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Supervisors honor retiring lieutenant, students and mark Pride, Juneteenth and CSF awareness
Summary
The board recognized Lieutenant John McNevich’s 35½ years of service and celebrated Neshaminy High Science Club award winners. Supervisors also proclaimed June as LGBTQ Pride month, June 19 as Juneteenth, and the first week of June as CSF leak awareness week in Middletown Township.
Middletown Township’s Board of Supervisors set aside time on Monday to honor a retiring police lieutenant, recognize student science winners, and adopt three proclamations.
Lieutenant John McNevich: Chief of Police Joseph Barrelli presented a retirement recognition and plaque for Lieutenant John McNevich, noting his 35½ years of service to the Middletown Township Police Department, his roles as patrolman, K‑9 officer, detective, sergeant and lieutenant, and his longtime role conducting background investigations for new hires. The chief said McNevich began his career on Jan. 5, 1990, and described him as “one of the most respected background investigators in the county.” McNevich, who said he was born and raised in Middletown Township and still lives there, thanked the board and residents.
Neshaminy High School Science Club: The board recognized nine members of the Neshaminy High School Science Club who earned placement at regionals of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science. Board members invited the students to the front for photographs.
Proclamations: Supervisors read proclamations recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month in the township, Juneteenth (June 19) as a day to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. and encourage community learning, and a week in early June as Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak Awareness Week to raise clinical awareness of the condition. Each proclamation was presented by a supervisor and included brief remarks about the purpose of the observance.
Ending: The recognitions and proclamations occupied the meeting’s special items calendar and were ceremonial; no formal board action beyond the proclamations was required.
