MARS — Mars Borough has secured a $1 million state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant to go toward its Mars Discovery Center.

The funding will help the borough move forward with purchasing a location for the center, which will be a NASA STEAM educational facility. The grant was awarded the day after dignitaries toured the borough to review its potential for a NASA center and other community developments.

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