Middletown resident Maria Frisby took part in her alma mater Penn State's homecoming parade in State College on Oct. 21. Her parade escort was Billy Darnell Nolen of Middletown. She also met Centre County Commissioner Steven G. Dershem. Other pageant queens or former queens in the parade included Miss Pennsylvania 2022 Alysa Bainbridge and Miss Pennsylvania Volunteer 2023 Abby Traxler.

Maria graduated from Middletown Area High School; HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College; and Penn State University. She was also scheduled to be in the 2022 Cargill Holiday Parade in downtown Harrisburg on Nov. 19. She was recently interviewed for an upcoming edition of the magazine 50 Plus Life.