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Roasters gets rain garden

Posted on 01 September 2009 by

The damp weather Saturday morning didn’t deter volunteers affiliated with Paxton Creek Watershed and Education Association from putting the finishing touches on a rain garden behind St. Thomas Roasters in Linglestown.Stormwater that drains off of the…

French student discovers American life in Linglestown

Posted on 20 August 2009 by

By John Robinsonfor Linglestown GazetteSeventeen-year-old Octave Leborgne, of La Chapelle-St-Mesmin, France, has spent most of August here in Linglestown, a guest of Todd and Cindy Rittle and their children, Jared, 16, and Lauren 13, of Fairway Estates…

Linglestown family to host French student

Posted on 07 July 2009 by

By John Robinsonfor Linglestown GazetteThe Rittle family of Linglestown will be playing host to Octave Leborgne, 17, of La Chapelle-St-Mesmin, France, August 5-25. This cultural experience is sponsored by LEC, a Paris-based organization that has sponso…

Fireworks highlights

Posted on 05 July 2009 by

Gazette thanks go out to Linglestown Fire Company and Lower Paxton Twp. for staging another great show!

Lower Paxton notes, 07.01.09

Posted on 30 June 2009 by

Fireworks show on tap … I hope to see you at the fireworks show at Koons Park this Sunday, July 5. The first rocket will be laucnhed at 9:15 pm or so. The event sponsored by Linglestown Fire Company and Lower Paxton Twp. usually attracts a huge crowd…

Don’t trash your e-junk

Posted on 24 June 2009 by

Harrisburg’s gal-about-town Sara Bozich has the lowdown on Dauphin County’s fairly new recycling center. CLICK HERE for details.____Sara pens the weekly Nightlife column for The Patriot-News in her spare time. Plus, in my humble opinion, she has a five…

Gazette government watchdog services expand

Posted on 15 June 2009 by

This post marks the beginning of a content-sharing arrangement between the Gazette and Lower Paxton Twp. watchdog group SWAN. Members of SWAN attend most municipal meetings and report on notable actions taken by township officials.The first report is a…

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