GREENSBURG

First Energy to help food banks

The FirstEnergy Foundation is supporting local communities as part of its Hunger Action Month initiative — awarding $750,000 in grants to 37 Pennsylvania food banks and pantries. In total, the initiative is granting $2.5 million to 104 hunger relief organizations across New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia, marking the foundation’s largest hunger-relief investment to date.

Area food banks receiving the grants include: Altoona/Blair County Food Bank, Center for Community Action, Everett and State College Food Bank, $15,000 each; and The Salvation Army of Huntingdon, $10,000.

BELLEFONTE

Reliance to open new branch

Reliance Bank has announced plans to open a new branch in Bellefonte in early 2026 pending regulatory approval.

Reliance Bank has been actively lending in Bellefonte for the past 20 years since opening its State College branch at 100 Hawbaker Industrial Drive. The new Centre County-based branch will be located at 801 E. Bishop St., a site formerly occupied by PNC Bank.

Preparations for the branch opening are already underway, with a grand opening set for early 2026.