Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 22nd of August.
Good morning, Harrisburg.
Operation Toy Train will visit eight towns in December with stops in Lackawaxen, Shohola and Susquehanna on Dec.
6 and in Oxford, West Grove, Avondale, Toughkenamon and Kennett Square on Dec. 7; the nonprofit collects new, unwrapped toys for local distribution.
Volvo Construction Equipment completed a $40M expansion at its Shippensburg plant on Aug.
19, adding three flexible production lines that now produce more than half of its North American machines including 11 models. The upgrade, which shortens lead times by over six weeks, followed extensive worker training (180 hours each).
A photographer injured last year in a festival crash will return to the Kipona Festival on Saturday, Sept.
5, and she hopes that stronger safety measures improve her experience. Harrisburg officials confirmed extra barriers, lighting, and police presence (and traffic controls) will safeguard the event.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced more than $8 million funding to boost mental health support in high-need schools by hiring up to 75 school psychology interns.
The program, funded by a federal grant, will ease financial barriers & expand care for students.
On Thursday night the Palmyra School District board voted unanimously to reinstate its boys wrestling head coach Johnathan Regets and assistant coach Joshua Weidman, reversing a May decision not to renew their contracts due to policy violation allegations.
The vote came after strong support from parents and community members was noted.
Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that leaves in parts of Pennsylvania will begin changing between Sept.
29 and Oct. 5, with peak colors expected by early October & residents should monitor local weather reports as conditions might shift timing.
An out-of-court settlement was reached on Friday in Stephen Bohr’s overtime pay suit against Geisinger EMS, with undisclosed terms & allegations that the company used bonus pay instead of overtime in a case covering West Shore, which served central counties including parts of the Harrisburg region.
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon completed a $5M renovation of its cardiac cath lab with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week (it added a GE Allia imaging system and expanded electrophysiology services) and performed its first procedure on Aug.
12.
Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital reported a measles-positive patient was in its lobby from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Aug.
17, and the hospital urges anyone exposed to check their vaccination status (especially if unvaccinated) and watch for symptoms.
Madame Rochele’s Apothecary is a cozy cocktail lounge where guests enjoy a $10 chicken salad finger sandwich with spicy mango chutney and a full drink menu.
Located at 200 N. 2nd St. in Harrisburg, it offers a relaxed space for adults 21+.
Harrisburg native Chris (Handles) Franklin hosts his 24th annual Ultimate Spin Basketball Camp today, offering free basketball instruction, nutrition education, and life skills to local youth.
Former campers, now college players, return as coaches to help inspire the next generation.
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