July 2024
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Penn State Football Lands Commitments from Top Pa. Prospect, Delaware WR for 2026 Recruiting Class
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Penn State football doubled its 2026 recruiting class commitments with pledges from two players on Saturday, including one of the top prospects in Pennsylvania. Four-star Harrisburg offensive tackle Kevin Brown and three-star Delaware wide receiver Jahsiear Rogers both committed to the Nittany Lions on Saturday after attending the program’s annual Lasch Basch BBQ recruiting event.…
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FaithCentre to Host Free Back-to-School Clothing Event
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The FaithCentre, a local nonprofit that offers a food bank, pet food pantry, thrift shop, emergency aid and more, will host a free back-to-school clothing event from Monday, July 29, through Saturday, Aug. 3
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Be Diligent to Protect Your Money and Avoid Getting Scammed
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In any field, trust is important, but especially in banking and financial services. We trust that our cash is available by ATM or ACH or check. In last week’s CrowdStrike outage, a faulty software update took down airlines, stock exchanges and hospitals. CrowdStrike (CRWD) is an American cybersecurity technology company, which assists Microsoft (MSFT) and…
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Penn State Teamsters Ratify New 4-Year Contract
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Members of the union representing about 2,500 technical service employees at Penn State voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract with the university. Nearly a month after the Teamsters Local 8 bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with the university, members voted between July 22-26 by a margin of 1,569 to 176 to ratify the…
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Cool Off at the Waterfalls and Swimming Holes in a Nearby State Forest
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This column originally appeared in the July 2024 edition of Town&Gown magazine. To be honest, I am not sure if I want to put this story out there. After all, a good swimming hole is something special, and, well, the only surefire way to ruin it is if there are too many people around. But,…
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Great PA News Quiz: The Kamala Harris ‘Veepstakes,’ IT Outage, Olympic Athletes
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In this week’s news quiz: In search of a 2024 running mate, summer Olympics in Paris, energy sources and a costly IT outage.
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CATA Increases Hours for Service from Centre Region to County Government Buildings in Bellefonte
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A recently introduced Centre Area Transportation Authority service providing access from the Centre Region to county government buildings in Bellefonte will be available for more hours starting Monday, July 29. Service from State College to the Willowbank Building and the Centre County Courthouse will now be offered from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., an increase…
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Philipsburg VFW Kicks Off ‘Honor Our Veterans’ Mural Project
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A new mural project in Philipsburg is in the works. The Philipsburg Louis Jenkins Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3450 and officials from the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau are hosting a check presentation to kick off the Post 3450 mural project — the “Honor Our Veterans” mural. The public is invited to attend the kick-off…
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PennDOT Sets Next Public Meeting for State College Area Connector Project
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PennDOT has moved to the next phase for the planned State College Area Connector and will hold its first public meeting on the project since 2022 in August. The department and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published on Wednesday a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. The notice initiates the National Environmental Policy…