Government

Collingswood Commissioners Split on Virtua EMS Services Bid

Collingswood firefighter-EMTs have been overworked amid call volumes that have spiked in the past decade and cratered morale, Fire Chief Geoff Joyce says. Virtua Health EMTs could ease some of that workload, but borough leaders are divided on bringing them in. Commissioner Jim Maley said Mayor Daniela Solano-Ward should have recused herself from voting on the contract after consulting her husband, a Virtua physician, prior to soliciting bids for the service. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…

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Collingswood Commissioners Take Office on Emotional High Note, Call for Community Solidarity 

At the local government reorganization meeting, Daniela Solano-Ward becomes the first woman to serve as mayor of Collingswood, succeeding one of its longest-serving public officials, Jim Maley, who rejoins the commission after his tenth local election. Amy Henderson Riley, just the fifth woman commissioner in borough history, serves as Deputy Mayor. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…