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At a special meeting of the Aston Township Board of Commissioners yesterday, Joseph McGinn, Jr. was appointed Second Ward Commissioner. Joe was sworn in by the Honorable Magisterial District Judge, Diane Holefelder, in the presence of his family. As a result of resumes being submitted by qualified individuals from the Second Ward, the Commissioners conducted interviews and selected Joe McGinn. He will complete the term of former Second Ward Commissioner Carol Graham which expires January 1, 2022. Joe McGinn brings a wealth of knowledge to the table from his experience working in the areas of public and government affairs with Sunoco, [...]

It is with great sadness the Aston Township Board of Commissioners regrets to inform our residents of the sudden passing of Second Ward Commissioner, Carol A. Graham.  Commissioner Graham was currently serving her eleventh year as Township Commissioner.  In those eleven years the things she was able to accomplish were unmeasurable.  Commissioner Graham served as the Liaison for the Parks and Recreation Committee for the past ten years, in that time her involvement included the Township’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Bunny Brunch, Christmas Tree Lighting and Winter Fun Festival, Summer Movie Nights as well as our Hometown Concert Series.  Most [...]

Recently we have received many phone calls, emails or social media inquiries as to why recycling was not collected at your home.  As a part of the Aston Township Single Stream Recycling Program, the dump site the recycling collected is taken to DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY PLASTIC BAGS no matter the color or type.   If there are plastic bags or contaminated items (ie: pizza boxes with food remains on them) the dump site will charge the Township for the error.  Some have complained their recycling was thrown in the trash truck instead of the recycling truck; if there is any form [...]

The Aston Township Parks and Recreation Committee has announced the 2020 Halloween Decorating Contest winners!  The residents have gone above and beyond this year and you have all done an amazing job, picking winners was not an easy task for our judges!  We encourage everyone to go out and enjoy all of the spooky decorations and displays throughout the Township, those who decorated your efforts have not gone unnoticed! Congratulations to our winners, we look forward to next years contest already! 1st Place: 228 Brakel Lane. 2nd Place: 10 Stuart Drive. 3rd Place: 121 Beatrice Lane.

Recently it had been released that due to the unfortunate closing of the Delaware County Compost Farm, Aston Township would be unable to continue it's leaf collection as we had nowhere to take what would be collected.  Fortunately for us, Aston's own Mulch Express located on Crozerville Road. has stepped up and taken over the Compost Farm so it can remain open!  The Township will be returning to its normal leaf bag collection.  As done in the past leaf bags are available for purchase on the second floor of the municipal building during regular business hours.  The bags are being sold [...]