June 2022
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To My Friendly Neighborhood Gas Station
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Forget the summery weather. According to the calendar it’s January 1940 and if you need your car serviced you can dial 3893. The calendar hangs on the wall in College Heights Exxon, known in 1940 as the College Heights Service Station. Owner Gary Green stumbled on the relic in a thrift store. Of course, he…
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Ferguson Township Police Chief Retiring
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Ferguson Township Police Chief Chris Albright is planning to retire in the coming months after 30 years with the department. Albright expects his last day in the office to be in late August or early September, according to a letter submitted to Township Manager Centrice Martin on June 14. The Board of Supervisors formally accepted…
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WingFest Returns to Tussey Mountain
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A summertime tradition for two decades, WingFest returns to Tussey Mountain Amphitheater in Boalsburg on Thursday. Each Thursday evening for seven weeks, fest-goers will be able to enjoy live music while sampling wings from local restaurants competing to be this year’s wing king . Gates open at 5:30 p.m. each Thursday through Aug. 4. Admission…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Add Alabama Defensive Line Prospect to 2023 Class
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Penn State football added a big piece to its 2023 class on Tuesday afternoon, heading down south for Alabama defensive end prospect Tomarrion Parker. The four-star talent is rated the No. 48 prospect in the 2023 class according to the 247 Network and the sixth-best defensive line prospect in the cycle. Parker hits the scales…
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Hotel Planned for Benner Pike Near Bellefonte
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A four-story hotel is in the works for a currently vacant plot of land along Benner Pike in Benner Township. Property owner SAI 21 LLC has submitted a preliminary/final land development plan for the 107-room hotel to be located on a portion of a 4.25-acre tract along Amberleigh Lane and Benner Pike, according to Centre…
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Statewide Pennsylvania Police Hiring Database Hindered by Loopholes, Lack of Enforcement
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The database was hailed as a model to stop bad officers from hopping from one job to another. But now State Police say legislative changes are needed to make it more effective.
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I’m Going Home. Really?
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Hey, what’s up State College? This is Barkley Battista. You may have heard of me previously in one of Joe Battista’s columns. I get to walk Big Daddy Joe around our Stonebridge neighborhood 3-4 times a day and even let him come sit on a bench when I hang out with my friends at Tudek…
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State College Community Members Mourn Cyclist Killed in Crash, Amplify Calls for Safety and Infrastructure Improvements
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Concerned community members have responded to the recent death of a bicyclist in State College with anguish and continued calls for safety and infrastructure improvements. Jose Sajbin, a 36-year-old husband and father of two, was traveling on the bicycle path crossing Edgewood Circle at about 7:55 p.m. on June 9 when he was struck by…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: ‘Welcome to Hockey Valley,’ New Pegula Branding Says
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Pegula Ice Arena picked up some new signage recently with the addition of a large “Welcome to Hockey Valley” sign at the eastern end of the rink. Hockey Valley has been a trademarked slogan owned by the university since 2011 and can be seen intermittently throughout the building, most noticeably at center ice where the…
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Bring on the Tourists: Sports & Entertainment Commission Seeks to Attract Events—and Visitors—to Centre County
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When the COVID-19 pandemic brought a temporary halt to normal life in 2020, it became abundantly clear just how much the State College community’s economy depends on Penn State. With few students in town and without graduation and home football weekends to fill up hotels, restaurants, and shops with thousands of out-of-town visitors, local businesses…