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In today's newsletter:

  • How a $750,000 grant will upgrade a key Harrisburg landmark
  • What HACC's York campus building sale means for Harrisburg students
  • What national leaders said during their high-profile visit to Harrisburg University

Also on today's calendar: MITER Foundation's Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run and Walk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 77, low: 49.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• YWCA Greater Harrisburg receives $750,000 historic preservation grant (abc27.com) — Harrisburg's YWCA just secured a $750,000 federal grant to restore the historic Sylvan Heights Mansion windows at its John Crain Kunkle Center, helping preserve a key Mount Pleasant landmark. The project will protect a building that houses emergency shelter, housing, legal aid, education, veterans support, and other vital services for local women, children, and families.
   

• HACC board approves sale of second York building as college consolidates operations (pennlive.com) — Harrisburg Area Community College's trustees have approved selling a second building at the York campus as part of a plan to consolidate operations and modernize classrooms. Even with the property sales, HACC says all five campuses, including the Harrisburg campus, will stay open, aiming to use resources more efficiently while still serving students across the region.
   

• Speaker Mike Johnson speaks on economy, Iran war in Harrisburg visit (fox43.com) — Harrisburg University hosted U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Scott Perry for a tour highlighting advanced manufacturing programs that blend robotics, 3D-printing, and human oversight. During the visit, Johnson and Pennsylvania Democrats clashed over the strength of the manufacturing economy, the impact of Trump-era policies, and how the ongoing war in Iran is affecting prices for everyday Pennsylvanians.
   

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  • Scott Perry seeks another term after years in Congress, military and business (wgal.com)

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