Saturday, March 21, 2025 (Season 1 | Episode 1)

This week on Centre Access: a bureaucratic snag threatens Pennsylvania's $700 million broadband plan, Penn State's president faces lawmakers over campus closures, ICE operations stir tension in Bellefonte, a new University of Pittsburgh initiative takes on the rural dental care shortage, a Millheim barber shop marks 75 years, and a roundup of what's still ahead for Women's History Month at Penn State. 

🔗 LINKS TO THIS WEEK'S STORIES

• Pennsylvania's broadband plan hits a snag, reporting by Charlotte Keith, SpotlightPA
• Penn State president faces lawmakers over campus closures, reporting by Geoff Rushton, StateCollege.com
• Recollections May Vary: Penn State President Bendapudi Goes to Harrisburg, opinion by Barry Fenchak Substack
• Community members protest ICE reporting/photography, reporting Geraldine Cruz-Hernandez, The Daily Collegian 
• ICE protest in downtown Bellefonte, reporting by Jacob Michael & photography Esteban Marenco, Centre Daily Times 
• University of Pittsburgh launches rural dental training centers, reporting by Marley Parish, Spotlight PA
• New Pitt centers will aim to address rural dental needs, reporting by Maddie Aiken, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
• Keene's Barber Shop marks 75 years, reporting by Julie Noal, Centre Centre County Gazette

📋 CENTRE DOCUMENTERS
Full notes from this week's public meetings are at centredocumenters.org. 

This week's meetings: 

• Spring Township Planning Commission meeting — cancelled
• State College Area School District board meeting —
• Penns Valley Area School District board meeting —
• College Township Planning Commission —
• University Area Joint Authority —

🎁 OTHER RECOMMENDED READING
The AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos Reporting by Rebecca Egan McCarthy, Grist