April 2020
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New Regional Loan Program Available to Centre County Small Businesses
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As the economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic continue, a new loan program is available for small businesses in the 11-county region served by the SEDA-COG development district, which includes Centre County.
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Centre County DA Pledges Aggressive Prosecution of ‘Zoom Bombing’ Cases
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University spokesperson Lisa Powers said that since March 31, Penn State police have received 26 reports at University Park and six more at Commonwealth Campuses of cases the occurred during classes and meetings. Each case is currently under investigation and the university will work closely with Ca
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Penn State Football: Jordan Stout Slated for Bigger Workload in 2020-21
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Jordan Stout made his name last season booming long kickoffs out of the county, and he might make his name next season doing just a little bit of everything.
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Ferguson Township Supervisors OK Plans for Sheetz on Former Harner Property
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Ferguson Township’s Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a land development plan for construction of a Sheetz on a portion of former Harner Farm property at the corner of West College Avenue and West Whitehall Road.
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Second COVID-19 Death Reported in Centre County
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed Centre County’s second COVID-19 patient death.
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At 3D Sculpture Worx, Entrepreneur Gracienne Myers and Artist William Snyder III Form an Innovative Partnership
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While it wouldn’t seem like a mechanical bull and a 10-inch candy-apple-red snowman prototype for the UGG company would have a lot in common, they are much closer in the creation process than you might think.
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Revisiting Films Through the Pandemic’s Lens
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Some of the dialogue in these movies, especially given the context of that dialogue within the movies themselves, now seems very different from when it was first heard. Now the dialogue is particularly timely, ironic, sarcastic, enlightening, shocking, inspiring or depressing depending on your viewp
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Community Spotlight: Mercato Mio Italian Market
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Mercato Mio Italian Market is a new Italian inspired restaurant located inside the Hilton Garden Inn State College on East College Avenue. Our focus is to design dishes with an Italian-like simplicity so that the quality of our ingredients and the care with which they are handled defines and disting
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Municipalities Extend Real Estate Tax Payment Deadlines
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With federal, state and local earned income tax filing and payment deadlines already extended to July 15, Centre County municipalities are also extending the payment deadline for local real estate property taxes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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State College Cancels Special Events Through June 30
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More local festivals and other special events will be canceled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.