When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost immediately he met Emily. But over the next few months, Emily, who Simon realized too late ...
RENOVO — Budstock, the annual free all day music festival will be celebrating a milestone this year as the group presents its 10th annual show starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5. The event has the perfect setting on Industrial Park Road, with the stage set up under the shadow of the ...
JERSEY SHORE — The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) confirmed an individual who tested positive for measles may have exposed others at Rearick Carpenter Funeral Home, 1002 Allegheny St., Jersey Shore, on Aug. 22, between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. In a release, DOH advised anyone who may have been exposed to check their vaccination status and monitor for symptoms. “Individuals who are not vaccinated are most at-risk for infection. Getting vaccinated is the best protection from the highly contagious measles virus, providing 97 percent lifetime protection after two doses,” the ...
BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday morning to address affordable housing awards, victim service grants, infrastructure improvements and human service contract renewals. The meeting opened with official recognition for local hunger relief efforts. Commissioners adopted Proclamation 46 of 2026, officially declaring September 2026 as “Hunger Action Month” in Centre County. “We are unfortunately at a time where food insecurity is an increasing issue as a nation, and something we need to continue to work to address,” Zach Zook, Chief ...
LOCK HAVEN — Odds are decent that you’ve been hearing about the “super El Nino” weather phenomenon, and you might be unclear about what exactly that means for central Pennsylvania. There’s a lot of clickbait, but when you get down to this part of the world, there is little actual ...
Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children have lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, following a recent ...
