BREAKING NEWS: Shenandoah mayor resigns

By Leslie Richardson
Staff Writer
Published: Monday, October 20, 2008 10:30 PM EDT
SHENANDOAH — Mayor Thomas F. O’Neill submitted a letter of resignation to the borough council during Monday’s meeting.

The resignation, which was accepted 4 to 1 with Councilman Donald Segal voting against it, will take effect Jan. 1.

O’Neill said the primary reason for the resignation is the health and medical needs of his wife, which require the couple to relocate to a handicap-equipped residence.

O’Neill said secondary to his family priorities are the “obvious political conflicts that have led to my decision to spend my retirement in peace.â€