July 2018
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Ferguson Township Dog Day Care to Close
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A local dog day care will be closing its doors next month.
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PIAA Must Level Field for Public, Private Schools, Administrators Say
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Administrators from more than 150 public school districts met on Tuesday in State College to discuss ways to level the athletic playing field between public schools and private and charter schools.
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Geisinger CEO signs up as 1st patient in new clinical DNA screening program
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DANVILLE — Geisinger President and Chief Executive Officer David T. Feinberg, M.D., MBA, became the first patient to sign up for a new health care system DNA screening program that […]
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Geisinger and AstraZeneca create new asthma app suite
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DANVILLE — Geisinger and AstraZeneca have partnered to improve asthma care by creating a suite of products that integrate into the electronic health record, according to a news release. The […]
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Food for thought: How the brain reacts to food may be linked to overeating
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The reason why some people find it so hard to resist finishing an entire bag of chips or bowl of candy may lie with how their brains […]
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Parent inspires playground improvement project
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STATE COLLEGE — The Easterseals Child Development Center has made sure that it is accessible to kids with any kind of disability. It is important for the facility to […]
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Board gaming is still alive at Schlow library
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STATE COLLEGE — There’s more to gaming than Nintendos and Xboxes. A visit to Schlow Centre Region Library on a Saturday afternoon can show that games played on boards with […]
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South Hills Phi Beta Lambda members compete at nationals
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South Hills Phi Beta Lambda members compete at nationals STATE COLLEGE — Three members of South Hills School of Business & Technology’s Phi Beta Lambda club qualified to compete […]
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Penns Valley High School renovations progressing
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SPRING MILLS — Progress continues on a major renovation project at the Penns Valley High School in Spring Mills. Construction began in June 2017 on a $15.5 million project, which […]
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Author named SCAHS Distinguished Alumnus
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STATE COLLEGE — A book author has been designated as the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus by the State College Area High School Alumni Association. Bruce D. Gamble, State High class […]