Masontown council appoints new member
Masontown Borough Council appointed Bruce Cochrane as a new member during a special meeting Friday evening.
Cochrane, a lifelong resident of the borough, fills a seat left vacant by the December death of councilman Joseph Stillwagon.
Councilwoman Kay Rendina made a motion to appoint Cochrane, seconded by Edward Gulino, vice president.
Council voted 3-2 in Cochrane’s favor with Frank McLaughlin, president; Gulino and Rendina voting yes, and Harry Lee and John Stoffa voting no. Councilwoman Bessie Kopacko was absent.
Stoffa and Lee, as well as some attending the meeting, said that candidates who had previously run for council should have been considered for the seat.
Cochrane is a 1979 graduate of Albert Gallatin High School and studied industrial arts education at California University before going to work at UPS from which he retired.
Cochrane said he has long been interested in public service but wasn’t sure he had time in the past.
“I have a lot of good ideas, and I work well with people,” he said.
Cochrane was sworn into office after the meeting adjourned.