Volunteerism across the country is dwindling in numbers and its effects are being felt in Manchester like never before. On average, Manchester Township has eight hundred to a thousand first aid calls per month. As previously discussed, due to the decline in membership, our volunteer First Aid Squads can no longer meet the high demand. Unfortunately, in recent months, despite their best efforts, our volunteers coverage has been sporadic. In January alone, there were ten consecutive days with only a few calls answered by Manchester First Aid Squad and five consecutive days where they did not have a crew at all. Please note, when a call for first aid is made, the call goes to the County dispatchers and the protocol is to dispatch our volunteer first aid squads first. If the volunteer squads are not able to respond, the County dispatchers are tasked to contact the back-up service provider, [...]

The Manchester Township Council is ready for a productive year in 2020, having reorganized during their January 2, 2020, meeting in the Municipal Complex Courtroom. Congratulations to Councilman Robert Hudak, who took his Oath of Office during the meeting. Appointed to the Council in June of 2019, Mr. Hudak, filled the seat vacated by Charles Frattini and won his election bid this past November. Following the administering of his oath, Councilman Sam Fusaro was elected to lead as Council President and Councilman James A. Vaccaro, Sr., was elected Vice President. In public remarks, Council President Fusaro noted that it has been 30 years since Manchester Township residents voted to change to a non-partisan form of government following a corruption scandal. He said that it was the diligence of residents who held their officials accountable and participated in their local government that helped the Township recover from near bankruptcy. "I want [...]