Trenton Township Archives - The Delaware Gazette

Interest renewed in potential EMS station in Berkshire

A proposal that resulted in an area fire chief being forced from his post could be getting a second lease on life.

May 9 2012 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

BST&G fire district seeking levy renewal with increase

Voters living in Berkshire Township, Sunbury, Trenton Township and Galena will decide on March 6 if they want to provide more support to its volunteer fire department.

Feb 13 2012 | Posted in Elections | Read More »

Area resident adopts deployed platoon

This past Christmas, many parents of deployed service men and women sent care packages to a family member serving in Afghanistan. It’s something that parents typically do for those serving in combat zones, something to remind them that folks at home care about them and appreciate what they are doing.

Jan 3 2012 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

13-year-old admits to killing mother’s fiance

A 13-year-old boy from the Sunbury area could be held in a youth detention facility until the age of 21 after changing his plea Wednesday on charges that he killed his mother’s fiance. The boy, whom the Gazette is not naming because of his age, admitted that he shot and killed 38-year-old Jeffrey Reece April 23. In a plea deal with prosecutors, the boy admitted to one count of involuntary manslaughter with a gun specification, a lesser offense than his original charge of murder.

Nov 16 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Trenton Township family to compete in triathlon championship

Trenton Township residents Jim Aust and Tracy Disbato-Aust have grown almost accustomed to competing at the national and international level as triathletes. They train regularly as members of Team USA; they compete throughout the summer months both locally and nationally in the 50 to 54 age group.

Nov 6 2011 | Posted in Current News,Local News | Read More »

4 running for 2 vacant seats on Big Walnut school board

Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Big Walnut Local School District Board of Education Nov. 8. The terms of current board members Jim Hildreth and Diana Butts expire at the end of the year. Neither is seeking re-election.

Oct 12 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

BST&G fire chief terminated

While he said he hasn’t heard the word directly, Mark Almendinger assumes that he is now the former chief of the BST&G Fire District because he “ruffled the feathers” of one of the trustees that sits on his fire board.

Aug 29 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Judge hears updates about juvenile accused of murder

Delaware County Juvenile Court Judge Kenneth J. Spicer on Friday heard updates about the case involving a 13-year-old Sunbury boy accused of killing his mother’s fiance. A procedural hearing, called a status conference, was held Friday morning at Delaware County Juvenile Court as preparations for the trial continue. That date is still tentatively set for Oct. 17.

Aug 27 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »