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Nearly 50 Harrisburg firefighters honored for life-saving heroism at annual award ceremony
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] October 10, 2023 HARRISBURG – Under the heroic eye of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire, not a single life has been lost in a city fire for more...
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTHBreast Cancer Awareness Month is a public health campaign during October every year to increase awareness and to raise funds for researching the cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of the disease. Breast cancer is one of the...
Family Fishing Day, Halloween “Bash”, and Holiday Parade highlight fall fun from Parks & Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] October 4, 2023 HARRISBURG – Free family friendly events are taking place throughout the fall season in Harrisburg, thanks to the city’s Parks...
Transcript of Mayor Williams’ 2023 State of the City address
September 27, 2023 City of Harrisburg Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams gave the following speech at the State of the City, presented by the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023....
Mayor Williams highlights Harrisburg’s financial growth in 2023 State of the City address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] September 27, 2023 HARRISBURG – For the first time in decades, a City of Harrisburg mayor presented a State of the City address boasting a...
Riverfront Park Concert Road Closures
**ROAD CLOSURE ALERT - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16-SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17*** Due to the concerts taking place Saturday and Sunday in lower Riverfront Park, commuters should be aware of a pair of full and partial road closures. Front Street from Chestnut Street to Paxton...
WHBG-TV 20 to air roundtable special on drug overdose crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt Maisel, Director of [email protected](717) 255-7295 HARRISBURG -- In response to the ongoing spike in drug overdoses seen throughout the City of Harrisburg and Dauphin County, WHBG-TV 20 will air a special...
Harrisburg Police to begin reinforcement of curfew ordinance for city youth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] September 11, 2023 HARRISBURG – The Harrisburg Bureau of Police will soon begin to reinforce a 2007 ordinance saying children under 18 years...
Work begins at site of new, temporary Broad Street Market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt Maisel, Director of [email protected](717) 255-7295 September 7, 2023 HARRISBURG -- Public Works bulldozers and dump trucks started laying the groundwork on Thursday for the soon-to-be temporary Broad Street...
Tickets still available for 2023 PA Latino Convention at Harrisburg Hilton
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] September 6, 2023 HARRISBURG – The largest collection of Latinos in Pennsylvania will call Harrisburg home this month. The 6th Annual...