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‘A Family Experience.’ State College Area Christmas Tree Shop Celebrates 40 Years of Spreading Holiday Joy
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For four decades, families across Centre County have bundled up and made their way to the Cannizzaro Christmas Tree Shoppe, a small, family-run operation tucked beside Meyer Dairy that has […]
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Arboretum at Penn State Donates Record Produce Harvest to State College Food Bank
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Throughout this year’s growing season, volunteers and staff worked to plant, cultivate and harvest a wide variety of produce in the gardens of The Arboretum at Penn State. Those efforts wrapped […]
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Local Jersey Mike’s Franchisee Acquires Former Rite Aid Building in Bellefonte
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The owner of three Centre County Jersey Mike’s Subs locations recently acquired a Bellefonte property that has been vacant for nearly two years. Cedar Cliff Properties LLC, which has been […]
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New Charges Filed Against Men Accused in Centre County Teen Sex Abuse Case
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State police at Rockview on Wednesday filed a long list of new charges, including human trafficking, against the three men accused of sexually abusing teenage girls and recording the encounters […]
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Letters: Penn State Cancer Institute’s Failed Leadership; Stand Up for Community by Supporting WPSU
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Vindication tastes bitter when it comes at such a cost, but the record must now show: every alarm I sounded was justified. On Thursday, Nov. 20, Spotlight PA exposed a […]
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Gratitude With a Touch of Attitude
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Last Monday, I chanced upon an e-bike lying on its side on the strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street. Odd, I thought. I looked around, saw no […]
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Two Centre County Emergency Response Agencies Receive Nearly $2.2M in Federal Funding
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, on Tuesday announced $2.17 million in federal funding for two Centre County emergency services. Moshannon Valley EMS will receive $2,074,716 for its long–planned new […]
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Lawsuit Claims Centre County Breached Contract, Withheld $236K Payment for Work on Courthouse Retaining Walls
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A contractor’s lawsuit alleges Centre County has refused to pay $236,495 for its reconstruction of the retaining walls at the county courthouse in Bellefonte. JG Contracting Company sued the county […]
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Inside/Outside State College: Downtown (and Nearby) Architecture
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Lots of people love the look of downtown State College, me included. However, as an architecture neophyte, I’m often at a loss to say why – or to describe it accurately.