today’s news and information gleanings from here and there!

Quote for today… “The looks y’all gave me when I walked into school.” – Area 17 year-old boy from this Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era article about a recent home invasion.

• Yay! … mostly sunny and near 50 degrees today!

• REMINDER: Monthly borough council meeting is “2nd Monday at 7:00 pm”

“International Women’s Day 2014: Google creates celebratory video to mark the day”

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The Guardian

, London

• LAUNCH 2014: “LAUNCH brings together two aspects of the music industry for one exciting weekend in beautiful historic Downtown Lancaster, PA for the sixth straight year!”

• Economy improving? – “The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits hit a three-month low last week, suggesting some strength in a labor market that has been hobbled by severe weather.” – Reuters