Linglestown TGIF

CD news … CD school board member Christian Malesic got a mention in The Patriot-News today in a story about Dauphin County Technical School’s budget for next year getting final approval. Malesic has been an opponent of the tech school's spending plan, saying its 3 percent increase is too much. He wrote an op-ed piece that outlined his position that was published last month in The Patriot-News, and he recently offered a resolution that the CD board passed stating that it would not raise the district’s property tax rate for next school year. … CD School District isn’t alone in dealing with woes related to having two high schools. CLICK HERE to read about Council Rock School District in Bucks County, and be sure to check out the comments located below the article.

Free e-recycling opportunity … Consider doing yourself and the environment a big favor by taking a few minutes to pack up any old electronics hanging around your house and carting them over to the Dauphin County Recycling Day at HACC tomorrow, Saturday, May 17 from 9 am to 1 pm. There’s no charge for dropping off most items. CLICK HERE for more details.

Odds and ends … CLICK HERE to learn how recycling magazines and other types of glossy paper can help Ronald McDonald House of Hershey. … Lowest gas prices in the Linglestown area according to a wicked cool Web site is Costco at $3.67 (only available to Costco members) and the Hess station on Route 39 at the I-81 interchange at $3.69. Lowest price in the village area is Turkey Hill on N. Mountain Road at $3.74. … All this talk about gasoline is a good segue to the QUESTION OF THE DAY – What are you doing to cut fuel and other energy costs? I'd like to see at least 20 Gazette readers share proven ways to save energy by posting a comment. Just click the link at the bottom of this post that shows how many comments there are for this blog post, and then follow the instructions.

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