Community
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Arboretum at Penn State Donates Record Produce Harvest to State College Food Bank
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Throughout this year’s growing season, volunteers and staff worked to plant, cultivate and harvest a wide variety of produce in the gardens of The Arboretum at Penn State. Those efforts wrapped up the week before Thanksgiving break with one final delivery of kale and a few other vegetables, resulting in a record-breaking 2,872 pounds of produce…
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Local Jersey Mike’s Franchisee Acquires Former Rite Aid Building in Bellefonte
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The owner of three Centre County Jersey Mike’s Subs locations recently acquired a Bellefonte property that has been vacant for nearly two years. Cedar Cliff Properties LLC, which has been used by the sandwich shop chain’s local franchisees Matt and Christie Patterson to develop Jersey Mike’s locations, purchased the former Rite Aid property at 821…
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Two Centre County Emergency Response Agencies Receive Nearly $2.2M in Federal Funding
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, on Tuesday announced $2.17 million in federal funding for two Centre County emergency services. Moshannon Valley EMS will receive $2,074,716 for its long–planned new ambulance station and training center, and Howard Fire Company will receive $98,653 for a new rescue jet boat. The money comes from the Community Project…
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Inside/Outside State College: Downtown (and Nearby) Architecture
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Lots of people love the look of downtown State College, me included. However, as an architecture neophyte, I’m often at a loss to say why – or to describe it accurately.
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Hook: Our Tree Removal Conundrum
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We recently had a conundrum in our house that involved rational, emotional and even some moral thinking. We spent weeks debating and assessing the topic before we finally arrived at a decision. A decision which ensured, like all good compromises, that everyone was not happy with the result. We cut down a tree in our…
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State College Earns Perfect Score on LGBTQ+ Equality Rating for 7th Consecutive Year
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State College once again has been recognized among the most inclusive communities in the United States by the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. The borough achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index for the seventh consecutive year. State College was one of a record-high 132 municipalities to earn a…
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Thanksgiving Basket Drive Inspires Penn State Student Service
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The Civic Engagement Alliance’s Thanksgiving Basket Drive will support more than 200 families in need in the immediate State College area.
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Mount Nittany Health Donates $10K to State College Food Bank
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As part of its annual Season of Giving, Mount Nittany Health is donating $10,000 to the State College Food Bank. The health system also launched an employee food drive to collect nonperishable food and essential supplies to further support the food bank’s efforts throughout the holiday season. This initiative, according to Mount Nittany Health, reflects…
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Commemorative Liberty Bells Unveiled at Centre County Historic Sites as Part of America 250 Celebration
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Artist-designed Liberty Bell replicas representing unique aspects of local history made their debuts at two historic Centre County sites on Friday ahead of the celebration of the United States’ 250th birthday in 2026. The 3-foot-by-3-foot fiberglass bells at Centre Furnace Mansion in State College and Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village in Howard are part…