Township School District Ends Caregiver Transportation

The Winslow Township  School District has announced that it has ended the practice of providing bus transportation to caregivers within the township.  Because of a liability possibility, Superintendent H. Major Poteat said that school busses will no longer pick-up and drop-off students at babysitters and daycare centers due to the possibility of having misplaced children.  The district gets about 400 requests a year for special transportation needs.

Winslow Graduates 373
In Class of 2009

The Winslow Township High School Class of 2009 received their diplomas at the annual graduation ceremony held on Friday evening, June 19.  The class valedictorian is Thaiphi Lu.

Local Dems Almost Have
Clean Sweep in Primary

The local Democrats, running under the county banner, will be running candidates in three of the township's four wards in November.  Their only defeat came in Ward 1.

This was the second election in a row that gave a crushing defeat to Mayor Sue Ann Metzner's team.  Metzner, as you recall, was the former Republican Mayor turned Democrat.  Here group was not supported by the regular Democrat organization this year.

The unofficial results from the county website are as follows:

Ward 1:  Louis Parzanese defeated Coronel Vanst by a vote of 285 to 102.

Ward 2:  Challenger Barry Wright defeated incumbent Karl Auwater III by a vote of 375 to 284.

Ward 3:  Thaddeus Mackey defeated Lee DeRamus Sr. by a vote of 330 to 127.

Ward 4:  Incumbent John A. Wilson defeated challenger Kathrine Fisher by a vote of 272 to 138.

On the Republican ballot, incumbent Anthony Tomasello (Ward 1) and John M. Guthrie (ward 4) both ran unopposed.  There were no GOP candidates in Ward 2 or 3.

Winslow Democrats Have
Primary Battle
   
For the second year in a row, the Winslow Township Democrats have a primary fight on their hands.  There are two slates of candidates running in the June 2 primary for four seats on the township committee as well members of the local, county, and state Democrat committees.  Each group is blaming the other for the township's money problems including raising taxes and the high water and sewer bills.

In Column 3 are the regular members of the regular Winslow Township Democrat Party.  Running for township committee are:  Ward 1 - Coronel Vanst; Ward 2 - Barry Wright; Ward 3 - Thaddeus Mackey; and Ward 4 - John A. Wilson (incumbent).  This group has suggested no increase in local taxes and a $50 water and sewer rebate this year.

In Column 7 are members of a group supported by Republican turned Democrat Mayor Sue Ann Metzner:  Ward 1 - Louis Parzanese; Ward 2 - Karl Auwater III (incumbent); Ward 3 - Lee De Ramus Sr.; and Ward 4 - Katherine A. Fisher.

REPUBLICANS
Running unopposed in the Republican Primary are:  Ward 1 - Anthony Tomasello (incumbent); and Ward 4 - John M. Guthrie.   No candidates are running in Wards 2 and 3.

Scout Reunion Planned
for Troop 192
  
If you were ever a member of Troop 192 (sponsored by the Elm Volunteer Fire Company and the Blue Anchor Methodist Church and the Blue Anchor Grange over the years), we are looking for you for a troop reunion.  Scoutmasters over the years were George Henry, Lee Tomasello, Elwood Weilage, Andy Creary, Dennis LaMagna, and Frank Merlino.  No date has been set as of this time.

If you were in the troop or if you know someone who was in the troop, please email us with your/their name, address, email address,  and telephone number.  Send your emails to Scout_Reunion@comcast.net. 

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