March 2019
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Penn State Hockey: Chase Berger Signs AHL Contract With Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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Penn State men’s hockey captain Chase Berger will get his professional career started with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ AHL affiliate.
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Branching Out: Two Nittany Mall Businesses Are Expanding
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The Nittany Mall has seen a lot of changes over the past few years, and while many of the changes have been with the loss of traditional retail stores, two locations in the mall are showing that the facility can be a place of growth.
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Joe Battista on ‘Pragmatic Passion,’ Motivational Speaking and Putting His Life on the Page to Help Others
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Joe Battista sat down with Patti Thor of the local district for Toastmasters International to discuss sharing his message, keys to public speaking and putting his own life stories on the page with the goal of inspiring others.
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TGIF: State College Weekend Events for March 29-31
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It’s a great weekend for music with the Penn State Jazz Festival, Winter Jam, Riversongs Festival and Nittany Valley Symphony’s final concert of the season all on tap around the area. And you can check out musical theater performed by great young talents with the State High Thespians production of
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Q&A with Doug Loviscky and Jeanne Knouse on the New SCASD Mental Health Matters Fund
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Some alarming data in 2015 from the Pennsylvania Youth Survey prompted the State College Area School District to take action. Now, the district will take things a step further, thanks to the creation of a dedicated fund, Mental Health Matters, through the SCASD Education Foundation.
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Penn State Football Needs to Get Moore from K.J. Hamler
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The good news: When K.J. Hamler touched the ball in 2018, he did amazing things with it — averaging a stunning 17.71 yards per touch. The bad news: He touched the ball only six times per game.
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State High Team Advances to Mock Trial Championship
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State College Area High School is one of the 14 high schools advancing to the 36th Annual Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition Friday and Saturday at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg.
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Penn State Football: Parker Settles In And Hamler Steps Up
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“Coming into spring we had our normal install meetings like we have and cut-ups and I know Ricky [Rahne] and coach Parker would stay each night for an hour or so and go through things a little bit in more detail,” Franklin said following practice earlier this spring.
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5 Incumbents, 1 Challenger Vying for State College Area School Board
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Five of the State College Area School Board of Directors’ nine seats are up for election this year. All five incumbents and one challenger are cross-filed on the Democratic and Republican ballots for the May primary.
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Community Conversation Will Focus on Future of Musser Gap Property
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At community conversation tonight, the public can learn more about, and provide their thoughts on, next steps for conserving land between Whitehall Road in Ferguson Township and Rothrock Forest at Musser Gap.