Community
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Cider Season in Centre County
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With a new option fresh from the Way Fruit Farm orchards, we have a bushel full of hard ciders to sample, taste and enjoy this fall.
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Centre Safe Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month With Events and Initiatives
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Centre Safe will host events and initiatives designed to raise awareness, educate the community and provide critical resources throughout October in Centre County for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year’s theme for Centre Safe’s observation of the month is once again #Every1KnowsSome1, aiming to shed light on how widespread domestic violence is in our communities.…
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St. Mark Lutheran to Host Free Book Fair and Costless Closet
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St. Mark Lutheran Church, 850 Snydertown Road, Howard, will host its annual Free Book Fair and Costless Closet event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 3. Hundreds of free books, media, puzzles, games, CDs and DVDs will be available to take, along with gently used and clean clothes. Various foods and baked…
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Centre County Teen Expanding Food Truck Business to Brick-and-Mortar Cafe
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At just 16-years-old, Alexa Cowher has owned and operated Joelle’s Sips and Bites, an Aaronsburg-based food trailer, since June. Cowher serves everything from acai bowls to coffees, dirty sodas and lemonade. She’s also sold hot dogs and walking tacos. Now her dream to open her own cafe is already taking shape. She’s planning to open…
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State College Police to Host Coffee With a Cop Event
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State College Police Department will hold its third Coffee and Conversation event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the State College Municipal Building lobby, 243 S. Allen St. in recognition of National Coffee with a Cop Day.
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WPSU Begins a New Chapter With Acquisition by WHYY Complete
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WPSU will continue serving more than 1.5 million people in central and northern Pennsylvania with its acquisition by Philadelphia-area public broadcaster WHYY now officially complete. WHYY finalized the deal to acquire WPSU from Penn State on Wednesday, marking the start of a new chapter for public media in the region a year after the university…
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Scranton Fire Chief Named Next Centre Region Fire Director
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A veteran emergency services professional will be the next Centre Region fire director. John Judge, a firefighter in Scranton for nearly 25 years and the city’s fire chief for the last six, will officially begin his new role serving the State College area on Nov. 23, Centre Region COG Executive Director Ben Estell said. He…
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Maker Faire Happy Valley Expands for Its 2nd Year
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Maker Faire Happy Valley returns for its second year on Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4, with an expanded weekend of creativity, invention and hands-on experiences at Axemann Brewery and Titan Hollow in Bellefonte. The free, family-friendly event organized by Discovery Space and The Rivet will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday…
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Downtown State College to Celebrate 25th Fall Fest with Free Family Activities
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Free pumpkins, children’s activities, food vendors and pop-up theater will fill the 200 block of South Allen Street on Saturday as the Downtown State College Improvement District celebrates the 25th annual Fall Fest. The family event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission and activities are free and open to all ages. The…
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Partners for Sacred Places Supports Preservation of St. John’s Episcopal Church
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St. John’s is among the rural Pennsylvania churches receiving support through a program aimed at helping congregations plan for the long-term use and sustainability of their historic buildings.