PRESS RELEASES

The City of Harrisburg and the Office of Mayor Stephen R. Reed provides news information from time to time to all media outlets. For further news information, contact Randy King at 717.255.3040.

Recent Press Releases

December 31, 2003

Discarded Christmas Trees To Be Collected By City

Mayor Stephen R. Reed today advised city residents that the City will again provide free pick-up services for discarded Christmas trees throughout the month of January. City crews will follow a street or neighborhood’s normal recycling pick-up day schedule to collect the trees, which residents are directed to place at their front curbside only on the day of their regular recyclable materials collection day.
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December 22, 2003

All Invited to M&T Bank Harrisburg New Year’s Eve Celebration in Historic Market Square

Mayor Stephen R. Reed today invited residents and visitors throughout the region to the M&T Bank Harrisburg New Year’s Eve Celebration in historic Market Square. The free event, which celebrates the end of 2003 and the start of 2004, features live music, food, children’s entertainment and a wide array of other events and activities, all of which conclude at midnight with the descent of a giant illuminated strawberry cow and fireworks high above Market Square.
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December 22, 2003

City Holiday Decorating Contest Winners Announced

An array of businesses, children and city government center offices were recognized today by Mayor Stephen R. Reed as winners in various city holiday decorating contests. The winners were presented with their awards during a special holiday program in their honor at the Rev. Dr. M.L. King Jr. City Government Center. The decorating competitions were first created by the Mayor in 1995, to coincide with the city’s annual Holiday Parade, which annually kicks off the midstate’s Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/New Year’s season.
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December 22, 2003

New ‘Mitrani At Home’ Retailer Provides Distinctive Downtown Shopping Experience

A distinctive new shopping experience awaits downtown visitors Mayor Stephen R. Reed announced today during ribbon cutting services for the new Mitrani At Home international furnishings and gift store located at 321 N. 2nd Street in the heart of ‘Restaurant Row.’
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December 11, 2003

Apology Statement Of Randy King

Public statement of apology from Randy King, assistant to the mayor of the City of Harrisburg, for remarks relative to Harrisburg City Council.
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December 9, 2003

Consolidation Of Neighborhood Schools Planning Underway

Mayor Stephen R. Reed today announced that planning for the conversion of all neighborhood elementary schools to include the eighth grade, starting in the 2004-2005 school year next August, is continuing.
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