June 2022
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Penn State Berkey Creamery Unveils New Arts Festival Ice Cream Flavor
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Penn State’s Berkey Creamery newest flavor celebrates the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, and you won’t need to wait until the festival to try it for free Festival Fudge is vanilla ice cream with a raspberry swirl and chunks of chocolate fudge. Arts Festival staff and volunteers will be serving dishes of the new flavor…
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Top Pa. Lawmakers Have Tentative Deal to Ban Private Money, Increase Funding for County Election Offices
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The exact language of the deal is still being written, and, if finalized, it would need approval from lawmakers in both chambers as well as Gov. Tom Wolf.
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January 6 Hearings Shine a Light on the ‘Vast Carelessness’ of Powerful People
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” – From F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” In the novel “The Great…
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Way Fruit Farm Opening Downtown State College Store
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Way Fruit Farm will soon offer its fresh fruit, apple cider donuts and much more at a new downtown State College store and cafe. Jason and Megan Coopey, sixth-generation owners of the 150-year-old family farm on Halfmoon Valley Road in Halfmoon Township, said in a Facebook video on Wednesday night that they are getting ready…
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Millheim Walkfest of Arts and Music Returns for Second Year
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The second annual Millheim Walkfest of Arts and Music will kick off on Friday in downtown Millheim, featuring three days of live music on five stages, artists from throughout Pennsylvania and children’s activities. Hours are 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on…
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Penn State Provost Nick Jones to Step Down, Take New Position
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Penn State Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones will step down from his position on Aug. 15, the university announced Wednesday. Jones will transition into a role as a special assistant to President Neeli Bendapudi through the end of 2022, and will also return to the College of Engineering as a professor in the Department of…
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Central PA Theatre and Dance Fest to Celebrate Performing Arts
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The fifth annual Central PA Theatre and Dance Fest will feature more than 100 artists in dozens of performances, workshops and readings Friday through Sunday around State College. Presented by local theater company Tempest Productions, the festival will hold a kick-off event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Martin Luther King Jr.…
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Natalie Corman Appointed Deputy Centre County Administrator
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A longtime Centre County human services leader will be the county’s new deputy administrator The county commissioners have appointed Natalie Corman to the role effective June 27. She succeeds John Franek Jr., who was promoted to county administrator in April. “The Board of Commissioners looks forward to working with Ms. Corman as the deputy administrator…
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New Deal Ahead? Penn State-Pepsi Agreement a Week from Expiring
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Penn State and Pepsi are just a week away from the expiration of their current partnership with the agreement “under review,” according to university documentation. The partnership, which began in 1992 started with a 10-year $14 million deal under then university president Joab Thomas. The current agreement, which was struck in 2012, will expire —…
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Pa. Rep. Wants to Require Penn State to Reveal Location of Paterno Statue as a Condition of State Funding
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Ten years after the removal of the Joe Paterno statue, state Rep. Aaron Bernstine is seeking answers from Penn State. Bernstine, a 2006 Penn State graduate and Lawrence County Republican who represents the 10th District, introduced an amendment to a Senate bill that would require Penn State to provide the location and condition of the…