LACKAWAXEN, PA — The new officers for the Lackawaxen Township Volunteer Fire Department for 2015 were sworn in at an induction ceremony on December 12. Seen here, they are Richard Van de Velde, trustee, left; Ben Solowitz, treasurer; Diane Van de Velde, secretary; Richard Krotcha, chief; William Thompson, vice president; and Robert Cocchi, president. At the extreme right is Pike County Commissioner Richard Caridi, conducting the ceremony.