Zack Hoopes

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Zack Hoopes

Much like a muscle, faith weakens faster when it isn’t used – a concept that extends to the physical scripture itself, members of Chisuk Emuna were told Sunday. The Jewish congregation, located in uptown Harrisburg, kicked off a fundraising and community-building initiative that includes the inscribing of a new Torah scroll, a once-in-a-generation experience for many Jews.

3 weeks ago | masstransitmag.com | Zack Hoopes

The Harrisburg region’s mass transit agency is about a year away from financial calamity, according to its executive director, as Gov. Josh Shapiro lobbies the legislature to approve a boost for public transportation funding. Shapiro made an appearance Monday at rabbittransit’s bus depot on Cameron Street in Harrisburg, making the case that his proposed transit funding increase in the 2025-26 budget isn’t just a matter of Philadelphia. “This isn’t just some big city issue,” Shapiro said.

3 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Zack Hoopes

NewsPublished: Jun. 03, 2025, 7:17 p.m.Harrisburg City School District will exit state control, or receivership, on June 18, and it will revert to local control. FILEThe Harrisburg School District will exit state control, or receivership, on June 18, after the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) decided to not petition the courts to keep the district under direct state control for another three years.

3 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Zack Hoopes

Harrisburg School District ends receivershipHarrisburg School District will be out from under state control by mid-June, but that doesn’t mean the city school system is fully out of the woods, financially or academically. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced Tuesday the school district will exit receivership effective at 11:59 p.m. on June 17.

3 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Zack Hoopes

The Harrisburg region’s mass transit agency is about a year away from financial calamity, according to its executive director, as Gov. Josh Shapiro lobbies the legislature to approve a boost for public transportation funding. Shapiro made an appearance Monday at rabbittransit’s bus depot on Cameron Street in Harrisburg, making the case that his proposed transit funding increase in the 2025-26 budget isn’t just a matter of Philadelphia. “This isn’t just some big city issue,” Shapiro said.