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Thursday, March 18, 1993 Page: 1D QUICK WORDS: PAUL SABOL SEEKS
SUPERVISOR POST
KINGSTON TWP. — Paul M. Sabol, of Trucksville, has announced his candidacy
for Kingston Township supervisor.
A resident of the township for nearly 40 years, Sabol will seek election as
a Republican.
Sabol retired as Kingston Township chief of police in January after more
than 30 years with the department.
He has attained a number of prestigious law enforcement posts, which
include past president of the Luzerne County Chiefs of Police Association,
past president of the Northeast Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and
immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. He
has also served as treasurer of the Back Mountain Police for 24 years and also
served as its president.
Sabol is a life member of the Trucksville Volunteer Fire Company after 28
years of active service. He was also an active member for many years with the
Kingston Township Ambulance Association.
Sabol is a member of the George M. Dallas Lodge 531, the Caldwell
Consistory of Bloomsburg and the Irem Temple.
He lists among his accomplishments and community contributions his annual
chairmanship of the Back Mountain Police Association’s Annual Ham and Egg
Breakfast, which benefits Luzerne County Association for Retarded Citizens.
He has served as chairman of the Back Mountain Control Center Joint
Operating Commission since its inception in 1987 and has worked with his
colleagues toward the successful implementation of Luzerne County’s first 911
telecommunications system.
Sabol has served on advisory boards which have enacted the county’s first
Emergency Radio Communication System and the first criminal records retrieval
and information center for the county. He has been a proponent of shared or
cooperative services among Back Mountain communities.
Sabol views his past working knowledge of government at the local, county,
state and federal levels as being a major benefit in providing progressive and
fiscally competent leadership to the citizens of Kingston Township.
Sabol and his wife, Fern, have two grown children.
Republican will seek
Plymouth Council seat
PLYMOUTH — Borough resident John “Jack” Phillips announced that he will
seek the Republican nomination for a seat on Plymouth Borough Council.
Phillips was born and raised in Plymouth. He is a graduate of Wyoming
Valley West High School, where he was captain of the baseball team and senior
class vice-president.
He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from West Chester
University, where he held various positions in his fraternity and also served
as chairman of the College Republicans.
Phillips is a member of St. Vincent dePaul Church, Plymouth.
He is employed through Uniforce Temporary Service and plans to pursue
another degree from Bloomsburg University in the fall.
Democrat to cross-file for Pittston Area board
PITTSTON — Michael F. Joyce, Avoca, has announced his candidacy for school
director in the Pittston Area School District.
A Democrat, Joyce will cross-file and seek both the Democratic and
Republican nominations in the upcoming primary election.
He holds an associate degree from the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde
Park, N.Y., and a bachelor of science degree in hotel and restaurant
management from the University of New Haven, Conn.
He is pursuing a master’s degree in health care administration from the
University of Scranton.
For the past four years, Joyce has been employed by Century Management
Systems at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital as assistant director of food
services.
He is president of the Avoca Jolly Boys Association and a member of the
board of directors of the Greater Pittston YMCA. He is also a member of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, Avoca division and the American College of
Healthcare Executives. He is a second-degree member of the Knights of
Columbus.
He and his wife, the former Laura Doran, have a son, Aaron. The couple is
active in the “Parents as Teachers” program offered through the Pittston Area
School District.
Paul M. Sabol
John `Jack’ Phillips
Michael F. Joyce