Community
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First Night Returns to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in State College
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First Night State College returns on Dec. 31 to bid farewell to 2024 and usher in 2025 with a family-friendly celebration throughout the day and night. A New Year’s Eve tradition in State College since 1994, the festivities kick off on Tuesday morning and feature music, variety and comedy performances, ice sculptures, workshops and much more.…
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Scenes From Alpha Fire Company’s Annual Santa Run
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Alpha Fire Company on Tuesday continued a decades-long tradition of serving as Santa’s sleigh through Centre Region neighborhoods. The annual Santa Run took Santa Claus through the fire company’s service area in and around State College over the course of several hours on Christmas Eve, with a convoy of engines decked out in lights and…
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Happy Chrismukkah!
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It’s a harmonic convergence: Christmas today/Hanukkah tonight. I have excellent credentials as your columnist-du-jour: I’m Jewish but I’ve twice married women who grew up with visions of sugar plums, not latkes, dancing in their heads at this time of year. As a result of these exogamous unions, I have had a Christmas tree in my…
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Chew Chew Bun’s Bellefonte Location to Close
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An Asian bakery is closing its Bellefonte location four months after its opening, but its State College shop will continue to operate as usual. Chew Chew Bun’s final day at 141 W. High St. in Bellefonte will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, according to an announcement posted Thursday on…
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Some Free Holiday Parking in Downtown State College to Continue During College Football Playoff Weekend
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State College will offer an extended grace period for free parking in downtown garages this weekend when Penn State hosts its first College Football Playoff game, a change of course from the original plan for the borough’s annual holiday parking program. Starting at 6 p.m. Friday and continuing through the weekend, the grace period for…
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Centre Foundation Awards $164K to Local Nonprofits
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More than 40 local nonprofit organizations will receive a combined $164,164 from Centre Foundation’s annual Field-of-Interest grant program. Each September, organizations are encouraged to apply for grants from 17 unique endowment funds, which were established by donors to support various causes or geographical areas in Centre County. The grants will fund a variety of programs that…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Unveils List of Most Popular Baby Names in 2024
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A few names remained perennial favorites for babies born at Mount Nittany Medical Center, while 15 new entries joined the list in 2024. Nearly 1,200 babies were delivered this year at the State College hospital and its Joseph V. and Suzanne P. Paterno Women and Children’s Services Unit. On Wednesday, Mount Nittany Health revealed the…
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Fried Chicken and Fish Restaurant Opens in State College
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A new restaurant specializing in fried fish and fried chicken opened its doors this week at Westerly Parkway Plaza in State College. Cluck & Catch, located at 536 Westerly Parkway in the former My My Chicken space, is a collaboration from local restaurateur Hitham Hiyajneh and the owners of Masala Palace in State College. “Everything…
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State College Area School Board OKs Construction Bids for Mount Nittany Elementary Expansion and Renovation
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Construction will get underway soon on a planned $21 million renovation and expansion of Mount Nittany Elementary School following action by the State College Area School Board on Monday night. The board unanimously approved base bids and several alternate bids for the project, which will add a new wing and is primarily intended to alleviate…
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Discovery Space Bringing Baby Stingray to Centre County
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Discovery Space in State College will be the new home for a mesmerizing marine animal. A baby stingray will soon take up residence at Discovery Space’s Marine Life Center. Through a partnership with Electric City Aquarium in Scranton, where the stingray was born, the interactive science center at 1224 N. Atherton St. will offer central…