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WELLSBORO HAPPENINGS • 1
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. ~Herman Melville
No. 33 - Issued Quarterly
BOROUGH OF WELLSBORO, PA
August 2020
The Dangers of Social Media
This Wellsboro Happenings is devoted primarily to social media, social media platforms. He had worked before putting together a a subject Patrolman Mitchell Christman has become very well social media marketing campaign, so with the interest being there acquainted with. within the department, he set up a Facebook account for the PD. With 3.5 years behind him at the P.D., Since then, they have found that people most of us know Mitchell Christman. would rather get on the Internet and For those who don’t here’s a little interact with the Police rather than call more about Mitch. Mitchell grew up or come in person. The Facebook page here, attending and graduating from increased the capability of interacting Wellsboro High School. After school, with the public. he lived in Elmira while obtaining his Funny enough, Mitch does not bachelor’s degree in mathematics at use social media himself. He Elmira College. once did, but when he saw the Police work had always interested invasiveness of this type of Mitch and so he did some courses on media and the silly and that at Elmira also. He stayed on after ugly things; harassment, graduation to work for the college as creating fake accounts with a residence life coordinator, where he your name, these were all saw a different side of college life. In good reasons to disengage. that role, he dealt with many cases of Rather than spend time on a drunkenness, breaking the law, etc., handheld device, Mitch and his sometimes seeing law enforcement wife McKenna have two small involved. The police were able to help children to focus their time and make the victim whole again, finding a energy on. They spend their resolution to the crisis. He found that free time biking, hiking, and, to be very interesting and decided to swimming with the family in tow. Mitchell Christman pursue more police studies. Mitch continues to study When an opening arose at the and learn new social media Sherriff’s department, he applied and got it, working there for platforms. If there is an incident at the station, he wants two years. He finished the police academy course while working to be able to respond in an educated manner. With his there. training as a school resource officer, he can also speak to Ultimately, Mitch wanted to do police work, so when an opening students about social media and its dangers. In return, came up here at the Wellsboro Police Department (PD), he was the kids teach him much about these new platforms. On chosen out of a group of three qualified applicants for the job. In the following pages are a series of articles written by concert with his police work, he has become more educated on Mitch about social media.
ON THE INSIDE... Social Media and Today’s Youth............Page 2 Social Media and Your Finances............Page 3 Social Media and Bullying.......................Page 5 Do I Know You?........................................Page 5 What Information Should I Share........Page 7
Picture Sharing.........................................Page 7 Keeping Your Family Safe......................Page 8 A Guide to Internet Safety....................Page 9 Inviting Tree Polinators....................... Page 10 Landlord Responsibilities.................... Page 10
Proper Tree Mulching.......................... Page 10 Water Account Information............... Page 11 Rules on Borough Compost Areas..... Page 11 Water System Improvements............ Page 11 Paperless Billing Available.................. Page 11