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This story appears in the May 27-June 2 edition of The Centre County Gazette.
With COVID numbers down, Centre County government is ready to bring employees who have been working remotely back to county offices on June 28. These offices are scheduled to open to the public on July 6.
Currently, employees who are able to work remotely are on a rotational schedule, alternating days in the office. Since the pandemic began, county workers have either been on a full remote status or on a rotational schedule. Some county workers, such as correctional officers, have had to report in person.
“Over the last several weeks we have seen the number of COVID-19 cases community wide and among our own workforce decline,” County Administrator Margaret Gray said during Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting Hospitalizations have declined and of course at the same time, we have seen more people take advantage of being vaccinated.”
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This story appears in the April 22-28 edition of The Centre County Gazette.
BELLEFONTE As many other Centre County summer festivals have announced plans to sit out another year because of concerns about COVID-19, the Historic Bellefonte Cruise is moving forward with safety in mind.
The popular event has been a Bellefonte Father’s Day weekend tradition since 1988 and features a car show, Friday night Sock Hop, music, food and a marketplace. This year it is scheduled for June 18-19.
Cruise Director Pat McCool said he has met with the borough to discuss how the event would be held safely. During an April 5 meeting, the borough council gave conditional approval for the event to move forward as long as all current COVID-19 protocols are in place, including social distancing, event capacity limits and the wearing of masks.
This story appears in the April 22-28 edition of The Centre County Gazette.
A group of residents are rallying behind a small park in State College after a developer announced plans to construct a four-story affordable housing development that would encroach upon it.
The site targeted lies at 1306 S. Atherton St., where preliminary plans call for a 9,300-square-foot building with 34 parking spaces at the former home of the Recumbent Bike Riders.
These plans then would encroach upon a large open field of Nittany Village Park, effectively taking space where kids now play ball and pet owners walk their dogs.
Residents, such as Jim Meyer, whose property borders the park, were made aware of the potential development last fall by State College Borough. Word of an April 17 meeting with those neighboring residents and the borough reached other members of the community, who then expressed interest in attending. Borough officials, expecting a large turnout, felt such a meeting could violate