Lt. Barrett Smith, Ofc. Larry Crawford, Ofc. Cameron Earnest, Ofc. Dean Woodring, Ofc. Benjamin Capozzi and public works employee Jonathan McClure were named recipients of the Life Saving Award during the virtual borough council meeting. The certificates will be presented in person at a later date.
“[They] exhibited the highest degree of bravery placing their own lives at risk to save the life of another,” Borough Manager Tom Fountaine said. “Under extreme conditions these borough employees located and physically extricated the victim who was totally incapable of assisting with her own extrication. These employees were able to move the victim approximately 65 feet from the burning home to safety. These employees were exposed to the smoke and fire conditions for three and a half minutes that it took to extricate the victim.”
The former Macy’s department store site at the Nittany Mall is the planned location for a proposed mini-casino in Centre County.
College Township officials received this week a local impact report as required by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board that identified the location for the category 4 casino, township Manager Adam Brumbaugh said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.
Investor and former Penn State trustee Ira Lubert had a winning bid at a September 2020 Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board auction for a new license for a Category 4 casino that would be built somewhere within a 15-mile radius of Unionville Borough. In January, Bally’s Corporation announced it had signed an agreement with Lubert to develop a planned $120 million mini-casino but at the time only indicated it would be located “near the Nittany Mall.”
As Career and Technical Education Month got underway in February, the Centre County Board of Commissioners is re-introducing $15,000 of 2021 funding for emergency responder scholarships, Commissioner Mark Higgins said on Tuesday.
“These scholarships encourage new adult volunteers and the retention of junior volunteers for Centre County fire companies and EMS services,” Higgins said.
The county first began offering the scholarship program in 2019.
“A number of these degrees and certificates are in health care and other fields where there are current needs for additional employees,” Higgins said.
Recipients must remain on active duty through the end of the academic year of the scholarship.