The State College Downtown Improvement and Northwest Saving Bank organized the 12-hour Summer's Best Music Fest in State College on Saturday.

State College missed its chance Wednesday to compete for a contract that would have expanded its trash collection service to surrounding townships.

I have interviewed a number of Centre Region residents who like to challenge themselves physically, especially when their efforts support a worthy cause. Jean Bemis, of State College, is among those who don't let anything, including age, prevent them from fulfilling their potential.

The State College Area school board unanimously approved a contract with The Schrader Group to design construction projects at Panorama Village, Ferguson Township and Gray’s Woods elementary schools. The cost of the Gray’s Woods work is $120,150. The architect offered a discounted fee if the board picks a replicated design for the Panorama and Ferguson projects. Under the contract, the Panorama work will cost $585,520 to $688,250, and the price for designing the Ferguson school will be $595,320 to $699,220.

STATE COLLEGE — After eight months of public meetings and about $295,890 spent on a facilitator, the State College Area school board unanimously agreed Tuesday upon a vision for its facilities.

STATE COLLEGE — To a packed house of more than 60 parents, teachers and administrators, the State College Area school board voted 6-3 on Monday to order the second editions of a controversial elementary math curriculum.

HERSHEY — Rob Stupar hadn't been on a football field in a game situation since late November. But during Saturday's Big 33 Football Classic, the recently graduated State College standout rarely came off the field.

UNIVERSITY PARK — In sending off their school district's decade-long superintendent, more than 200 first-graders made a book full of suggestions of what they think Patricia Best should do in her retirement.

The State College Area school board is scheduled to vote on a new plan for teaching “Investigations in Number, Data and Space,” but many parents continue to call for the removal of the conceptually- based math curriculum as a primary resource.

A lot of people in the Centre Region are interested in getting fit, but running on a treadmill or doing mindless repetitions of weights isn’t for everyone.

STATE COLLEGE — Colleagues describe State College Area High School agricultural science teacher Paul Heasley as an innovator, the first high school educator in the state to teach his students how to mass produce biodiesel.

STATE COLLEGE — In split votes Monday, council rejected zoning law changes that would have added restrictions to redevelopment projects in the 300 and 400 blocks of East College Avenue.