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Maple Shade Town Council Honors Long-Serving Member with Special Distinction

During the Maple Shade Town Council’s 51st reorganization meeting, Councilman Charles “Chuck” Kaufman was honored with the title of Honorable Councilman Emeritus Distinction. Kaufman, who has been elected to the council three times and served as mayor twice, received this honorary recognition for his service to the Maple Shade community. The council emphasized his leadership and contributions to municipal governance. Kaufman expressed gratitude to the residents for their trust and dedicated his final year to his late wife, Diane G. Odano Kaufman.

In addition to Kaufman’s recognition, the council carried out appointments for 2026. Heather Talarico was reappointed as Mayor following a vote, with John Zahradnick being named Deputy Mayor. The council approved the appointments of various township attorneys and professional staff for the upcoming year. Notably, these appointments included Malamut and Associates as the Township Attorney and Remington and Vernick Engineers for township utility recreation engineering.

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Mayor:
Heather Talarico
City Council Officials:
John Zahradnick, Charles Kauffman, Sandra Nunes, Andrew Simonsick, Sr.

Maple Shade Town Council Honors Long-Serving Member with Special Distinction

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