Last Fall, Warwick Township was awarded a $510,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Local Share Account – Statewide program. Thanks to this generous funding from the State, the Recreation Station play area will be revitalized with modern play structures, new sunshades, and native tree plantings. Demolition of the existing playground was completed in March and the new playground is currently being installed. It is anticipated that the new playground will be open to the public in time for Memorial Day weekend.
For more information, please contact the Township at (215) 343–6100.
Warwick Township lost a friend and servant on January 1, 2025. Judith, Chairperson of the Warwick Township Board of Supervisors, held successful careers as a child care worker, child and family therapist, massage therapist, public official and her true calling, as a family law litigator.
Judith was one of the first two female volunteer firefighters in Warwick Township. She was a social worker for juvenile offenders at DeLaSalle in Town and St. Gabriel’s Hall. While running the youth shelter as Director of Residential Services at Tabor Children’s Services, she served on the board of the National Network of Runaway & Homeless Youth Services and Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Runaway Youth Services. She chaired and served for years on the Interagency Youth Coalition of Bucks County and was a founding member of the Bucks County AIDS Network. A lifelong learner, she earned her B.A. in Criminal Justice/Sociology and M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from La Salle and her law degree from Temple.
Judith recalled the visionary 1978 commencement plea of then-LaSalle College President Brother Patrick Ellis, to “do something in public service … run for office.” Following five years on the Zoning Hearing Board, she was first elected to the Board of Supervisors of Warwick Township in 1999, and served as its Chairperson since 2004. She came to know many cherished friends in the Bucks County Association of Township Officials.
Fresh out of law school, she founded Algeo & Litzke in Doylestown and Judith was soon recognized for her unique blend of compassion, zeal, personal presence, trial skill and acumen. Judges especially liked that she found solutions rather than create problems in her cases. She was never without a pro bono client, and former therapy and law clients would often reconnect with their life success stories and new challenges. She championed service to women in Protection from Abuse and Judicial Bypass cases. She led the parent lawyers group in Juvenile Dependency Court and served hundreds of children and elders as guardian ad litem in Dependency and Orphans courts. Over 27 years as member of the Bucks County Bar Association, she served as Bar President in 2006-2007; chaired the Family Law Section, Woman Lawyers’ Division, and Committees on Children’s Advocacy, Continuing Legal Education and Lawyers Helping Lawyers; helped start the charitable Bucks County Bar Foundation; and was honored with the Arthur B. Walsh. Jr. Award for Pro Bono Services and the Harriet Mims Award. She twice received the Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award. She is a Board Member of Legal Aid of Southeastern PA, where she mentored promising parent advocates with special affection.
The Township honored Judith’s dedication to the community during our regularly scheduled February 17th Board of Supervisors meeting.
On September 11, 2024, the Warwick Township Police Department was selected as a recipient of a 2024-2025 Byrne Justice Assistant Grant in the amount of $36,300. The award will fully fund the purchase and installation of a fixed license plate reader at the York Road and Almshouse Road intersection.
Warwick Township, PA – August 20, 2024 – Warwick Township is proud to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Multimodal Transportation Program funding. The Township will receive $1.5 million to rehabilitate the Valley Road Bridge, a vital project to improve local infrastructure.
The PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Program is designed to support municipalities and their projects to improve transportation assets. This generous funding allocation underscores the State’s commitment to fostering safe and reliable transportation solutions across Pennsylvania.
The Valley Road Bridge, a critical component of Warwick Township’s transportation network, will benefit greatly from this project. The funding will be utilized to reconstruct the bridge’s structural components, ensuring its safety and extending its longevity.
Planning for the Valley Road Bridge Rehabilitation Project will begin in 2025, with work likely to begin in 2026 or 2027. For more information, please visit Warwick-Bucks.com or contact the Township at (215) 343 – 6100.
Warwick Township is proud to report that we are the recipient of a $236,750 grant to retrofit the Stover Mill basin and cross road culverts. This infrastructure improvement will aid in stormwater management through volume control and silt and sediment reduction in our waterways.
Bucks County’s newest Human Services Co-Responder is now working out of three police departments in Central Bucks County, helping to connect in-need residents with social services and divert them away from the criminal justice system.
Based out of the Warrington Township Police Department, Katrina Mattioni started working June 5 with officers in Warrington, Warwick and Warminster townships.
Co-responders are social workers who work collaboratively with police and social services agencies to serve people who come into contact with police who are in need of social services.
With the addition of Mattioni to the co-responders’ team, County social workers are now working alongside police in 18 departments covering Upper, Central and Lower Bucks. Mattioni was hired at a salary of $59,000.
Photo from left to right: Rachael Neff, Bucks County Human Services Director, Warrington Lt. Glen Gottenberg, Warwick Lt. Jon Ogborn, Warrington Chief Dan Friel and Warminster Chief James Donnelly. Front row from left to right: Katrina Mattioni, Co-Responder and Ivone Kovalsky, Human Services Community Engagement Officer.
“It is a testament to the amazing job done every day by the people in our Human Services Division that we have managed in just three years to bring the Co-Responder Program to all regions of Bucks County,” said Commissioner Vice Chair Diane Ellis-Marseglia. “We are incredibly thankful to our Co-Responders for the important work they do, and to our police officers and municipal leaders for welcoming these important efforts into their communities.”
The co-responders have served more than 1,100 people since the program started in late 2020. Most referrals are for mental health.
Media Contact: James O’Malley, 215-348.6414, jtomalley@buckscounty.org
The spray pole at Community Park was completely replaced this Spring. The new spray pole now features multiple spray points for even more fun. Lastly, it was funded 50% by a grant!
A section of the Recreation Station playground was also replaced this year.
