Bellefonte
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Bellefonte B&B Wins International Sustainability Award
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A Bellefonte bed and breakfast has achieved a major recognition for its environmental care. The Queen, A Victorian Bed and Breakfast recently the Bronze Award from Green Tourism, an international certification program known for its high standards in the hospitality industry. The honor follows The Queen’s 2024 Emerald Award from the Centre County Recycling and…
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Parade, Concert Planned in Bellefonte for Celebration of America’s 250th Birthday
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Bellefonte will host an Independence Day parade for the first time in four years as part of a community celebration for the 250th anniversary of the United States. Kicking off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 3, the parade will be followed by the dedication of this year’s Hometown Hero banners and a 75-minute concert…
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Scenes From a Snowy Day in Centre County
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A major winter storm that stretched from New Mexico to New England brought heavy snowfall to Centre County throughout the day on Sunday. Snow started in the area at about 1:30 a.m. and by Sunday afternoon 8 to 12 inches had accumulated around the county, with the storm continuing into Sunday night. A winter storm…
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Bellefonte Waterfront Project Awarded $600,000 in State Funding
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The long-anticipated Bellefonte Waterfront project will receive $600,000 in state grant money for the creation of a promenade and improvements to an adjacent road, state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, said on Wednesday. The funding is among $890,570 awarded to three Centre County projects in Benninghoff’s 171st district from the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Multimodal Transportation Fund…
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Multiple Businesses Planned for Former Bellefonte Rite Aid Building
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The new owner of the former Rite Aid property in Bellefonte intends to repurpose the building for five commercial tenants, according to information included in Tuesday night’s Borough Council agenda. Cedar Cliff Properties’ current plans for the 14,673-square-foot-building at 821 E. Bishop St. include a fitness center, sandwich shop, coffee shop, phone carrier retail store…
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Mount Nittany Health Proposes New Medical Office Building in Bellefonte
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Mount Nittany Health is planning a new facility that will consolidate and expand its services in Bellefonte. The Centre County-based health system intends to construct a two-story, 40,000-square foot medical office building immediately east of its corporate offices at 945 E. Bishop St., Mark Saville of project engineer HRG said in a sketch plan overview…
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New Café to Open in Pleasant Gap
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A new coffee shop serving breakfast and lunch is set to open soon in Pleasant Gap. Owner Dustin McCartin said he hopes to open Warren’s Kitchen in mid-February, pending permit approvals, in the former location of The Cakeshop by Tati at 113 E. College Ave. The Cakeshop closed its storefront in December for owners Derek…
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Women Rise to Lead Bellefonte Police
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Lisa Larkin became the department’s first female detective, while Macy Neideigh — the first woman ever hired by the department — was promoted to sergeant.
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Bellefonte Area Company Now Employee-Owned
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The employees of a Bellefonte area company are now its owners. SilcoTek, based in the Benner Township, became employee-owned on Jan. 1 through the creation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, according to a release. The long-planned move will allow staff members to gradually earn shares in SilcoTek at no cost, and ensures that SilcoTek…
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Bellefonte Man Exposed Himself to Passersby, Resisted Arrest, Police Say
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A Bellefonte man is accused of exposing his genitals to multiple passersby at a borough intersection then fighting with police officers while they tried to take him into custody. Drivers and a passenger reported a man later identified as Frederick Shawley Jr., 62, was masturbating near the corner of Stoney Batter and South Spring Street…