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MICHIGAN IN PRIMETIME
Coach James Franklin is calling for a Penn State White Out this week as the Nittany Lions host Michigan on Oct. 21. Fans hope to pack 110,000 people into Beaver Stadium, “College GameDay” is broadcasting from the Old Main lawn and the big yellow M is in town for a matchup of Big 10 giants./Pages 15-18
October 19-25, 2017
Volume 9, Issue 42
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Judge denies Sandusky’s request for a new trial
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By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — Judge John Foradora on Wednesday denied former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s request for a new trial. Foradora gave his decision at noon Oct. 18 after numerous hearings, as well as a last-minute filing on Oct. 17 from Sandusky’s attorneys.
The Sandusky legal team began its evidentiary appeal hearings in May 2016 under the Post Conviction Relief Act to seek a new trial. Much of their arguments center around defense attorney Joe Amendola’s handling of the case leading up to and during trial, including emails they believe were withheld from Amendola, to an interview Sandusky did with NBC, reportedly at Amendola’s urging. Sandusky, Page 6
White Out set to begin early By PAT ROTHDUESTCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — One of the most exciting, photogenic and intense traditions in college football is about to return to Bea-
ver Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, when the Michigan Wolverines come calling for perhaps the biggest home game of the year for Penn State. White Out, Page 3
HEATHER WEIKEL/For the Gazette
ENGLISH BULLDOG Lenni was escorted down the runway by her owner, Barbara Frazier, during the second annual Pets Come First Doggie Fashion Show held at the Centre Hills Country Club. Lenni sported a bridal ensemble designed by Rosie’s Clothes at the event. TIM WEIGHT/Gazette file photo
THE STANDS surrounding the field at Beaver Stadium will be washed out in white for the annual White Out game, scheduled for Oct. 21 against Big Ten rival Michigan. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and be televised on ABC.
Tesla Superchargers installed near Bellefonte By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — Joanne Tosti-Vasey knows how important it is to have access to a Tesla Supercharger. She was the first Tesla owner in Centre County and has made numerous long-distance trips in her Model S. Eight new Tesla Superchargers, a proprietary type of electric vehicle charge station, were installed at the Weis grocery store in Spring Township, just off Interstate 99. They’re capable of giving cars about 170 miles of range in 30 minutes, or a full charge in 90 minutes. The chargers are set to open by the end of 2017. It’s not the couple of minutes of fill-up that petrol pumpers are used to, but Tesla’s philosophy of feeding your car while you feed yourself means drivers can grab a meal while charging up. Tosti-Vasey, who serves on Bellefonte Borough Council, has helped Bellefonte become one of three municipalities in Pennsylvania, alongside Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, involved in the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Coalition. She said the group’s goal is to have electric vehicles making up 50 percent of vehicles on the road by 2050. Police Blotter ..................... 2 Death Notices ................... 6
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EIGHT NEW Tesla Supercharger stations are expected to open at Weis in Spring Township before the end of the year. Sometime next year, Bellefonte will be doing major work on two municipal parking lots that will include the installation of electric charging stations. Those projects will go out for bidding sometime before the end of 2017, with construction expect-
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ed to start as soon as possible after the spring thaw in 2018. So far, Bellefonte Borough hasn’t found a source of funding to help with the cost of installing the chargers. There is funding from the federal government for Gazette Gameday ........... 15 Sports ............................... 19
emissions reduction programs from the settlement with Volkswagen over cheating emissions standards. A reported $2.7 billion of the $14.7 billion settlement will be released over five rounds through the Environmental Mitigation Trust. At her own home, Tosti-Vasey makes use of solar panels for all electric needs, and said so far this year she her electricity bill has been $14 per month, the cost of the fee to hook up to the grid. Even before solar panels, she said it was cheaper to charge the Tesla off the grid rather than pay for gas in her Honda Accord. She and her husband had been paying about $150 in gas per month, but the cost of the charge was $50 per month for the Tesla before solar. They were able to track the cost of the Tesla charging separately since their garage is on a different meter than the house. She said for her and her husband, it was a matter of doing their small part to reduce their carbon footprint and to combat global warming. “With climate change, we each have to make our own effort,” she said. “So, my husband and I decided several years ago Superchargers, Page 6
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