Harrisburg mayoral candidates take readers’ questions: How can the city help the schools?
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Editor’s note: In advance of a planned forum for Harrisburg’s mayoral candidates, PennLive asked readers what questions they would like to ask the candidates. The forum was canceled after technical issues interrupted the taping, but four of the candidates agreed to answer a few of our reader’s questions. Here’s the second of the questions, and the candidates’ responses.
One of Harrisburg’s biggest systemic problems, the quality of its schools, is one that actually has nothing to do with city government. But since the city needs a stronger public school system to start to encourage new families to move and stay, one reader wanted to know how the next mayor can help with the revival of Harrisburg schools.
UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg hostess continues to keep women connected before and after childbirth
Miss Sheila Julius created a facebook page called Harrisburg Hospital North 9 Gang. With over 300 members, different women can never feel alone after childbirth Author: Victoria Lucas (WPMT) Updated: 10:35 PM EDT May 9, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. Miss Sheila Julius is always ready to provide comfort and food to the women on the Antepartum floor at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg. I think I m their to-go person because you can t tell a doctor what to do, you can t tell a nurse what to do, but you can tell me what to do as far as food, said Julius.
Former Harrisburg School Board president didn’t violate Ethics Act by voting for husband’s raise: commission
Updated May 04, 2021;
Posted May 04, 2021
Harrisburg School District Board President Danielle Robinson at the board s monthly meeting on Monday, April 15, 2019.
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A former Harrisburg School Board President did not violate state ethics rules when she voted to approve her husband’s pay raise in 2017, the State Ethics Commission has determined after an investigation.
The commission sent out a news release Tuesday to announce the conclusion of the investigation, which began in 2019 shortly after the state won court approval to take control of the Harrisburg school system.
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Elizabethtown College Receives Nearly $3.5 Million in Gifts Toward Diversity & Inclusion; Cultural and Performing Arts; and Student Scholarships
Recently, Elizabethtown College received nearly $3.5 million dollars in gifts and commitments toward diversity and inclusion efforts, cultural and performing arts, and student scholarships.
“We are grateful to our generous donors who have invested in these important areas for our institution,” Elizabethtown College President Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D. said. “Their commitment and support will make direct impacts on our student’s academic standing and overall experiences at Etown.”
Joseph A. ’76 and Nancy ’79 DePippo have pledged more than $1 million to support the establishment of a scholarship to benefit U.S. citizens of color who demonstrate financial need. The generous alumni met at the College before being married. Both represented the institution through integral roles serving on committees and Nancy, a Boar