Vol. 24 - No. 25
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THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
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Mayor, Council, Unopposed In Election
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Pages 12-17.
Letters Page 10. –Photo by Jennifer Peacock Councilman Craig Wallis, Councilwoman Joan Brush, and Mayor Ken Palmer are running for re-election.
Government Page 9.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Hearing Aids Also Go On Sale
Page 22.
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock
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Dear Pharmacist The Allergic Connection Between Stevia And Ragweed
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Inside The Law Page 25.
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – There are children and their families pouring into the courtroom of the Manchester municipal building, where the 6 p.m. council meeting will soon commence. The children range from pre-kindergarteners to tweens, who greet each other with squeals and quick side hugs. They’re all wearing street clothes. It seems unlikely they all attend the same school. “Do you know why they’re here?” one woman turns around to ask. “No. There’s nothing on the agenda about this,”
said another woman. And, it seems true. No sports awards or academic medals, although anyone who knows the school community would recognize Superintendent David Trethaway and Manchester Township Elementary School Principal Linda Waldron. Why are they here? Police Chief Lisa Parker’s presence isn’t unusual either, but the number of officers flanking her is. Five? Why are they here? Municipal Clerk Sabina Skibo reads through the (Ava - See Page 4)
Business Directory Page 28-29.
Classifieds Page 27.
Fun Page Page 30.
Wolfgang Puck Page 35.
Meet The Board Of Education Candidates By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER – A night for interested voters to meet the candidates for the Board of Education will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the Manchester Township High School auditorium. There are six candidates competing for two, three-year terms.
School board candidates don’t have political parties attached to their names on ballots, but they sometimes have slogans. The candidates are: • Christopher Nolan, incumbent, “For Our Children” • Donald Webster, Jr., current board president
• Bryan H. Jenner, “Education Matters” • Gayle Mount, “Count On Mount” • Sarita Dodd • Anthony S. Goltsch The event is being hosted by the Manchester Township Education Association.
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – It will be a quiet local election, as the three politicians up for re-election are running unopposed this year. Mayor Kenneth Palmer, Council President Craig Wallis and Council Vice President Joan Brush filed to run for their respective mayoral and council seats. No other petitions were filed. “I am honored to announce that I, along with my teammates Councilman Craig Wallis and Councilwoman Joan Brush, have filed our petitions to run for re-election in November. Since we are running unopposed, on behalf of Craig and Joan, we look forward to serving you for another four years,” Palmer wrote in a social media post. He elaborated a bit more in an email to The Manchester Times. “The past four years has been a blur but with a number of successes. We lowered the municipal tax rate three out of four years, accumulated a sizeable surplus which helped solidify our financial condition. We also made significant investments and improvements to our aging infrastructure and capital, revitalized two township parks, implemented a town-wide paving plan, added enjoyable programs to our recreation department, increased our police force and modernized the tools our officers need to keep us safe. Over the next four years my goal is to continue refurbishing our aging infrastructure and parks and ensure we make sound decisions about our growth. (Election - See Page 11)
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