Stink Bug Trap Developed By Exton Firm – Available In Stores The End Of August

Nth Solutions of Exton, which developed, manufactures and markets the Original Indoor Stink Bug Trap, will have its product on hardware and grocery store shelves by late August, just in time for the next big infestation…..

To read the article, click here:  http://montgomerynews.com/articles/2011/08/09/souderton_independent/news/doc4e41b1d964639166117506.txt?viewmode=fullstory

Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center Project – Back On Track

Harrisburg’s Midtown area is undergoing an arts/culture/entertainment renaissance aimed at transforming Midtown into a destination for Central Pennsylvania residents and beyond.  This article gives some great insight on what is to come and details on this important project!

…When done, the $6 million HMAC complex will be an important piece of Midtown’s emerging arts corridor along N. 3rd St., joining two other projects expected to get underway this fall—the $5.5 million Susquehanna Art Museum two blocks north at 3rd and Calder and the Furlow Building, a $5 million apartment house renovation project just up the street…..

To read all about what’s going on in Midtown, click here:

http://www.theburgnews.com/TheBurg-Aug2011-small.pdf

The article is on page 5.  You can scroll down to “HMAC Poised To Step Forward”.  The file is large and takes a minute or so to download.

Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson’s Recovery Plan Gets Cool Reception From City Council

Harrisburg, Pa — It may be a difficult road ahead for Harrisburg’s latest financial recovery plan, as several council members tonight voiced significant concerns over Mayor Linda Thompson’s Act 47 alternative.

 

Councilman Brad Koplinski complained that the mayor did not explore the potential of implementing a 1 percent, county-wide sales tax, nor did her plan include any concessions from bond insurer AGM…

 

To read the rest of the article and other coverage of Harrisburg’s Act 47 status, click here:

http://www.theburgnews.com/

 

 

Owen J. Roberts Media Circus Back In Town

Looks like the rumor mill is running full-tilt at the Fishwrap online over the new OJR Superintendent of Schools leaving.  The OJR School Board rushed to hire a replacement for wrongfully terminated Myra Forrest and less than two years later the new guy resigns.  All the details are “confidential”??  Smells like day-old fish guts to me.

Despite all the “drama” this has caused and the pall it has cast over the Owen J. Roberts School District, the students suffer when there are too many turnovers.  It seems more than coincidental that this guy is “outta here” already.  If it is just “bad timing” then more of an explanation is due OJR taxpayers without violating anyone’s “confidentiality”.

The board owes it to OJR taxpayers and students to do a better job of selecting a candidate who is “in it for the long haul”.  Continuity is important and we are talking about educating our children – not hiring someone to run the fryer at Mickey D’s.  You had a perfectly good superintendent, who was totally committed to the district, and you fired her for no good reason!

Two thumbs down for more drama!