Community
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Penkala Named CBICC Programs and Events Coordinator
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The Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County welcomes a hospitality veteran to support member engagement and initiatives.
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Women Key to Success Stories as Farms Celebrate National Ag Day
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STATE COLLEGE — National Ag Day is March 21. The special day was developed by the Agriculture Council of America. It is a nonprofit organization that comprises all the leaders in the agriculture and food community. This day is observed to honor the efforts of people related to agriculture and promote awareness. It is that…
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Smokey Axe Grille Closes, Two Eateries to Open at Axemann Brewery
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The Smokey Axe Grille has closed its restaurant inside Axemann Brewery in Bellefonte, but two familiar names in the Centre County food scene will be replacing it. Marin Eats and Flo Bros. Fire Smoked Pizza will become the permanent food vendors inside the brewery at 2042 Axemann Road beginning Thursday, Axemann representatives confirmed. Smokey Axe…
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State Rep. Conklin Announces Grant to Aid Residents Displaced by Sinkhole in Patton Township
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State Rep. Scott Conklin, D-Rush Township, on Monday announced the commonwealth will provide a $180,000 grant to assist the residents of 18 townhomes in Patton Township who were displaced by a sinkhole that opened in their parking lot on Christmas Day. The grant will be delivered “almost immediately” to the township, which will then disburse…
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Centre County Projects Receive $3.5 Million in State Funding
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This story has been updated to reflect additional projects receiving funding in the 82nd state House district. Sixteen projects in Centre County ranging from road improvements to recreation facility renovations to water system upgrades have been awarded a combined $3.56 million in state funding, the county’s representatives and senators in the General Assembly announced late…
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Penn State Pulls Aside Curtain at 2023 Graduate Exhibition
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Penn State boasts high national rankings for its graduate programs and is known as a research hub. Each year, approximately 14,000 graduate students study at Penn State, whether in a research master’s, professional master’s, doctoral or professional doctoral program, spread across nearly 200 areas of study, from the arts to engineering. For those living outside…
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Jared Box Project Honored for Positive Impact on Pediatric Cancer Patients
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STATE COLLEGE — The Centre County-based Jared Box Project has received the Kayla Nakonechni Knight Award for making a difference in the lives of pediatric cancer patients. The honor is bestowed annually by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association. Throughout the year, Alumni Association chapters hold fundraising events in support of Penn…
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5k Walk to Remember Our Fallen Set for May 27
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BOALSBURG — During Memorial Day weekend, a special 5K Walk to Remember Our Fallen will take place from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Military Museum on Saturday, May 27, rain or shine. The event, sponsored by A Soldier’s Hands and the Pennsylvania Military Museum, gives participants the opportunity to remember family and…
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Wear Green, but Don’t Drink It
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It is finally March and we have almost made it through the long, cold Pennsylvania winter. It is time to celebrate the upcoming thaw, and Saint Patrick’s Day is the perfect day to think about greener times. Now, I am not Irish, nor have I ever been to Ireland, but I sure do enjoy Saint…
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Parade and More Returning for Central PA 4th Fest
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Central PA 4th Fest is returning to an all-day celebration and bringing back some of its most popular events after three years of changes and downsizing brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and declining numbers of volunteers. The annual Independence Day celebration in State College and on the Penn State campus will see the return…