- Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:49 am
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County council honors Parkside, Trainer police chiefs
Published: Saturday, March 05, 2011
By ALEX ROSE
arose@delcotimes.com
MEDIA — Delaware County Council honored two longtime police officers with commendations during its business meeting Tuesday.
Parkside Police Chief John M. Egan and Trainer Police Chief James J. Magaw were given separate commendations for a combined 78 years of service in Delaware County police departments.
Councilman Mario Civera recounted Egan’s rise from an East Lansdowne police officer in 1969 to chief of Parkside Borough, a position he has held since 1999.
Civera noted Egan is also a graduate of the Municipal Police Academy and FBI National Academy, and was recently elected president of the Delaware County Association of Police Chiefs.
Council Chairman Jack Whelan read the commendation for Magaw, the last president of the association who joined the Trainer Police Department in 1975 as a patrolman.
He has served as chief in Trainer since 1993 while simultaneously serving as a volunteer firefighter, said Whelan. Magaw was elected president of the Association of Police Chiefs in 2010.
“Delaware County is blessed to number among its outstanding police departments exemplary men and women who each day provide for the safety of our citizens and communities,” said Civera. “We are pleased at times to have opportunities to acknowledge the sacrifices and dedication of the members of our law enforcement agencies.”
During the business portion of the meeting, Delaware County Library System Director David Belanger announced a $15,000 grant from Verizon to establish a mobile computer lab with iPad tablets. The lab will promote Verizon services aimed at education, he said, such as Thinkfinity.org and Tutor.com.
Council also approved a $53,904 contract with American Seating Center for furniture and fixtures for the county Office of Employment and Training Services.
Council additionally approved an extended warranty to June 30, 2013 for 925 electronic voting machines through $117,390 in Help America Vote Act funds.
Councilman Andy Lewis read a resolution declaring March colorectal cancer awareness month. He said someone in America is diagnosed with colorectal cancer once every 3.7 minutes. Someone dies of the disease every 10 minutes, said Lewis.
“Colorectal cancer is one of only a few cancers that can be prevented through the use of screening tests, yet colorectal cancer remains the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and second most common cause of cancer deaths for men and women in he United States,” said Lewis.
If more people aged 50 and older were to receive regular screenings, the death rate for colorectal cancer could plummet by up to 70 percent, according to the resolution.
Hero Fund president Robert Lythgoe, a detective with the county’s Criminal Investigative Division, also announced the 2011 Hero Scholarship Basketball Games will be held Friday, April 1, at Cardinal O’Hara High School.
The games draw players from high schools across the county and benefit the Delaware County Hero Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to the children of police, fire fighters and emergency medical personal who die in the line of duty.
Lythgoe said last year’s basketball games brought in more than $4,000 and he hopes to exceed $5,000 or $6,000 this year.
Published: Saturday, March 05, 2011
By ALEX ROSE
arose@delcotimes.com
MEDIA — Delaware County Council honored two longtime police officers with commendations during its business meeting Tuesday.
Parkside Police Chief John M. Egan and Trainer Police Chief James J. Magaw were given separate commendations for a combined 78 years of service in Delaware County police departments.
Councilman Mario Civera recounted Egan’s rise from an East Lansdowne police officer in 1969 to chief of Parkside Borough, a position he has held since 1999.
Civera noted Egan is also a graduate of the Municipal Police Academy and FBI National Academy, and was recently elected president of the Delaware County Association of Police Chiefs.
Council Chairman Jack Whelan read the commendation for Magaw, the last president of the association who joined the Trainer Police Department in 1975 as a patrolman.
He has served as chief in Trainer since 1993 while simultaneously serving as a volunteer firefighter, said Whelan. Magaw was elected president of the Association of Police Chiefs in 2010.
“Delaware County is blessed to number among its outstanding police departments exemplary men and women who each day provide for the safety of our citizens and communities,” said Civera. “We are pleased at times to have opportunities to acknowledge the sacrifices and dedication of the members of our law enforcement agencies.”
During the business portion of the meeting, Delaware County Library System Director David Belanger announced a $15,000 grant from Verizon to establish a mobile computer lab with iPad tablets. The lab will promote Verizon services aimed at education, he said, such as Thinkfinity.org and Tutor.com.
Council also approved a $53,904 contract with American Seating Center for furniture and fixtures for the county Office of Employment and Training Services.
Council additionally approved an extended warranty to June 30, 2013 for 925 electronic voting machines through $117,390 in Help America Vote Act funds.
Councilman Andy Lewis read a resolution declaring March colorectal cancer awareness month. He said someone in America is diagnosed with colorectal cancer once every 3.7 minutes. Someone dies of the disease every 10 minutes, said Lewis.
“Colorectal cancer is one of only a few cancers that can be prevented through the use of screening tests, yet colorectal cancer remains the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and second most common cause of cancer deaths for men and women in he United States,” said Lewis.
If more people aged 50 and older were to receive regular screenings, the death rate for colorectal cancer could plummet by up to 70 percent, according to the resolution.
Hero Fund president Robert Lythgoe, a detective with the county’s Criminal Investigative Division, also announced the 2011 Hero Scholarship Basketball Games will be held Friday, April 1, at Cardinal O’Hara High School.
The games draw players from high schools across the county and benefit the Delaware County Hero Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to the children of police, fire fighters and emergency medical personal who die in the line of duty.
Lythgoe said last year’s basketball games brought in more than $4,000 and he hopes to exceed $5,000 or $6,000 this year.
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