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| 👋 Hey Huntingdon County readers! The Spotlight PA State College team will be in Huntingdon on May 30! Drop by Standing Stone Coffee Company (1229 Mifflin St.) between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to chat with us about what local issues are important to you. Coffee is our treat! |
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| Inside this edition: Penn State Health suspends kidney transplants, university trustees approve $700M Beaver Stadium renovation, and woman pleads guilty in shooting of Cameron County DA. |
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We are so excited to announce that Spotlight PA State College raised a record-breaking $18,536 from 156 unique donors in Centre Gives this year. We are truly humbled and blown away by the support of our community! 🎉
We cannot fulfill our mission of providing investigative and public-service journalism to north-central Pennsylvania without each and every one of you. Thank you!
We are grateful to Centre Foundation for allowing us to participate in Centre County’s 36-hour online fundraising event for the second year in a row, and for the opportunity to have a booth at Centre Gives Fest.
We loved meeting readers and new friends at this wonderful community event. |
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Spotlight PA’s Spring Member Drive is in full swing! We need to raise $35,000 by June 1 to keep our budget on track. As a nonprofit, we rely on support from readers like yourself to produce the hard-hitting journalism about our local communities that you can only get from us. We’re just over halfway to our goal, and we need your help to cross the finish line!
Support Spotlight PA State College by making a gift now »
You can also give via PayPal or Venmo, or send a check to: Spotlight PA, PO Box 11728, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1728. Please put “State College” in the memo line.
Thank you to those who have given so far, including Barbara O., who said, “Thanks to Spotlight, I’m now very well informed of issues all over PA, both large and small. Thank you, Spotlight” Join Barbara & make a gift now » |
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» Penn State Health agrees to suspend kidney transplants for the 2nd time since 2022
» Pa. state government refuses to pay local stormwater fees. This bill would force it to.
» Costs for Pa. prison system are soaring despite facility closures, putting officials in the hot seat
» Race data from traffic stops by State Police, other departments won’t be available under Pa.’s public records law
» Pa. prisoner won compassionate release, but in critical condition after delay
» Pa.’s judges must reveal the perks they accept, but the public won’t find those disclosures online |
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The evening sky over Lanse, Clearfield County, via Don H.
Have a north-central Pennsylvania photo to share? Send it to us by email, use #PAGems on Instagram, or tag us @spotlightpennsylvania. |
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» May 23-27: Visit Boalsburg, Centre County, which calls itself “the birthplace of Memorial Day,” for the holiday weekend. Events include a carnival, parade, run, and more.
» May 24-25: Held on a farm in Woodward, Centre County, Burning Ma’aM is a camp-out music festival featuring country punk, folk, and rock acts, as well as food, art, and vendors.
» May 24-26: Folk College, held at Juniata College in Huntingdon County, offers musicians of all skills and folk music lovers the opportunity to connect.
» May 25: Up the Crick Wine and Antiques hosts a free concert, Jammin' Up the Crick, in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County.
» May 26: View antique and classic cars at the 31st annual Jaffa Shrine car show in Altoona, Blair County. |
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Decode the anagram and send your answer to talkofthetown@spotlightpa.org. We’ll shout out winners here, and one each week will get some Spotlight PA State College swag.
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Good luck! Last week’s answer: FitnessThere were no new winners this week. Send this newsletter to your friends so they get a shot at receiving Spotlight PA State College swag! Those who answered correctly: Rick W., Don H., and Rena Z. |
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