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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

Harrisburg City Council approved a 2022 budget on Tuesday.

Only one more week until Christmas, Harrisburg! Finish wrapping those gifts and icing the cookies. While you wait on Santa’s arrival, catch up on this week’s local news.

Bob’s Art Blog previewed the last 3rd in the Burg event of the year. Two of the longest-standing civic institutions in Harrisburg will participate and offer two different looks at identity.

“C’mon C’mon” is a black and white film that takes you on a journey through the allure of introspection and vulnerability, our magazine story reported. The film debuted this month at Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg.

Dauphin County commissioners passed a $278.5 million budget, which is 2.5% less than the 2021 budget, our online story reported. The county will hold the line on property taxes once again.

Harrisburg City Council approved a 2022 budget that will serve as a placeholder until Mayor-Elect Wanda Williams takes office and likely reopens the spending plan, our reporting found. Council also approved two substantial development projects in Midtown and Uptown.

The Harrisburg School District announced its plans to use federal COVID relief money, our online story reported. Superintendent Eric Turman said that they hope to reopen William Penn School and Steele Elementary.

Harrisburg University Professor Steven Jasinski has participated in naming and describing two newly discovered dinosaurs within the past year, our magazine story reported. The Sierraceratops turneri is the seventh dinosaur species he has named, on his own or as part of a team.

Holiday events are on display this weekend as we round the corner to Christmas. Sara Bozich has all the festivities, here.

Home prices were strong even as sales overall were flat in the Harrisburg area in November, according to the latest report from the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors. Find data specific to your county in our online story.

The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra has a lot on its plate as it recovers from the pandemic, our magazine story reported. This season marks the orchestra’s 75th anniversary and it is in the search process to identify a new conductor.

Mifflinburg’s Christkindl Market just finished its 32nd year as a staple holiday tradition. In our magazine story, read about the history behind the popular outdoor market that draws crowds of up to 10,000 people.

MLK Day will be full of ways to serve the community this year, our online story reported. The Central Pennsylvania MLK Day of Service committee will spotlight the need for affordable housing and accessible healthcare through its volunteer opportunities.

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program serves underprivileged children in many areas within Dauphin County, as well as Camp Hill and Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, our magazine story reported. The program is based in Uptown Harrisburg at the Echo Co., 2nd Battalion Marine Reserve unit headquarters on N. 2nd Street.

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