February 2024
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Pennsylvania Mortgage Program, Closed for More Than a Year to Resolve Backlog, Will Reopen in March, Officials Say
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A Spotlight PA analysis reveals the program has funds to help more than 3,000 homeowners.
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A Deficit of Experienced Voting Officials Could Mean Trouble for Pa.’s 2024 Election
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Pennsylvania has lost nearly 300 years of election official experience since 2019. The state’s top voting official says this loss is “one of the biggest dangers” to elections.
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Lisa Salters to Headline Penn State Forum Speaker Series
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Penn State alumna Lisa Salters, a sideline reporter for two of ESPN’s biggest sports properties – the NFL’s ”Monday Night Football” and NBA games on ESPN and ABC — will be the featured speaker in the final program of the 2023-2204 Penn State Forum speaker series. Salters, a 1988 broadcast journalism graduate and former Penn State basketball…
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Developer Withdraws Plan for Benner Township Fulfillment Center Warehouse, but Project Might Not Be Off the Table
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A developer has again withdrawn plans for a massive fulfillment center warehouse in Benner Township, but the project may still happen. In a letter to the Centre County Planning Office dated Feb. 9, developer SunCap Property Group formally withdrew the land development plan for the proposed 1-million-square-foot facility in Benner Commerce Park, according to the…
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‘A Loss to Our Whole Community.’ Commissioners Pay Tribute to Former CentrePeace Director Cathy Brown
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Centre County’s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday remembered former CentrePeace Executive Director Cathleen Brown for her devotion to helping others in a career serving local nonprofit organizations. Brown died on Feb. 11 at the age of 61 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. “It’s a loss…
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Penn State Adds Receiver to 2025 Recruiting Class
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Class of 2025 three-star wide receiver Lyrick Samuel has committed to Penn State football, he announced on Monday. Samuel is the 12th commit and the first wide receiver to join the Nittany Lions’ 2025 recruiting class. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Samuel is ranked as the No. 102 wide receiver in the nation and the…
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SCASD Won’t Outsource Popular Extended Learning Program After Rejecting Proposals
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State College Area School District will continue to operate its popular extended school day program in-house, a relief to dozens of parents who voiced concerns about it potentially being outsourced to a private third party. The SCASD school board voted 8-0 on Monday to reject bids from two companies to replace Community Education Extended Learning…
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Section of Pugh Street in State College to Be Closed for Sewer Repairs
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A section of South Pugh Street in State College will be closed to traffic for upcoming utility work, according to the borough’s Public Works Department. The 1400 block of South Pugh Street between South Atherton Street and Bradley Avenue will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26. The closure is…
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A Bill to Legalize Syringe Services in Pa. Just Passed a Historic Hurdle, but GOP Opposition Remains
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The CDC says new users of syringe services programs are more likely to enter drug treatment. But providers in most of Pennsylvania risk arrest.
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Expanding Connections: Paula Williams Begins Second Year Leading Centre County United Way
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Paula Williams, executive director of the Centre County United Way, embraces the approach that challenges present opportunities. With a year of challenging firsts behind her—including rappelling 110 feet down the side of Beaver Stadium as part of the Over the Edge fundraiser and helping bring together more than 2,000 volunteers for the Day of Caring—Williams…