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Indian settlements were abundant
Formed from Brunswick Township in 1834, the area was the site of many early Indian settlements.

West Brunswick today is part of the county’s growing southern territory, with Route 61 crossing through much of it. The township surrounds all of Deer Lake and much of Orwigsburg and has abundant state game lands, part of the Weiser State Forest.


Population: 3,428  Founded: 1834

Government
Three-member board of supervisors.
Members: James S. Turnerr, chairman; Samuel J. Boyer, vice chairman; Thomas N. Kunkel, secretary/treasurer

Municipal Address and Phone Number
95 Municipal Road
Orwigsburg, PA 17961
Phone: 570-366-0321
Fax: 570-366-8684
e-mail:wbrunstwp@losch.net

Office Hours
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Regular Meeting Time
7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month

Part of the Blue Mountain School District
DISTRICT OFFICE:
685 Red Dale Road, Orwigsburg, Pa 17961
Phone: 570-366-0515
Fax: 570-366-0838
Superintendent: William H. Hall

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 3055

HIGH SCHOOL:
1076 W. Market, Schuylkill Haven, Pa 17972
Phone: 570-366-0511
Fax: 570-366-1965
Principal: James F. Orwig

MIDDLE SCHOOL:
685 Red Dale Road, Orwigsburg, Pa 17961
Phone: 570-366-0546
Fax: 570-366-2513
Principal: William J. Toomey Jr.

BLUE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY, CRESSONA:
45 Wilder Street, Cressona, Pa 17929
Phone: 570-385-5580
Fax: 570-385-7206
Principal: Patricia A. LaPlaca

BLUE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY EAST:
675 Red Dale Road, Orwigsburg, Pa 17961
Phone: 570-366-1065
Fax: 570-366-1797
Principal: Jeffrey S. Zweibel

BLUE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY WEST:
1383 Long Run Road, Friedensburg, Pa 17933
Phone: 570-739-4461
Fax: 570-739-4822
Principal: Linda K. Cheripka

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS: Joseph A. Martin, president; Samuel J. Deibert, treasurer; Theodore H. Heffner, Vicki H. Hill, Gary D. Hitzemann, Matthew G. Kelly, G. Patrick O'Hara, Sallie A. Geary Sandler, Susan M. Thompson

BOARD MEETING DATE/TIME: 8 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month, except otherwise published in the school calendar.


Map of West Brunswick Township