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Who Were Penn State’s Highest Paid Employees Last Year? New Filing Reveals Top Earners
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A recently filed public disclosure reveals how much two now-former Penn State football assistant coaches made during the Nittany Lions’ College Football Championship run in 2024-25, along with the university’s other top earners for the year. Penn State is required by the state’s Right to Know Law to publish annually total compensation for officers and…
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State College School Board Approves 2026-27 Budget With Tax Increase
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The State College Area School Board on Monday adopted a final 2026-27 budget that includes a real estate tax increase. Representing a 1.85 mills increase, the 3.5% tax hike — which is the maximum allowable this year under the state’s Act 1 index — will bring the district’s millage rate to 52.9597, effective July 1.…
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Shaver’s Creek Reopens Following Parking Lot Improvement Project
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Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center has reopened for daily public access following a monthslong project to expand parking, improve accessibility and upgrade stormwater management. The Penn State center in Petersburg resumed regular daily hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week after being intermittently closed since late October. “We’re thrilled to welcome the public back…
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Digital Publishers Launch Pennsylvania Independent News Association to Advocate for Local News Organizations
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The coalition of two dozen local news brands across Pennsylvania, including StateCollege.com, targets public notice reform and sustainable models for independent newsrooms across the commonwealth.
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State Police: Man Found With a Pound of Meth After Centre County Traffic Stop
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A Huntingdon County man was arrested after state police said he was found to be in possession of 1 pound of methamphetamine following a traffic stop on Saturday in Centre County. A state trooper pulled over Maximillian A. Musser, 36, of Warriors Mark, for driving a Mercedes Benz sedan 63 mph in a 55 mph…
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Driver Distracted by Phone Hit Man in Supermarket Parking Lot, State College Police Say
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A woman admitted she was distracted by her phone when she struck a pedestrian with her vehicle in a State College area supermarket parking lot, according to borough police. Skiely P. Joseph, 23, of Lewistown, did not contact police and left the scene after briefly checking on the man following the April 27 crash outside…
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Lane Closures Scheduled on South Atherton Street for Work on Calder Way Project
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Drivers will encounter lane closures and traffic pattern changes on part of South Atherton Street in State College while a contractor installs sewer lines as part of the borough’s Calder Way project. On Tuesday, June 2, South Atherton Street northbound will be reduced to one lane from Highland Alley to West Beaver Avenue. The two…
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Early-Morning Fire Damages Vacant Home in College Township
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Crews from three fire companies were impeded by “hoarding conditions” as they battled a blaze that damaged a vacant home in College Township early Monday morning, according to Alpha Fire Company. Alpha responded just before 5 a.m. to the 300 block of Matilda Avenue and found smoke coming from inside the residence, the company wrote…
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Women’s Clothing Boutique to Close State College Storefront, Continue Online Business
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A women’s clothing and accessories boutique will close its State College storefront as it shifts its focus, for now, to online and event sales. By A Thread will vacate its space 1341 S. Atherton St. by July 1, owner Emily Boone wrote in a social media post on Sunday. “The uncertainty of committing to another…
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7 Brew Planning Second State College Area Location
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A drive-thru coffee shop chain is eyeing space on the Nittany Mall property for its second State College area location. 7 Brew intends to open a store in what is currently a parking lot adjacent to the McDonald’s property and across the private drive from the Happy Valley Casino, according to a sketch plan submitted…