May 2024
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Penn State Football: Beaver Stadium Renovation FAQ
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As of Tuesday, Penn State is moving full steam ahead with $700 million Beaver Stadium renovation slated to be completed in August of 2027. There are plenty of unknowns still so early in the project’s opening phases but there are some worthwhile answers to collect in one place. More questions – and their answers –…
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Memorial Day Weekend Events in Boalsburg
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Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and that means five days of events in Boalsburg to celebrate and remember. The village’s ties to the founding of the national day honoring those who lost their lives in service to the United States date back to 1864, in the midst of the Civil War when three women…
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Launched by Big Dreams: Sunnyside Grows into One of the Best U.S. Whitewater Training Grounds
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Who would have guessed 60 years ago that a short stretch of Spring Creek in Bellefonte would become a top training ground for whitewater paddling, perhaps the best in the United States? But that is what happened.
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Man Accused of Traveling from Netherlands to State College to Harass Woman on Penn State Campus
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Penn State police on Tuesday charged a man from the Netherlands accused of twice traveling to State College and harassing a woman who told him she did not want a relationship with him. The woman told police she began communicating with Tarik Hasan, 23, through WhatsApp last fall but in December told him she no…
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Bellefonte to Withdraw from CATA in 2025
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Faced with steep increases in municipal contributions and significant service cuts, Bellefonte Borough will join two neighboring townships in withdrawing from the Centre Area Transportation Authority. Borough Council voted 8-1 on Monday to exit CATA services effective June 30, 2025. Benner Township has also notified CATA it will withdraw at the same time, and Spring…
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Pa. State Government Refuses to Pay Local Stormwater Fees. This Bill Would Force It To
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Some local municipalities use stormwater fees to fund necessary infrastructure, but the state refuses to pay its fair share. A bill advanced in Harrisburg would change that.
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AAUW State College Used Book Sale Sees Record-Setting Year
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The 62nd annual AAUW State College Used Book Sale, held May 11-14 at the Penn State Snider Ag Arena, brought in more than 7,300 shoppers and had gross sales totaling $214,296, a 13.5% increase over last May’s event, the organization reported this week. After expenses, the branch will net about $164,000 for local community grants that reflect…
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New Downtown State College Cafe Hits the Sweet Spot
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Strolling through Downtown State College, you will find an abundance of restaurants dedicated to titillating your savory taste buds, but not too many places dedicated to satiating your sweet spot. Dulce Luca Café, a new bakery and coffee shop at 216 E. Calder Way, opened in late March ready to enter the oft overlooked niche.…
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‘It May Have Started as a Battle’: On the Site of the Bear River Massacre
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PRESTON, IDAHO – Just north of Preston, the town where “Napoleon Dynamite” was filmed, past Polar Bear Burgers and Shakes, past the Pop’n Pins bowling alley, past The Hangout, the Jiu Jitsu studio, Big J Burgers and the Spit Shine car wash, is a terrible, peaceful place – site of the worst massacre of native…
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SCASD’s Delta Program to Become Two Schools
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The State College Area School Board on Monday voted unanimously to make the district’s Delta program its own middle and high schools starting with the 2025-26 academic year. The decision comes following months of discussion and work by an exploratory committee after district administrators last year proposed classifying the program as a school. The proposal…