township’s fire safety programs, including consolidation or merger,” Murphy recently reported.

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Jan. 22, 2008 (Tuesday)
7pm in municipal building
Ordinance Committee

Jan. 22, 2008 (Tuesday)
7pm in municipal building
Zoning Board Meeting

Jan. 23, 2008 (Wednesday)
7pm in municipal Building
Planning Commission Meeting

Jan. 24, 2008 (Thursday)
10:45am  at Community Center
Aston Senior Citizens Meeting

Jan. 24, 2008 (Thursday)
6:30pm at Hennessey’s Restaurant
Aston Lioness Club Dinner Meeting

Jan. 28, 2008 (Monday)
10:45am at St. James Episcopal Church
Aston-Chichester AARP General Meeting

Jan. 28, 2008 (Monday)
6:45pm at Community Center
General Federation of Women Club General Meeting

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Library Slates Story Time

Starting Jan. 8, the Aston Public Library will be hosting Story Time for children. Parents must pre-register at the library for participation in these events.

Story Time is offered for varying age groups, including: Lap Time for ages 2 and under – Wednesdays at 10am; Toddler Time for ages 2-3 – Tuesdays at 10am, Wednesdays at 11am, and Thursdays at 10am; and Preschool Time for ages 4-5 – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 1pm.

AARP Sponsors Casino Trip

The Aston-Chichester Chapter of AARP will be hosting a bus trip to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City on Jan. 30. The cost is $23 per person (with a $10 refund), which includes admission to the 3pm show How Sweet It Is. The bus will depart from Furey Rd. (at the Upper Chichester police station) at 10am. Call Margo at 610-358-0704 to make reservations.*

Aston-Chichester AARP is open to new members. If interested in joining, call 610-494-2956.

Seniors Need Help

Volunteers are needed to help Aston Senior Citizens deliver Meals-On-Wheels to Aston and Brookhaven residents. If you are willing to work as little as two hours a month, call Joan Hanlon at 610-485-2729 or Ralph Buschman at 610-494-3534.

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The January meeting of Aston Senior Citizens will feature musical entertainment by the Don Mayo Group. The planned lunch menu includes stuffed shells, meatballs, Italian green beans, cucumber and tomato salad, and cannolis for dessert. Reservations must be made by Jan. 18 – if your last name begins with A to K, call Yvonne Craig at 610-494-1480; if your last name begins with L to Z, call Dorothea Moyer at 610-876-7403.

SWDCMA Plans To Meet With Edgar Residents

Representatives of the Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority are planning to meet with those Edgar Ave. residents who suffered losses from a March 20 septic backup, which was caused by a broken water main. Discussion will center on a recent engineering study and remediation options to guard against future recurrences. The exact date of the session is yet to be determined, but the meeting will be held sometime in January, with all parties notified by letter, according to Seventh Ward Commissioner Michael Higgins. Attempts to slate this meeting in December were confounded by holiday schedules.

The SWDCMA holds its workshop meetings on the third Tuesday of every month at the sewer authority office, located at 1 Gamble Ln. in Aston. The formal voting meetings are usually held on the fourth Monday of each month. The regular SWDCMA board meetings will be moved to the township municipal building this year, according to Board Member Nelson Schaffer.

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Auction To Benefit Vet Memorial