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Marenisco supervisor issues fond farewell to township

MARENISCO - The Marenisco Township Board of Trustees addressed a list of agenda items at its Monday evening meeting, but the biggest news was that it was the final occasion for Supervisor Richard Bouvette to lead the charge.

After nearly a quarter of a century leading the township, Bouvette - who will be 75 in January - wrote in his November newsletter column that he is "ready to transition from a position of some influence to obscurity as a cranky old man."

After serving as the superintendent of Marenisco's now closed school district, Bouvette was the township supervisor from 1984-1996 and...