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Public Works message to illegal dumpers: “We’re going to catch you.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Matt Maisel, City of Harrisburg Communications Director(717) [email protected] HARRISBURG -- City of Harrisburg Public Works Director Dave West has a message to the people dumping tons of illegal trash in backyards and...
Public Notice: Harrisburg Civil Service Commission public meeting
PUBLIC NOTICE The Harrisburg Civil Service Commission will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday, August 11, 2022 in The Public Safety Auditorium, which is located on the 2nd floor of The McCormick Public Services Center, Room 213, 123 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101,...
Trucks taller than 12′ 6″ now prohibited from traveling under Front Street train bridge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Matt Maisel, Communications [email protected](717) 255-7295 HARRISBURG -- The City of Harrisburg, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, have made additional efforts to deter truck drivers from...
Harrisburg National Night Out massive success for city families
HARRISBURG -- Thousands of City of Harrisburg residents came to Camp Curtin Academy on Tuesday for the city's annual National Night Out celebration. The two-hour event takes place in municipalities across the country on the first Tuesday of every August, giving...
Statement on Mayor Williams’ temporary transfer of power and duties
On Sunday, July 31 at approximately 11:45 p.m., Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams temporarily transferred power to Commissioner Thomas Carter of the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. The transfer of power will end at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16. Mayor Williams underwent an...
Tree removal will impact dozens of Midtown Harrisburg residents the week of August 1 to August 5
July 27, 2022 HARRISBURG – The City of Harrisburg, in partnership with PPL Electric Utilities, will remove a gigantic tree next week located behind multiple residencies in Midtown Harrisburg. The tree, which is an 80-year-old elm, has grown so large, its roots cover...
National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2 presents the ultimate ‘family friendly event’
HARRISBURG -- Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams and the Harrisburg Bureau of Police discussed details for National Night Out, which is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Camp Curtain Academy at Division & 6th Streets. “National Night Out for...
City of Harrisburg Trash Pickup Time Change
Due to the extreme rise in temperatures that is expected this week in the City of Harrisburg, trash pick-up will begin at 4am from city residents. This change will last the week of Tuesday, July 19 to Friday, July 29. Please plan accordingly. "We're expecting humidity...
Mayor Williams Op/Ed on State Street construction: “The lack of civility towards others must stop.”
“If we lose love and self-respect for each other, this is how we finally die.” The great Maya Angelou may have passed eight years ago, yet I am reminded of these words every time I hear or read the...
Traffic Alert: Chestnut Street to close from Aug. 1 to Aug. 5
Chestnut Street will close for a crane working on the Harrisburg University building from Monday, August 1 at 5:00 a.m. to Friday, August 5 at 7:00 p.m. Construction crews will be erecting steel exterior skin panels left out at buck hoist. There will be no thru...