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

Quote for today… “The region’s fortunes don’t depend on __________, but it’s indisputable that if the ________ is better off, so are its neighbors.” – NOTE: We’ve left out the name of the municipality in this quote; it’s applicable with any population center. Christaller’s central-place theory supports the relevance of a vibrant community in relationship to the area around it. The above quote is from this essay in Allentown’s Morning Call.

• Mount Joy goes “outside” for police chief – LancasterOnLine

• A day in the backyard and garden: Under all the winter lawn and garden flotsam, the darn weeds are hanging tough and sprouting.

• Wolf’s flame growing brighter – York Daily Record
  

• You may recall; he’s the one with a plan

The workweek might be kicking off with some pleasant, spring-like temperatures, but cold weather will return Wednesday night. – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Not the right ways to resolve differences: Firefighter uses baseball bat and Senior uses front-end loader

• Carlisle’s “fear factor” – Pedro will get bullet-resistant vest. – FOX 43

• Columbia news, views & reviews looks back at some previous posts:

This picture is posted at the Only in Lancaster – PA facebook page (February 28). Maybe you’ve seen the “hungry & broke” person; be sure to read the comments. The facebook page now has over 40,000 views. Note: That’s a bunch more than the Columbia Police Department’s Facebook page – or is it?

Check in with the new Columbia Borough Fire Department Website – in preparation and promise of consolidation.