April 2022
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Centre County Remains at Low COVID-19 Community Level; New Cases at 2-Month High
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Centre County remains at the “low” community level for COVID-19 for the eighth consecutive week, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s latest weekly update on Thursday. Statewide, 64 of 67 counties are at the low level. A cluster of three Northern Tier counties — Bradford, Sullivan and Susquehanna — are at the high level.…
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Family-Owned Auto Parts Store Celebrates 50 Years in Business on North Atherton Street
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A lot has change on North Atherton Street over the past 50 years, but one of the few constants has been Greg Stoicheff. Stoicheff’s Auto Parts opened its doors at 2131 N. Atherton St. in March 1972, when it didn’t have many neighbors. Today, the 72-year-old Stoicheff estimates only two or three buildings that were…
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Two Decades in the Making, Construction Underway on Whitehall Road Regional Park
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It’s been a long, tortuous road spanning two decades, but work is now underway on Centre Region Parks and Recreation’s Whitehall Road Regional Park in Ferguson Township. Joined by community members and local and state officials, CRPR celebrated the start of the 50-acre phase one of the park with a ceremonial groundbreaking on a brisk…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: Nittany Lions Add North Dakota Transfer
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Penn State men’s hockey picked up a solid addition to its forward group earlier this week as Ashton Calder announced his intentions to transfer to Penn State from North Dakota. Calder comes to Penn State with one season of eligibility remaining. Previously Calder had played three seasons at Lake Superior State where he served as…
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Penn State Football: With the First Round Underway Thursday Night, How to Watch the NFL Draft
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The NFL Draft is set to get underway on Thursday evening with the first round airing live from Las Vegas starting at 8 p.m. eastern time. The first round is a notoriously long affair, with teams taking their time making selections, trades and hearing offers from the around the league. From the Penn State perspective…
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Two Dead, One Injured After Another Fatal Crash in Walker Township
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Updated at 9 p.m. on April 28, 2022. Two people are dead and another was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon in Walker Township. It was the third fatal crash in eight days on a 5-mile stretch of Route 64/Nittany Valley Drive in the township. Samuel Keller, 71,…
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Pa. Election Day 2022: See How Much Money Democrat Josh Shapiro Has Raised in the Race for Governor
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As primary Election Day 2022 approaches in Pennsylvania, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro has raised nearly $18 million in campaign contributions.
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How Can We Fix March and April?
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Remember the week after Spring Break in March when the weather was amazing? For five days, it was in the 60s. I stripped from my parka cocoon, showered in sunshine and emerged for spring. Then the weather turned back to winter and it even snowed on April 18. This happens every year. And every year,…
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Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts
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With all the excitement about an alleged new era of “free speech” coming with Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, it would be wise to pump the brakes for those believing we are readily speeding towards some fantasyland First Amendment Twitter utopia. This is a classic Rorschach test where everyone sees this development the way they…
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Community Coalition Plans Rally to Protest Penn State Professor’s Firing Process
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A coalition of nine student, faculty and community organizations will host a press conference and rally on Thursday as Penn State allegedly advances dismissal procedures against a professor. The demonstration, which will begin at 3:30 pm. at Old Main, comes as English and African American studies professor Oliver Baker faces possible termination from the university.…