by Loretta Rodgers.
Aston Commissioners, during a recent meeting, announced the hiring of new part-time police officers Thomas Piraino and Jonathan Curtis, effective Jan. 4.
Piraino is a graduate of Salesianum School and is currently studying emergency management at Delaware County Community College. He is a sergeant in the Delaware Army National Guard and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.
Piraino is a member of the Aston Township Fire Department.
Curtis previously worked at the Delaware County Park Police and the Aldan Borough Police Department. He is a graduate of the Delaware County Community College Municipal Police Academy and is employed as a part-time officer in the Chester Township police department.
Curtis is also a member of the Aston Township Fire Department.
Both candidates passed a thorough medical exam, along with a psychological examination.