Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Local residents will serve as representatives on various township committees and departments starting in 2013.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors appointed several people to township committees and departments at a reorganization meeting held on Monday, Jan. 7. The following appointments were approved by supervisors: Planning Commission (two, 4-year terms) Leonard Altieri III (replacing John Cellucci) Clare Frissora (replacing James M. Stefanidis) Zoning Hearing Board (one, 5-year term) Matthew Denucci, Esq. Municipal Authority (one, 5-year term) George Chittenden (replacing Larry Fischer) Environmental Advisory Council (two, 3-year terms) Sonia Di Varerio, Esq. One seat open Bartram Bridge Joint Commission (one, 2-year term and township manager/delgate) George Sharretts (township delegate) One seat open In addition, board …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Supervisors unanimously appointed Ed Partridge as Newtown Township's Board of Supervisors vice chairman and reappointed Joe Catania as chairman.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–Newtown Township will see a new vice president to help lead the Board of Supervisors in 2013. Supervisors unanimsously approved the appointment of Ed Partride as vice chairman and reappointed Joe Catania as chairman at a reorganization meeting on Monday night. Partridge will replace Supervisor Dr. Ross Lambert as vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Partridge, who previously served as a school board director of the Marple Newtown School District, won the primary against former Supervisor Linda Houldin on May 17, 2011. After the meeting, Partridge told Marple Newtown Patch that he's looking forward to the challenge as the vice chairman of the board. In addition, "I'm looking forward to working with the chairman and the…
Sixth Ward Marple Commissioner Michael Molinaro will serve as president of the Marple Township Board of Commissioners and Fourth Ward Commissioner John Lucas will serve as vice president in 2013.
BROOMALL–The Marple Township Board of Commissioners reappointed 6th Ward Commissioner Michael Molinaro president of the board and 4th Ward Commissioner John Lucas as vice president at a reorganization meeting on Monday night. Both commissioners were the only candidates nominated for president and vice president, respectively, and both were reappointed with a 6-0 vote. Seventh Ward Commissioner Daniel Leefson was absent from the meeting because he was out of town. Molinaro’s list was long when the Marple Newtown Patch asked him what his goals would be for the new term. Molinaro said he wants to continue to provide the first-class services that are currently being provided to the residents, and “to continue to provide low taxes.” The …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A reorganization meeting was held on Monday, Dec. 3, for the Marple Newtown School Board.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–The Marple Newtown School Board voted in a new president at Monday night's reorganization meeting. Four-year school board director Kathryn Chandless replaced the seat formerly occupied by David McGinley. McGinley has served as president of the Marple Newtown School Board for approximately six years. Chandless has served on the board as the chair of the Human Resources Committee last year. School Board Director Rob Sack made a motion to appoint Chandless for board presidency. The motion was approved 7-2 with School Board Directors McGinley and John McDevitt voting against the motion. "I want to also say 'thank you' to Dave [McGinley] because he has worked tirelessly as president and he did fantastic things...and I really do …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Three Delaware County council members and the new district attorney took office Tuesday.
MEDIA–Three Delaware County council members and the new District Attorney took office Tuesday. Thomas J. McGarrigle was sworn in to his second term on the five-member Delaware County Council. Also during the induction ceremony, Colleen P. Morrone and John P. McBlain took the oath of office for their first terms on the board. County council member terms run four years. John J. Whelan, former county council member chairman, was inducted as the county's District Attorney. Whelan's Jan. 3 resignation from the council to become District Attorney meant that the council would have 30 calendar days to fill the vacancy. It did not take them that long. At the first council meeting directly following the induction ceremony, council member Mario …
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Four commissioners were sworn in, and a host of appointments were made at a reorganization meeting Jan. 3.
BROOMALL–The new Marple government was formalized Tuesday night at the annual reorganization meeting of the Marple Township Board of Commissioners. First and Third Ward commissioners Joseph A. Rufo and Robert Fortebuono and incumbents John R. Longacre II (Ward 5) and Daniel D. Leefson (Ward 7) were officially sworn in on Tuesday night. Sitting Commissioners President Michael Molinaro and Vice President John Lucas accepted nominations to continue in thir positions, in which Molinaro cast an eye to 2012. "The wave of the future is sharing resources with other townships," the Ward 6 commissioner said, adding that the township hopes to use the leaf composting facility and road treatment plan it shares with Haverford as a template. Molinaro …
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Joseph Catania was reelected as Newtown Township Board of Supervisors chairman and Dr. Ross Lambert was reelected as vice chairman at a reorganization meeting on Jan. 3.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–Joseph Catania was reelected to serve as Newtown Township's Board of Supervisor Chairman while Dr. Ross Lambert was also reelected to serve as vice chairman at a reorganization meeting Tuesday night. "I appreciate the confidence that the supervisor have in me and their vote," shared Catania after the meeting. Catania also shared his optimism in the new administration. "With the new administration, I really expect the year and job as supervisor to be less cumbersome. Government is going to run more efficiently." In addition, newly elected supervisors Edward Partridge and John Nawn were sworn in by Judge Leon Hunter III at Tuesday's meeting. Partridge served on the board as interim supervisor after the passing of former …
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
David McGinley was reelected as president of the Marple Newtown School District Board of Directors while Nancy Galbraith was elected as vice president.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–The Marple Newtown School District Board of Directors held their reorganization meeting for 2012 on Monday, Dec. 5, where the five elected school board members from November's election will seve a four-year term on the board. At the meeting Monday night, incumbents Richard Sokorai and Fred Dewey as well as newcomers Jamie Mariano, Sherry-Lee McAuliffe and Robert Sack were sworn in by the Honorable Judge John Capuzzi Sr. of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. School Board President David McGinley was reelected by the board for another year as president, while School Board member Nancy Galbraith was elected by the board as vice president. According to McGinley, this will be his seventh year on the board as well as his …
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Newtown Board of Supervisors held a special reorganization meeting on June 1, where old administration were given the pink slip and new appointments were made.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–A special Newtown Township Board of Supervisors reorganization meeting was held on Wednesday evening, where old administration were removed from their positions and new appointments were made to fill the positions. The meeting began with appointing Supervisor Joseph Catania to the position as chairman, who last took the seat as chairman in 2007-2009. Dr. Ross Lambert was also appointed to fill the seat as vice chairman of the board. Former Chairman George Wood was absent in the beginning of the meeting and the motion carried unanimously 4-0. The appointments were carried and were effective immediately at the meeting. After the re-shuffling of supervisors positions, changes to administration were then carried forward. Jim …
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Newtown Township's Municipal Authority is hopeful and serious about sewers this year.
Newtown Square–At the Newtown Township Municipal Authority reorganization meeting Tuesday night, the board wasted no time in getting down to business and getting serious with sewers this year. "I look at 2011 as a productive year," said Bob Jackson, who was reappointed to chairman of the board. "We made some progress last year but not the progress I'd like to see. I'm hopeful that with 100 percent effort from our professionals and the board that we'll start the sewers right away." A hot-button issue in town, the estimated $12 million project to install a sewer system throughout the township was approved by the state but appealed by two residents early last year, according to Jackson. The board now has to submit a new Act 537 Plan for …
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Dawn
1:45 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Thank you for your tireless efforts in increasing the fund balance and accomplishing so many projects that our community has to be proud of now. I appreciate your service and hope you both will continue to lead and be a voice. Politics should be left at the door and the focus should be on the children and the concerns of each directors' constituents that elected them. more ›