Resignations, Appointments Made on Newtown Zoning Hearing Board

Three resignations and two appointments were announced on Newtown Township's Zoning Hearing Board on Monday night.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–Three Zoning Hearing Board resignations and two appointments were announced at Monday night's Newtown Township Board of Supervisors meeting. David DiPasqua resigned as chairman of the Newtown Township Zoning Hearing Board to become the board's solicitor, according to Supervisors Chairman Joe Catania. DiPasqua's term ends on Dec. 31, 2015. In addition, Zoning Hearing Board members Anne Stulpin and Richard Carpenter have submitted their resignations which were approved by the supervisors on Monday night. Stulpin's term ends on Dec. 31, 2013, while Carpenter's term ends on Dec. 31, 2014. Supervisors appointed Michael Russo to fill in Stulpin's vacant seat and Ted Moser to fill in Carpenter's vacant seat. Supervisors unanimously…

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Longtime MNSD School Board Director Resigns

David McGinley, a longtime Marple Newtown School Board director, resigned on Tuesday.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–Only a few weeks after the resignations of former school board directors Fred Dewey and Jamie Mariano, longtime school board director and former Marple Newtown School Board President David McGinley submitted his letter of resignation at Tuesday night's special school board meeting. McGinley, who was absent from Tuesday's meeting, was on his eighth year serving as a school board director for the Marple Newtown School District. McGinley served for several years as the board's president. McGinley's resignation is effective Feb. 13. The resignation was accepted by the board unanimously but not without a few words from a couple of school board members. School Board vice president and 12-year veteran on the board Nancy Galbraith …

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MNHS Principal Resigns, Accepts Position at DCIU

Marple Newtown School District has announced the resignation of Marple Newtown High School Principal Ray McFall and his new position as assistant executive director of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–Marple Newtown Superintendent of Schools Merle Horowitz recently announced the resignation of Marple Newtown High School Principal Ray McFall and his new position as assistant executive director of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU). Effective Feb. 4, McFall will join the staff and administrators at the DCIU in Morton. The following message was sent by Horowitz to students and parents and posted on the district website about McFall's resignation and new position: Dear Parents/Guardians, We would like to share some very important information with you. High school principal, Dr. Ray McFall, has been named the new Assistant Executive Director of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, effective February 4. We wish Dr. …

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VIDEO: Supervisors Announce Police Chief Anderson's Resignation

Newtown Township supervisors accepted the resignation of Newtown Police Chief Dennis Anderson and appointed Lt. Chris Lunn as acting chief on Monday night.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors announce Monday night the resignation of Newtown Police Chief Dennis Anderson. The township's insurance company and Anderson reached a $175,000 settlement agreement on the matter. Lt. Chris Lunn was also appointed Monday night as the acting police chief.  Read the full story here. 

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Newtown Police Chief Anderson Officially Resigns, Lunn Appointed as Acting Chief

A settlement agreement of $175,000 has been made between Dennis Anderson and Newtown Township's insurance company.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–The saga between Newtown Police Chief Dennis Anderson and Newtown Township officially came to an end on Monday evening at a Board of Supervisors meeting. The supervisors unanimously accepted the resignation of Dennis Anderson at Monday's meeting and appointed Lt. Chris Lunn as the acting chief of the Newtown Township Police Department. "As many of you know, Chief Anderson has not been acting as chief for at least since May 22nd," said Supervisors Chairman Joseph Catania.  According to Catania, both parties have drummed up a settlement agreement with a confidentiality clause. The clause, said Catania, "basically deals with not getting into the chief's claims against the township or the township's claims against the chief…

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MNSD Director Rich Sokorai Submits Resignation

After five and a half years on the Marple Newtown School Board, member Richard Sokorai has officially submitted his resignation.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–Richard Sokorai has been a Marple Newtown Board of School Director since October of 2006 but, as of last week, Sokorai submitted his official letter of resignation from the board. Sokorai, who ran in the school board election last year in a contested race among eight candidates vying for five, four-year seats, won re-election in the November 2011 election. Sokorai's official resignation was publicized in the Delaware County Times last Friday, June 8, in which the school board will officially accept the resignation letter at the next board meeting on June 26. During his time on the Marple Newtown Board of School Directors, Sokorai held the position as vice president and served on the Budget & Finance Committee and the …

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Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Catholic Schools Superintendent Resigns

Mary E. Rochford to leave the archdiocese in 2012.

PHILADELPHIA–Following a year of great transition for Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Catholic schools, superintendent Mary E. Rochford announced her resignation at year's end. "It has been my privilege to serve in the ministry of Catholic education for almost 40 years. A long time ago, when I was very young, a wise woman religious told me, 'Remember, you are only a useless servant.'  I have kept that in mind and worked as diligently as I could for the sake of the children and now I leave for the sake of my family," she said in a statement released by the archdiocese. The archdiocese accepted her resignation with "great reluctance," and said her decision was made in order to devote time to providing physical care for members of her family …

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Supervisors Chairman: Jackson's Resignation 'Surprising'

Newtown Supervisors Chairman Joseph Catania shares with Patch his reaction to Municipal Authority Chairman Bob Jackson's resignation on Wednesday.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–In an email sent out on late Wednesday afternoon, Newtown Municipal Authority Chairman Bob Jackson stated his resignation to members of the Board of Supervisors, administrators and a few others from the community. "In view of the township's position, I have chosen to resign as chairman of the Newtown Township Municipal Authority," states Jackson in his email. "It has been a pleasure working with all of you and I regret that I could not finish what we started. I do hope that the momentum we created will continue to a successful conclusion for the project. Thank you for the opportunity to serve and good luck to all." In a previous email on June 20, Mike Trio, acting interim township manager, sent an email out to the Board of …

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Acting Interim Township Manager Steps Down From Newtown Planning Commission, Former Planning Member Appointed

Newtown Township resident Larry Fischer was also voted in on June 13th's Board of Supervisors meeting as a special assistant to the township manager.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–With a fairly new makeup for Newtown Township's administration, more changes were seen with a few appointments made at a Board of Supervisors meeting on June 13. But first, acting interim township Manager Mike Trio announced his resignation from the township's Planning Commission. "In the interest of continuity, I thought I'd resign and fill the position now," explained Trio, who was appointed as the acting interim manager at the last meeting on June 1, about filling his position on the Planning Commission.  At the last meeting, a concern was raised about Trio's dual position as vice chairman of the Planning Commission and his new position as the acting interim manager for the town.  "To deter any concern from the public, I …

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