Today is National Skip the Straw Day, which was created in hopes of spreading the importance of recycling and sustainable practices. Skip the Straw Day was started by Susan Tate, a science teacher at Whitehall Middle School in alongside students. They constructed the day in order to help spread awareness about the dangers that plastic.
The Town Council’s regular agenda for its session on Tuesday, Feb. 15, includes consideration of changes to the Zoning Ordinance as it pertains design standards for single-family residential dwellings.