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Let the Games Begin: Local French businesses highlight 2024 Olympics in Paris
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will take place from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, Aug. 11, featuring over 10,000 athletes and 1.8 million international visitors. For a taste of Paris without the plane ticket, check out the following regional eateries with a passion for filling your plate with global flavors.
Open Road Tolls Coming to Pennsylvania Turnpike in January
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Construction Engineer Alan Williamson, left, explains how the new toll gantries will work along the turnpike. Those familiar toll booths on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are going away and that means drivers will be able to pay tolls without slowing down or hitting backed up traffic at toll plazas, writes Evan Jones for The Morning Call.
Harrisburg nonprofit builds pipeline of skilled workers
The light bulb came on both literally and figuratively during a Harrisburg-area pilot program teaching young people the basics of carpentry, plumbing and electrical work in the summer of 2019. The program’s 10 students built a lamp that worked, while the program’s organizer, Patricia Robinson, realized she had crafted an...
Aqua seeks rate increases; public hearings set before regulators
HARRISBURG – Water bills could be on the rise in the Shenandoah area, among other parts of the state next year, and regulators want your input. Aqua Pennsylvania filed an application in May seeking a rate increase from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Aqua purchased the water system serving the Greater Shenandoah Area and took control last year.
Big 26 Baseball Classic pitting Pa. vs. Maryland lands at FNB Field
Pennsylvania is hoping to regain an advantage over Maryland Friday as the Big 26 Baseball Classic opens at FNB Field, the home of the Harrisburg Senators. The All-Star showcase, featuring prep standouts in the Class of 2025 and ‘26, is operated by the Hershey Harrisburg Sports & Event Authority.
State funds boost projects in York, Adams, Lancaster, Lebanon
Developer Ben Sutton has been working for more than a year to bake new life into a former bakery plant in West York. This week, he secured a key ingredient: a low-interest state loan and accompanying grant totaling nearly $2.5 million in all. “It was the missing part,” Sutton said...
Caricature artist at the York State Fair whose been overseas loves meeting people and the new locations she goes
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — The York State Fair offers something for everyone, you can find tons of different food options, rides, animals, and, of course, what is a fair without some fun caricatures. While at the fair Thursday, abc27’s Dennis Owens had a fun time getting his own picture drawn, wondering if he will look […]
Wildlife Adventure Center brings exotic animals to York State Fair
YORK, Pa. — For the first time ever, fair-goers will be able to see a sloth at the York State Fair this year!. Giant snakes, chameleons, alligators, crocodiles and monkeys will also hit the stage for shows this weekend. The Reptile and Wildlife Stage Show and Exhibit is a...
Camp Security gets boost in the form of a grant from the National Park Service
Friends of Camp Security received a welcome boost to its efforts to unearth and preserve the site of a Revolutionary War prisoner of war camp in Springettsbury Township. Earlier this month, the National Park Service announced the organization would receive a grant of $149,501.59 to fund its project, titled “The Pen at Camp Security: Mapping a Revolutionary War Prison Camp Stockade." ...
Shippensburg Fair Announces Exciting Line-Up for July 26-27
The Shippensburg Fair is set to deliver a thrilling two-day event packed with entertainment, competitions, and family fun on July 26 and 27. This year’s fair schedule highlights a variety of attractions catering to all ages, with special emphasis on agricultural shows and evening entertainment. Friday, July 26 Highlights:
Building capacity to advance the mission: A Q&A with ECHOS’ Ashley Bulley
Ashley Bulley is eager to connect with her community and make a direct impact. That’s what appealed to her, she said, about becoming executive director of Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services, ECHOS. Bulley, who hails from Palmyra in Lebanon County, came to ECHOS from the Girl Scouts of...
Men’s Soccer announces 2024 recruiting class
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Shippensburg University men's soccer coach Jeremy Spering has confirmed the recruitment of ten student-athletes who will suit up for the Raider soccer program in 2024. The incoming class includes seven freshmen and three transfers – four representing Pennsylvania, three from Maryland, and one each from Colorado,...
Two men arrested in connection to Harrisburg stabbing
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — Police located and arrested two men in connection to a stabbing on July 3, Harrisburg Bureau of Police announced Thursday. Omar Rodriguez-Santiago, 43, and Placido Rodriguez-Santiago, 42, are facing assault charges after a man was stabbed in the 1600 block of Revere Street. Police...
Students testify at state capitol against anti-semitism on PA college campuses
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Lawmakers and students from colleges across the commonwealth met at the capitol yesterday to discuss anti-semitism on college campuses. Statistics from the Anti-Defamation League show that antisemitic incidents on college students have risen 500% in the past two years. Students claim that the effects of hate...
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