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Ferguson Township Supervisors Approve Contract to Safe-Harbor Tax Credits for Future Solar Panel Installation
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With an eye toward future installation of solar arrays on township buildings, Ferguson Township’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an agreement that will lock in federal tax credits before they expire in July. The contract with State College-based solar company Envinity will ensure the township can receive up to $352,420, or 40% of the…
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‘A Serious Mistake.’ Centre County Commissioners Voice Concerns After Mount Nittany Loses Sole Community Hospital Designation
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Centre County commissioners on Tuesday said they were “surprised” and “strongly disagree” with the federal government’s decision to strip Mount Nittany Medical Center of a special Medicare designation in a ruling that could cost the hospital more than $9 million a year. Mount Nittany filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Center for Medicare and…
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Pa. Attorney General Settles With State College Apartment Building Owners Over Lease Terminations
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The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has reached a settlement with the ownership group of three student apartment buildings in State College accused of improperly terminating the leases of more than 100 tenants last year, the state’s top prosecutor said on Wednesday. Four limited liability companies that constitute the ownership group — 917 & 1013 Allen…
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Case Against Man Charged in 2000 Rape of Student at Penn State Golf Course Moving Forward
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The case against a man accused of raping a woman at knifepoint on the Penn State golf course nearly 26 years ago moved forward on Tuesday as he made his first appearance in a Centre County court. Kurt A. Rillema, 54, appeared remotely for his preliminary arraignment from a prison in Michigan, where he has…
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Mya’s Potroast Brings Authentic Jamaican Cuisine to State College
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State College has been home to a variety of different global flavors. There is no shortage of possibilities if you are craving Mexican, Italian or Indian delicacies, to name a few. However, a niche that had yet to be carved out is the island flavor of Jamaica, and Mya’s Potroast Jamaican Cuisine is here to…
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Centre County to Offer Up to $250K in Grants for Affordable Housing Projects
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A Centre County grant program supporting affordable housing projects soon will be accepting applications for the first time in three years. The Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a notice of funding availability for the Construction and Acquisition/Rehabilitation for Sustainable Housing (CASH) GrantProgram for 2026. The program will make available $250,000 from the county’s Affordable…
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Mount Nittany Health Settles Negligence Lawsuit Stemming From Penn State Freshman’s 2021 Death
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Mount Nittany Health has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a Penn State freshman who said their son failed to receive proper evaluation that would have diagnosed a serious blood clot days before he died in August 2021. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann on Monday approved the $3 million settlement between…
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NWS Confirms Tornado Touched Down in Northern Centre County
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A tornado with estimated peak winds of 110 mph touched down in northern Centre County on Sunday night, the National Weather Service at State College confirmed. The EF1 tornado started at 7:31 p.m. about 2 miles south of Pine Glen near and along State Route 879, the NWS wrote in a public information statement. It…
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Letters: Community’s Care Depends on Ensuring Workers Can Afford to Live Here; PSU’s ‘Depressing Performance Metrics’
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Many people assume that because State College is not Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, it must be an affordable place to live. Those of us who live and work here know that is no longer the reality. State College doesn’t have Pittsburgh wages with rural Pennsylvania costs. It’s increasingly becoming big-city housing costs without big-city pay. The…
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Mount Nittany Medical Center Sues Federal Government After Cancellation of Sole Community Hospital Designation
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Mount Nittany Medical Center filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Friday seeking to overturn the cancellation of its status as a sole community hospital, which for the past nine years has provided the College Township facility with millions of dollars a year in higher Medicare reimbursement rates. The lawsuit contends that Mount Nittany…