Politics & Government

Marple Newtown Alum Now New Jersey Mayor

A 1983 Marple Newtown High School graduate was recently sworn in as mayor of Boonton Township, New Jersey.

BOONTON, NJ–A former Broomall resident and a 1983 graduate of Marple Newtown High School was recently sworn in as mayor of Boonton Township in northern New Jersey.

Marple Newtown Patch was able to grab a Q&A with this newly elected mayor. Read below for the interview.

Name: Robert Rizzo

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Hometown: I was born in South Philly, grew up in Broomall on Crum Creek Road and currently live in Boonton Township, NJ.

Schooling: I am a graduate of St. Pius X (1978) in Broomall and a 1983 MNHS graduate. I graduated from The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, in 1988. 

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Previous public positions held in Boonton: I have been on the Boonton Township Committee for five years, during which time I have chaired many of the departments including buildings and grounds, police commissioner and environmental. I also serve on the Planning Board here in Boonton Township.

Do you still have family in the Marple Newtown area?

I have two older brothers. Michael who lives in East Goshen right off of West Chester Pike and Domenic who lives in Monmouth Beach, NJ.

What's your favorite memory of the Marple Newtown area?

My favorite memory of the Marple Newtown area was definitely the great group of friends that I had there and all the fun times we had growing up. 

What do you miss most about the Marple Newtown area?

What I miss the most about not being in the area is that it is very difficult to watch the Flyers. My friends and I were all huge fans as you can imagine growing up in the Philly area. I currently own a landscape business here in North Jersey but work part time for a casino company as a dealer in Central Jersey that does jobs all around the Philly and NY area, and the best job I do is a private poker tournament for the Flyers, their wives and staff. So, definitely, I miss my friends and the Flyers! 


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