With his wife holding the Bible, new 1st Ward Commissioner Michael Link was sworn into office by Magisterial District Judge Diane Holefelder. (photo by Loretta Rodgers) During a special reorganization meeting held Jan. 4, James Stigale and Michael Higgins were unanimously re-elected president and vice president of the township board of commissioners, respectively. […]
The Aston Township Parks and Recreation Committee in conjunction with the township board of commissioners, is pleased to announce the first place and honorable mention winners in the inaugural township holiday decorating contest. The holiday decorating contest ran through December 20 when teams of impartial judges were dispersed throughout each ward in the township to determine this year's winners. Two residences in each ward were selected to receive a first place award of a $100 gift card to Giant Market and honorable mention winners received a $50 gift card to Wawa.
The Sun Valley High School National Honor Society and Coebourn Elementary School students joined forces to collect canned goods for the needy. The food is being donated to the Aston Township Neighbors Helping Neighbors Pantry. photo by Loretta Rodgers By Loretta Rodgers Members of the Sun Valley High School National Honor Society (NHS), in conjunction with Coebourn Elementary School students collected more than 600 pounds of canned goods which was donated to Aston Township’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors food pantry program. “We are very grateful for everything the students have done to assist our program and help our needy residents,” [...]
Aston Police Chief Dan Ruggieri, Officer Mikell Jones and his K-9 partner Jax, showed their sincere appreciation to the Media Moose Lodge #2189 by presenting Lodge Administrator Dave Linahan with a plaque of gratitude. photo by Loretta Rodgers Aston Police Chief Dan Ruggieri, during the December 16 meeting of the board of commissioners, expressed appreciation to the Media Moose Lodge of Aston Township #2189 for a $2,000 donation to the department's K-9 unit. “Since its inception nearly eight years ago, the Aston Police K-9 Unit has operated solely on generous donations from our community,” Ruggieri said. “And, this is [...]
Director of Public Works, Russ Palmore presents Bruce Reimer with a token of appreciation for his years of service. photo by Loretta Rodgers by Loretta Rodgers. Aston Township public works employee Bruce Reimer, during the December 16 board of commissioners meeting, was recognized on the event of his retirement and presented with a plaque for his years of dedicated service. Reimer became a full time employee of the township in 1988. During his 27 years of dedicated service, he had varied responsibilities, which included cutting grass in the summer and plowing snow in the winter. He is captain of [...]
The continuation of the DCIU Conditional Use Hearing has been tentatively scheduled for Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the Commissioner's Meeting Room in the Aston Township Municipal Building located at 5021 Pennell Road. The meeting is open to the public. For updates regarding the DCIU, please check the DCIU Summary page on this site. Click Here to visit our DCIU Expansion project summary page. -->>
Maryann Bullen: Volunteering Provides Purpose. photo by: Loretta Rodgers By Loretta Rodgers For Aston resident Maryann Bullen, volunteering has become a way of life. And for a time, after the death of her husband, Bob, it was her lifeline. “I was extremely depressed after the death of my husband and didn’t want to go out or even move from my sofa,” Bullen said. “We had such a wonderful marriage that I didn’t know what to do without him. We started dating when I was 14-years-old, so when Bob died, I lost not only my husband, but also my best [...]
by Loretta Rodgers. More than 500 Aston residents attended the township’s annual tree lighting and winter festival, which took place December 4 at the community center. Prior to the lighting of the township Christmas tree, songs of the season were performed by the Aston and Pennell Elementary Choirs. After the tree was lit, Santa Claus made his grand entrance riding high above an Aston Township fire truck. The winter festival, which was held inside the community center gymnasium, was organized by the township recreation committee and featured a magician, arts and crafts, ornament making, puppeteer, visits by Mickey and Minnie Mouse, [...]
AFTD Active Member Scott Jones The appearance of Santa in Aston has been postponed so that our community may honor the service and passing of one of our beloved first responders. The Aston Township Fire Department regrets to announce the death of Active Member Scott Jones. Scott was an 18 year member of the Aston Township Fire Department where he held the ranks of Lieutenant, Assistant Engineer and Trustee. Scott was also a career Firefighter/EMT with the Newton Square Fire Company for the last 5 years and the Media Hook & Ladder Company for the last 3 years. Funeral [...]
by Loretta Rodgers. Aston Commissioner Jim McGinn presented longtime township residents Bill and Nora Galbraith with a proclamation on the event of their 65th wedding anniversary.Photo by Loretta Rodgers Aston 5th Ward Commissioner Jim McGinn, on behalf of the board of commissioners, during the Nov. 18th meeting, presented a proclamation to Bill and Nora Galbraith celebrating the event of their 65th wedding anniversary. […]
