounds. The committee in charge of the former rail track bed turned ATV and walking trail took root in 1999 with a mere 85 members. By the end…
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Charity Race to Help Homeless People in Bellefonte
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BELLEFONTE—There’s no homeless shelter in Bellefonte, but Trinity United Methodist Church is working to change that, and the public can help. The church, also known as Trinity Bellefonte, has community meal programs and a food bank. “Our doors are open six and sometimes seven days a week because we’re here so much,” said Linda Mundy…
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Leading Scientist for James Webb Space Telescope to Give Free Talk at Penn State
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John Mather, senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), will present the Ronald M. and Susan J. Friedman Endowed Lectureship in Astronomy and Astrophysics at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in 100 Thomas Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. The event is free and open to the public. The JWST, launched in…
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First Friday Events Return to Downtown State College
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Downtown State College Improvement District’s monthly First Friday celebration returns this week after a winter hiatus with music, art, food, shopping and more. This month’s First Friday will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on April 7 throughout the downtown. New this year, DSCID is also introducing First Friday Sidewalk Sales, with merchants extending…