Centre Region Council of Governments

Due to forecasted weather, the Centre Region Office of Emergency Management is postponing trick or treat night in the Borough of State College and the Townships of College, Ferguson, Harris and Patton to Sunday, November 1st from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Rainfall from Hurricane Zeta is forecast to overspread the Centre Region beginning Thursday afternoon and continue into the evening. The National Weather Service forecast calls for 1 to 3 inches of locally heavy rain. The rain da...te was established by the Centre Region Council of Governments in September. October 31st was avoided due to the home Penn State football game. Officials wanted to ensure there were adequate resources available to ensure the safety of residents choosing to participate in trick or treating activities. Residents choosing to participate in trick or treating activities are asked to following the CDC’s guidance on Safer Trick or Treating. That guidance can be found online at: https://www.cdc.gov//daily-life-co/holidays/halloween.html

October 22, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program Centre Region Specific News: Penn State: Penn State announced its plans for the departure of students at the end of fall semester. The University will cease in person classes on November 20th and move to a virtual platform. You can read more about the University's plans here: https://news.psu.edu//university-shares-fall-departure-pla... Penn State: The University is partnering with the State College Borough, the CBICC and Mount Nittany Health on a messaging campaign that discouraged Penn State fans from traveling to the area for football season. You can read more here: https://news.psu.edu//university-and-local-community-unite Centre County: The County is offering free COVID-19 testing at the Nittany Mall from October 27th to November 14th. The walk in testing location will be inside the former Bon Ton space and will be open from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. You can read more here: https://www.centrecountypa.gov//COVID-19-Updates-from-Cent State College Borough: From Monday, October 12, to Sunday, October 18, there were 10 temporary emergency ordinance violations reported to the police department that resulted in the issuance or filing of 6 citations. Since enactment, there have been a total of 76 citations issued for violations. Trick or Treating: Trick or Treat Night is scheduled for October 29th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Messaging has been targeted around encouraging residents to follow the CDC's guidance on safer trick or treating. You can find that guidance here: https://www.cdc.gov//daily-life-co/holidays/halloween.html News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: The Governor announced that the state is waiving liquor license fees in 2021 to provide financial relief to bars and restaurants. You can read more here: https://www.governor.pa.gov//governor-wolf-announces-plan/ The Department of Health rolled out a new mobile app that helps with contact tracing and with symptom tracking. You can read more here: https://www.pa.gov/covid/covid-alert-pa/ As of October 22nd, there are 180,483 cases in PA. 2,185,079 people have tested negative for COVID-19. As of October 22nd, there are 3,714 cases in Centre County. 34,545 people have tested negative for COVID-19. Resources for residents: Residents can get more information on our special COVID-19 website. The site is updated daily by State College Borough. You can find that site here: https://www.statecollegepa.us/coronavirus Residents can also get information on the Centre Region Ready Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/centreregionready/ State College Borough is maintaining a dashboard by zip code. The dashboard can be found here: https://coronavirus-response-state-college-borough-statecol For questions or more information, please contact Centre Region Public Information Officer Amy Farkas by email at [email protected] or by phone at 466-6228.

October 8, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program Centre Region Specific News: Penn State: Penn State Police will enforce State College Borough's COVID-19 Safety Ordinance on campus. You can read more here: https://news.psu.edu//penn-state-police-enforce-state-coll... Penn State: The University opened three more testing sites on campus. You can read more here: https://news.psu.edu//three-new-covid-19-surveillance-test State College Area School District: The District will host the first home football game on October 9th. No public tickets will be sold to the game. A small number of tickets will be provided to families of players. Sidney Friedman Parklet will be closed to the public and will house select members of the State High marching band. You can read more here: https://www.scasd.org/Page/37975 Centre County: The Bryce Jordan Center will serve as a polling place and a satellite elections office. The County has a new elections website that lists all polling place changes and other important information. You can find that here: https://centrecountyvotes.com/ News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: The Governor issued new gathering regulations for events. The regulations, which take effect on Friday, apply to municipal public meetings in locations that do not have a local gathering ordinance. You can read more here: https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Health-Details.aspx The state put together a FAQ on the new regulations. You can find that here: https://www.health.pa.gov//Gu/Targeted-Mitigation-FAQ.aspx The Department of Health rolled out a new mobile app that helps with contact tracing and with symptom tracking. You can read more here: https://www.pa.gov/covid/covid-alert-pa/ As of October 8th, there are 162,063 cases in PA. 1,985,103 people have tested negative for COVID-19. As of October 8th, there are 3,222 cases in Centre County. 30,011 people have tested negative for COVID-19. Resources for residents: Residents can get more information on our special COVID-19 website. The site is updated daily by State College Borough. You can find that site here: https://www.statecollegepa.us/coronavirus Residents can also get information on the Centre Region Ready Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/centreregionready/ State College Borough is maintaining a dashboard by zip code. The dashboard can be found here: https://coronavirus-response-state-college-borough-statecol For questions or more information, please contact Centre Region Public Information Officer Amy Farkas by email at [email protected] or by phone at 466-6228.

Bulk Waste Week (October 12-16) Please have your bulk waste to your curb by 7 am on your collection day. This collection does not include apartments and townhomes with dumpster service. Please go to www.crcog.net/bulkwaste for more information.

CNET - Government and Education Access for Centre County recently covered a presentation by Dr. Shamin Sinnar, Penn State Asst. Professor in the College of Medicine, entitled "The Biology Underlying Covid-19". The presentation was part of the "Straight Talk" series sponsored by the State College Area School District, and was an informative and concise explanation of the science of Covid-19. The direct link to the online program is below: https://videoplayer.telvue.com//playlis/4827/media/592371

October 5, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program Centre Region Specific News: Penn State: Penn State announced its plans for Spring 2021. The University plans to start classes a week later (January 18th), cancelled spring break, and will continue hybrid delivery methods. You can read more here: https://news.psu.edu//spring-2021-plans-announced-giving-s... CATA: CATA is temporarily suspending its express service due to low ridership, effective October 12th. You can read more here: https://catabus.com/service-changes/ State College Borough: The Borough provided an update on the enforcement of its gathering and masking ordinance. You can read more here: http://www.statecollegepa.us/Civ/ViewMessage/Message/124609 Centre County: The testing site at the Nittany Mall has been extended for an additional week. The testing location will be open this week, Tuesday through Saturday, from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: The Department of Health rolled out a new mobile app that helps with contact tracing and with symptom tracking. You can read more here: https://www.pa.gov/covid/covid-alert-pa/ As of October 4th, there are 158,001 cases in PA. 1,931,635 people have tested negative for COVID-19. As of October 4th, there are 2,954 cases in Centre County. 28,233 people have tested negative for COVID-19. Resources for residents: Residents can get more information on our special COVID-19 website. The site is updated daily by State College Borough. You can find that site here: https://www.statecollegepa.us/coronavirus Residents can also get information on the Centre Region Ready Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/centreregionready/ State College Borough is maintaining a dashboard by zip code. The dashboard can be found here: https://coronavirus-response-state-college-borough-statecol For questions or more information, please contact Centre Region Public Information Officer Amy Farkas by email at [email protected] or by phone at 466-6228.

October 1, 2020:COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program Centre Region Specific News: Trick or Treat Night: A notice reflecting the date change for trick or treat night in State College, College, Ferguson, Harris and Patton Townships was posted on the Centre Region Ready facebook page. You can read that notice here: https://www.facebook.com/centreregionready... The CDC Guidance on Halloween and other fall holidays can be found here (scroll to the bottom of the page): https://www.cdc.gov//2019-/daily-life-coping/holidays.html CATA: CATA is temporarily suspending some commuter service, effective October 5th. You can read more here: https://catabus.com/october2020-service/ CATA will also resume Blue Loop service on campus, starting October 5th. You can read more here: https://news.psu.edu//blue-loop-return-service-starting-oc News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: A federal appeals court restored the Governor's limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings. You can read more here: https://wjactv.com//ap-federal-appeals-court-restores-stat The Department of Health rolled out a new mobile app that helps with contact tracing and with symptom tracking. You can read more here: https://www.pa.gov/covid/covid-alert-pa/ As of October 1st, there are 154,822 cases in PA. 1,889,639 people have tested negative for COVID-19. As of October 1st, there are 2,688 cases in Centre County. 26,762 people have tested negative for COVID-19. Resources for residents: Residents can get more information on our special COVID-19 website. The site is updated daily by State College Borough. You can find that site here: https://www.statecollegepa.us/coronavirus Residents can also get information on the Centre Region Ready Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/centreregionready/ State College Borough is maintaining a dashboard by zip code. The dashboard can be found here: https://coronavirus-response-state-college-borough-statecol For questions or more information, please contact Centre Region Public Information Officer Amy Farkas by email at [email protected] or by phone at 466-6228.

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September 25, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program Centre Region Specific News: Centre County: The Department of Health announced a pop up testing site at the Nittany Mall. The site will be located in the Macy's parking lot, facing Route 26 (not the Benner Pike or McDonald's). Residents do not have to be experiencing symptoms to get tested and pre-registration is not required. Insurance is also not needed.You can read more here: https://...www.health.pa.gov//cor/Pages/Public%20Testing.aspx Data 4 Action Study: The researchers behind the Data 4 Action Study provided an update. 10,000 residents are currently enrolled in the study. They are still accepting residents into the study through the end of September. You can watch their video update here: https://psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com//Data4Action/1_0cxfdy6x Penn State: University and local government stakeholders will meet on October 5th to discuss strategies to deal with potential fans and tailgaters heading to town for the Ohio State game on October 31st. The strategies to be discussed include proactive messaging and police enforcement. Penn State: The University partnered with the University Area Joint Authority to collect wastewater samples to track the spread of COVID-19. You can read more here: https://news.psu.edu//wastewater-sampling-may-give-advance State College Area School District: The district will return to in person learning on September 28th. They will begin randomly screening students and employees with temperature checks. The district also plans random weekly COVID-19 testing of its employees. You can read more here: https://www.scasd.org/Page/37975. News from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: The Department of Health rolled out a new mobile app that helps with contact tracing and with symptom tracking. You can read more here: https://www.pa.gov/covid/covid-alert-pa/ As of September 25th, there are 149,410 cases in PA. 1,816,397 people have tested negative for COVID-19. As of September 25th, there are 2,165 cases in Centre County. 24,580 people have tested negative for COVID-19. Resources for residents: Residents can get more information on our special COVID-19 website. The site is updated daily by State College Borough. You can find that site here: https://www.statecollegepa.us/coronavirus Residents can also get information on the Centre Region Ready Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/centreregionready/ State College Borough is maintaining a dashboard by zip code. The dashboard can be found here: https://coronavirus-response-state-college-borough-statecol For questions or more information, please contact Centre Region Public Information Officer Amy Farkas by email at [email protected] or by phone at 466-6228.

September 18, 2020: COVID-19 Update from the Centre Region Emergency Management Program Centre Region Specific News: Centre County: The Department of Health announced a pop up testing site at the Nittany Mall. The site will open on September 25th and be available from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on September 25th, September 26th, September 29th, September 30th, October 1st, October 2nd and October 3rd. Residents do not have to be experiencing symptoms to get tested. Insurance is als...Continue reading