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'Cut green beans, not benefits': Union workers at Hanover Foods authorize strike
Union workers at Hanover Foods authorized a strike if the company cannot agree on a new contract by the end of the month, according to a release by the union. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, the union that represents nearly 300 workers at the Hanover Foods plants, issued a release Monday...
Kipona Festival’s 2024 Drone and Fireworks Show cancelled
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Drone and Fireworks show at this year’s Kipona Festival on Labor Day weekend has been canceled, according to a statement by Mayor Wanda Williams. The Mayor’s decision is a response to the serious incidents that occurred during the latest three July 4 fireworks...
Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams says there will be no fireworks display at this year's Kipona Festival
Mayor Wanda Williams said "serious incidents" at two of the city's last three fireworks displays have caused city officials to reconsider fireworks at future events.
See all homes sold in Cumberland County, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Cumberland County reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 49 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,180-square-foot home on Chatham Drive in Lower Allen Township that sold for $272,000.
Live updates from PennLive’s Mid-Penn football media day
PennLive’s Mid-Penn Media Day is off and running Wednesday at Cumberland Valley High School. The event, sponsored by Renewal by Andersen of Central Pa., Jojo’s Pizza & Pasta and Shrunk3D-Hershey, is slated to run. until 4 p.m. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
Baseball Earns ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall baseball team earned the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award for the 2023-24 academic year, ABCA announced Wednesday morning. The Diplomats garner the award for the eighth-consecutive year with Franklin & Marshall being one of 181 Division III institutions and one of eight Centennial Conference schools to receive the honor. The ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes teams that posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year. In addition to success in the classroom, Franklin & Marshall baseball ended its 2024…
Pa. Senate approves promotion of local airman to Brigadier General
An airman from Upper Oxford is one step closer to becoming a Brigadier General in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard following the State Senate’s approval of his nomination. Recently, the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved the confirmation of Colonel Jaime E. Ramirez, who currently serves as the 193rd Special Operation...
UPMC Harrisburg launching free fitness programs, live demonstrations
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — UPMC Harrisburg is launching a new initiative for summer 2024 to provide free, accessible fitness opportunities for the Harrisburg community. UPMC Healthy Harrisburg is hosting class demonstrations on Tuesday, July 23, at their new location at 1000 Paxton St., in Harrisburg. The program’s new location provides a larger exercise space and additional free parking.
Gettysburg tennis teams honored for academics by ITA
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) recently announced its Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Team awards for 2024 and Gettysburg was among the Division III teams recognized. Both the Bullets men’s and women’s team were tabbed as All-Academic Teams. To qualify for the honor, the team must have a collective grade-point average of 3.2 or higher. Gettysburg women were one of 167 Division III programs honored, including six Centennial Conference programs. The men were also one of 129 teams in Division III to earn the recognition, including six conference programs. Individually, 17 Bullets were named scholar-athletes, including 10 members of…
With high school football a month away, the Mid-Penn Conference holds Media Day
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Players, coaches, and fans are ready. The high school football season begins just one month from Wednesday. Teams flocked to Cumberland Valley High School as the Mid-Penn Conference hosted Media Day for players and coaches. Teams from around Pennsylvania have been hard at work this offseason...
Central Pa. rock star talks about playing with Skid Row, returning home for York Fair concert
Lzzy Hale has come a long way to return to her home county in Pennsylvania to play at the York State Fair. The rock star is the lead singer of Halestorm, a band she formed with her brother Arejay Hale when they were in their teens. The group hit the mainstream in the 2010s, and took home a Grammy Award in 2013 for the song “Love Bites (So Do I).”
Crews on scene of Lititz house fire
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Crews are on scene of a house fire in Lititz, according to police. Firefighters were dispatched for a one-alarm fire on West Orange Street just after 6 a.m., according to Lancaster County dispatchers. Police said the first block of West Orange Street has been...
Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich
Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA!. For something new: Check out jazz harpist (!) at Mt. Gretna Playhouse on Saturday. Details + tix here. Worth noting: HU Presents 2024 Summer Concert Series continues with Black Pumas (Thurs) and Orville Peck (Sun); SoMa Block party tonight! Pride events! Things on my agenda this weekend: see above.
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis Visits Lancaster’s Bench Mark Program to Highlight State Budget Investments for Safer Communities
Lancaster, PA – Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visited the Bench Mark Program in Lancaster today to highlight how the newly signed, bipartisan state budget will help make Pennsylvania communities safer through more investments in violence intervention and prevention programs like the ones offered by Bench Mark for local youth.
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