Backyard News. 05.14.09

* Get the lowdown on Lower Paxton governmental affairs hot off the keyboard courtesy of SWAN, the best darn watchdog group in the midstate. CLICK HERE for exclusive details on what happened at public meetings held in late March and April.

* Talk about the tentacles of government reaching into weird spots! State Sen. Jeff Piccola wants to tax the fees movie theaters pay to rent films. Ugh times infinity!

* A Gazette reader told me fire trucks were called Tuesday evening to Piccadilly Square apartments in Blue Meadows Farm located north of the historic village of Linglestown. CLICK HERE for the story from Linglestown Fire Company.

* The faculty and staff at E.H. Phillips Elementary are sponsoring a fundraiser at Cold Stone Creamery at Colonial Commons on Thursday, May 21, to help the family of Mercy Wanjiku, the 9-year-old who recently was hit by a truck. CLICK HERE for more details about the event.