July 2022
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Nittany MinitMart Raises More Than $100K for Volunteer Fire Companies
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Nittany MinitMart raised a record $117,549.70 with its “Help Us Help Them” campaign benefiting volunteer fire departments, the company announced this week. In Centre County, Alpha, Hope and Reliance fire companies will each receive direct funding assistance from the program, which supports 35 volunteer fire departments in communities where Nittany MinitMarts are located. Funding will…
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Ferguson Township Supervisor Resigns
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Ferguson Township is looking for a new member of its Board of Supervisors. Ward 2 Supervisor Hilary Caldwell submitted her resignation to fellow supervisors and Township Manager Centrice Martin on July 8 because she has moved outside of the ward and is no longer eligible to serve. The remaining four supervisors formally accepted her resignation…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Shrewsberry Happy with Team Leadership
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Penn State men’s basketball welcomes eight new faces to campus this summer while also keeping a core of players that helped the Nittany Lions to a solid opening season under second-year head coach Micah Shrewsberry. There are functional challenges that come with a roster that is experiencing so much change, but there are also emotional…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: No Timeline for Myles Dread Return
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Penn State senior guard Myles Dread is back in action with the Nittany Lions this summer but when the shooting ace will be able to fully return to contact and regular play still remains to be seen, according to head coach Micah Shrewsberry. “It’s a long process,” Shrewsberry said on Tuesday. “I don’t know if…
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Penn State to Host PIAA Spring Sport Championships Festival Through 2026
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Penn State has been awarded bids to host multiple PIAA spring championships over the course of a single weekend each year from 2023 through 2026. The PIAA Spring Sport Championships Festival will include boys’ volleyball, boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, baseball and softball championships each June. “We are thrilled to be the home of the PIAA…
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Letters: Penn State’s Continued Silence on Casino; More Accurate Casino Impact Assessment Needed
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Open Letter to Penn State University President Bendapudi Dear President Bendapudi, Please do not continue to disregard the proposed Nittany Mall Casino. It was no oversight that your office chose to ignore my Open Letter to you of June 1. As you know, Penn State has chosen to never mention the Nittany Mall Casino publicly. …
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‘And Castles Made of Sand…’
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Up and down the beach, kids with pails, shovels and rakes were shaping the sand. The youngest ones dug holes and pushed up ramparts around the holes. The ambitious ones built fortresses, carved moats and channeled the tide. Behind them, facing seaward, were the houses, some built right on the beach, some on the embankment…
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Drive-in Bingo Event to Benefit Active Adult Center
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A drive-in bingo fundraiser event will benefit the Centre Region Active Adult Center to help support its operations as it continues to rebuild after pandemic-related closures. “Beep Beep Bingo” will be held on Friday, July 29 at the John Hess Softball Complex on Route 45 near Shingletown, according to a news release. Gates open at…
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State College Area School District Evaluating Building Renovations, Future of Fairmount Building
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State College Area School District officials are evaluating several potential capital projects, some of which are driven by capacity demands as well as the future of the Fairmount Building. During Monday night’s school board meeting, Finance and Operations Officer Randy Brown provided a brief update on the planning for the projects. While the district is…
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Labor Department Investigating Local Mexican Restaurant
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The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating a local chain of Mexican restaurants for allegations that it required employees to work to pay off the cost of their transportation to the United States, skirted overtime wage laws and unlawfully seized tips, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Friday. Lupita’s Authentic Mexican Food and its…