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At a special public meeting May 24 Borough Council members seleted Tom Blaskiewicz will be sworn in as mayor at 2:30 p.m. May 31 at the borough building. The public is invited to attend. He asked those attending to bring food items to donate to West Pittston’s food banks in Denisco’s memory.

Council President Brian Thornton called and asked me to consider taking the position as mayor Blaskiewicz told the Times Leader after the council meeting. ” I’ve volunteered to so many organizations. I raised my kids, and I was raised by my mom and dad to volunteer at our church and in the community. When you get a call from all-stars like Brian Thornton, Pete Albano and the rest of council, it’s hard to say no”.

” What’s great about this community is they have nothing up their sleeve and i’m the same kind of guy,” he said,“We want to do the right thing, and we’re passionate about doing it. We will only do the right thing for the residents of this town. I’ll be here for the next (19) months serving and looking forward to bringing a lot of energy.”

A Pittston Area High School graduate, Blaskiewicz, 55, grew up in Avoca but has been a West Pittston resident for the past 15 years. Blaskiewicz has been on the Property Maintenance Board of Appeals, a position he will resign due to being mayor, but he is better known around the borough as the one who maintains the small park at the intersection of Wyoming and Delaware Avenues and Third Street and puts the lights on the town’s Christmas tree each year.. He is currently employed at McCarthy Tire in Wilkes-Barre and handles their government and special contracts.

Yard waste pick up is scheduled to begin April 8!

The recycling containers located at the Public Works Building on Delaware Avenue, will be locked and closed to the public every day, except Saturday mornings. The only time that residents may drop off recyclable items at the Public Works Department Building will be Saturday mornings, from 8AM until 12PM. This does not affect the Public Works Departments curb-side pickup of recyclable items. West Pittston Borough recycling bins are for the use of West Pittston residents only. The Public Works Department Building is monitored by cameras and anyone found leaving trash, large bulk items, such as lawn furniture, or any other non-recyclable items, will be in violation of West Pittston Borough Code.

Curbside collection of recyclables is the first and third Thursday of each month. The Public Works Department asks that residents place their recyclables in front of their homes Wednesday evening prior to recycling collection on Thursday morning. Placing the recyclables out in front of your home early will prevent the Public Works Department from missing the collection of your recyclables on that day.