April 2024
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Higher Internet Costs Could Be on the Way for Low-Income Pa. Residents as Federal Subsidies Run Out
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Pennsylvania awarded $200M to expand high-speed internet access, and a lot more is on the way. But the looming end of a federal program that helps low-income families afford broadband underscores the challenge of ensuring universal access.
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After Uncontested Primaries, Here’s Where State House and Senate, Congressional Races in Centre County Stand for November
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There wasn’t much drama to be found in the state General Assembly and U.S. Congress positions on the ballots in Centre County for Tuesday’s primary election. The primary nominations for the three state House districts, two state Senate districts and one U.S. House district representing Centre County, as well as for Pennsylvania U.S. senator, were…
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Erin McClelland Wins Democratic Primary for Pa. Treasurer, Will Face Republican Stacy Garrity This Fall
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McClelland defeated her Democratic primary opponent Ryan Bizzarro to win the party’s nod for state treasurer. She’ll face Garrity, the incumbent, in November.
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Malcolm Kenyatta Wins Democratic Primary for Pa. Auditor General, Will Face Republican Tim DeFoor This Fall
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Kenyatta defeated his Democratic primary opponent Mark Pinsley to win the party’s nod for state auditor general. He’ll face DeFoor, the incumbent, in November.
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Democrat Eugene DePasquale, Republican Dave Sunday Win Primary Elections for Pa. Attorney General
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DePasquale defeated five primary opponents for attorney general, while Sunday emerged victorious from a two-person race.
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Some Voters Are Failing to Complete the Year on Pa.’s Newly Redesigned Mail Ballot Envelopes
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Some counties are rejecting primary mail ballots that are missing the last two digits of the year, despite the Department of State’s advice to count them.
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Penn State Wrestling’s Carter Starocci to Make Decision on Future ‘Soon’
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Penn State wrestling’s Carter Starocci found himself in the spotlight once again after another week of wrestling and media action. One of only seven wrestlers to win four individual NCAA championships, Starocci may try to navigate another tough offseason on a path to do something no one has done before: win title No. 5. Just…
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U.S. Labor Department Cites Hanover Foods Centre Hall Plant for Dozens of Safety Violations
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A Pennsylvania-based food processor is facing more than $760,000 in penalties for dozens of health and safety violations at its Centre County facility, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Hanover Foods Corp. for 71 violations at its Centre Hall plant, the department wrote in a news…
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Bald Eagle Area Names New Superintendent
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The Bald Eagle Area School Board on Monday approved the district’s next superintendent. Christopher Santini will succeed Curtis Whitesel, who departed in early April after less than two years in the role to become superintendent at Hollidaysburg Area School District. Joseph Clapper is currently serving as interim superintendent. Santini’s five-year contract will begin on July…
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Section of Route 322 Near State College to Be Closed for Emergency Bridge Repairs
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A section of U.S. Route 322 in the Centre Region will be closed this week for emergency bridge repairs, according to PennDOT. Route 322 eastbound in Harris Township will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday for maintenance crews to complete what PennDOT described in a news release as “emergency deck repairs” to…