State College Staff
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Letter: Back to High School for Sen. Corman
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If Sen. Jake Corman truly cares about Pennsylvanians and wants what’s best for the Commonwealth, he will promptly swear in Sen. Jim Brewster.
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Letter: Reform the General Assembly’s Rules So Good Legislation Can Get to the Floor
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In Pennsylvania, legislators draw voting districts based on partisan politics to maximize their chances of being reelected, which minimizes the voice of the voters. During the 2019-20 legislative session, several state legislators introduced bills that would reform how legislative voting districts a
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Lunch with Mimi: Trish Fulvio finds her dream job as the new executive director of Pink Zone
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Trish Fulvio, a generational Penn State alumna, is back in town from the Philadelphia area as the new executive director for Pink Zone. Fulvio tells Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith about how breast cancer has touched her life personally, her experience working as an executive director for several regional and national non-profit organizations, and her…
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Lunch with Mimi: Fritz Smith and the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau are working to make Centre County ‘a 365-day-a-year destination,’ but the pandemic has hit the travel sector particularly hard
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Frederick “Fritz” Smith, president and CEO of the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau for the past two years, is optimistic that after the pandemic, Centre County will be stronger than ever, and once again will become a destination of choice for leisure travelers, as well as a popular place to hold meetings and sporting events. …
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Order your copy of Town&Gown’s 2020-21 Penn State Winter Sports Annual!
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The 2021 Penn State wrestling season is right around the corner, as the Nittany Lions get set to pursue another national title. Meanwhile, the hockey and basketball seasons are ramping up. While you may not be able to cheer them on in person this year, stay connected to the Lions of winter with in-depth features…
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Centre County Adopts 2021 Budget with No Tax Increase
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The Centre County Board of Commissioners approved on Tuesday a final 2021 budget that will likely see adjustments in the new year amid the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Centre Region Named a Bicycle Friendly Community
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The League of American Bicyclists recently honored the efforts of the Centre Region to build better places for people to bike with a Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community award
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Letter: Rules Reform Needed to End Pa.’s Legislature Dysfunction
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If dysfunction were measured in fire alarms, Pennsylvania’s legislature would rightly be a five-alarm fire
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Community Rallies to Support Centre Crest in Fight Against COVID-19
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When Waverly Haung, a junior at State College Area High School, read that nearly 90 percent of residents at Centre Crest had COVID-19, she knew she had to do something.
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State College Days Inn Plans Parking Deck Replacement
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Days Inn by Wyndham Penn State on South Pugh Street in State College is planning to replace its aging parking deck with a similarly-sized two-story structure.