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Claim your profileWorked as a journalist for the Town and Country since 1995. During that time I: a) Wrote over 600 articles related to regional history of Upper Montgomery County. b) Wrote more than 100 high school related sports stories. c) Wrote more than 800 local news related stories. d) Wrote more than 1,000 editorials. e) Was awarded more than 20 PA Keystone Journalism Awards. f) Published one book on local history, two more ready to publish in 2026. g) Writing an account of my 48 years as a volunteer firefighter that includes events in Manhattan, post Sept. 11, 2001. Scheduled for publication in June of 2025. h) In addition to volunteer fire service, I served in my community as: Borough Council President (8 yrs.), Police Commissioner (8 yrs.), Engine 911 Foundation Chairman (16 yrs.), UPV Ambulance Association Board Member (15 yrs), Member of MontCo Parks and Historical Sites Board (15 yrs.), and United States Selective Service Board Member (20 yrs.). My primary goal is best summed up in the Mission Statement of the Town and Country newspaper: Our mission is to present the news of the Upper Perkiomen Valley and nearby regions in a good, interesting style, unprejudiced and free from appeals to personal vanity or prejudice. We will strive to know what to print, and what should be left for the tongues of the gossips. We will adhere to the law as set forth by our forefathers in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. We will be a champion for public issues - if we determine that it’s for the public good. We will give all the political news but it will not be an organ for Democrats, Republicans, or any other political party. We will endeavor to provide our advertisers the opportunity to present their goods and services to a wide and varied audience of readers. We will put forth an earnest effort to produce a newspaper that can be the pride of the community. We will do our best to ensure that this newspaper survives. Specialties: Pennsylvania statutes on newspaper publishing, AP style writing and editing. Pre-press & printing.