Good vibrations about roundabouts … Gazette reader Lance Zaring submitted a link to a Times magazine article that is sure to make you a believer in using roundabouts instead of stoplights. As most of you know, a pair of roundabouts is included in planned improvements in the village of Linglestown. Probe of baby’s death in LP continues … More charges might be filed against a Brazilian nanny whose son recently died in the basement of a Lower Paxton Twp. home, says Dauphin County District Attorney Edward Marsico Jr. Citizens leaflet neighborhood … Centennial Acres residents, with the help of watchdog group SWAN, distributed leaflets urging homeowners to attend a Lower Paxton Twp. meeting Tuesday that will include a discussion about a controversial housing community proposed by McNaughton Homes. The residents will present a list of changes they want incorporated into the plan to protect their properties from potential problems posed by the location of storm water basins. Grass mowing contest update … BB's yard-mowing count has been stuck at 21 since way back on August 4. The contest ends on November 1 and then the big prize will be awarded to a lucky someone.

The upcoming workshop meeting of the Lower Paxton Township supervisors (Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7 pm at the Municipal Center) will feature discussions on some notable topics. In addition to continued deliberations on a proposed mountainside housing development, the meeting agenda includes items about Koons Pool and the proposed cable TV franchise with Verizon. ____ Workshop sessions are held once a month and feature in-depth discussions of issues before the township. The supervisors usually do not vote on issues during these meetings. Unlike regular Board of Supervisors business meetings, workshops are NOT televised. The public is invited to attend.

According to a legal advertisement in today’s edition of The Patriot-News, the starting time for the Lower Paxton Twp. Board of Supervisors workshop meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9 has been changed from 6 pm to 7 pm at the Municipal Center, 425 Prince Street. The meeting agenda had not been posted on the township’s Web site at the time this post was published. A key agenda item is expected to be a discussion on the Estates of Autumn Oaks, a mountainside, luxury home development proposed by McNaughton Homes. Residents of Centennial Acres, a large housing community located between Colonial and Patton roads at the base of Blue Mountain, are seeking last-minute changes to the plan.

* Remember the warnings signs (pictured) that showed up a few weeks ago around the perimeter of Koons Park? Well, our friend at The Patriot-News, beat reporter T.W. Burger, passed along word today that Lower Paxton Twp. police will not charge the person who posted the signs. Get the full scoop by jumping over to Burger’s story. * I read a Patriot-News article today about ongoing, never-ending efforts by East Pennsboro Twp. to keep up with the demand for athletic fields. I’m not sure if sports organizations in Lower Paxton Twp. are clamoring for more space, but there seems to be a need in the Linglestown area where 17 Linglestown Colts youth football teams share the gridiron at Koons Park, and at least six teams are divvying up playing time at the park’s full-sized baseball field. * I tried to find out who has contracted to purchase the former Mobil gas station located on N. Mountain Road next to 1st National Bank of Marysville – it’s the one that currently has a huge crater where an underground gas tank was located. Bill Gladstone, the real estate agent handling the sale, told me he should be in a position to reveal who the buyer is in about two weeks. * Are you ready for some high school football? CD Rams and CD East Panthers will do battle on Friday, 7 pm at Landis Field. * I met Gazette reader Joel McNaughton for the first time today, and he informed me that the owners of the area’s newest dining experience, Mount Hill Tavern on Colonial Road across from 3 B Ice Cream, also operate a trio of restaurants in the State College area, including Zola New World Bistro, which has a rocking Web site. Hey, if you've tried out the new tavern, please post a comment about your experience. * As you've probably noticed, the Twitter box in the right-hand sidebar is on the fritz. The maker of the widget says he's trying to get the problem resolved. By the way, if you're a Twitter geek, friend me up by CLICKING HERE. * Eric Epstein (pictured), who has been one of the fill-in radio hosts for WHP's Bob Durgin while he recovers from heart surgery, told me that he mentioned Linglestown Gazette on-air four times this week. I owe you big time, dude!

Lower Paxton Twp. supervisors will conduct two meetings at the Municipal Center tonight – sewer authority at 6 pm, and a township business meeting at 8 pm. ... In Central Dauphin School District news, a principal from York has been hired to lead CD East High, and a Swatara Twp. resident offers an idea for improving student academic achievement at CD East that is sure to make parents of CD High students go bonkers. ... LP police say speed caused Sunday’s fatal car crash on Locust Lane.

Click the above headline for details about an early Sunday morning mishap on Locust Lane.

Central Penn Freedom Group, a citizens group working with Lower Paxton Twp. to create a skateboard park, is sponsoring a free event Friday for skaters to skate free from 4 to 7 pm on temporary ramps set up in the parking lot of the Friendship Community Center. CLICK HERE for more details.