Council Meetings

Borough Council Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM in Burkart Hall located at 56 Keeley Avenue.

The Borough Manager, John W. Wolff, is the primary link to Council and can be reached at the New Britain Borough Municipal Office located at 45 Keeley Avenue, New Britain, PA 18901. Please call ahead to schedule your appointment. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Borough Manager can also be contacted via phone at 215-348-4586 or email at: wolffj@newbritainboro.com

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Elected Council Members

Mayor, Mr. James Donovan

Jim was born in Tonawanda, NY and is one of six boys in his family. Jim moved to Doylestown in 1975 and is an Archbishop Wood H.S. graduate. Jim and his family moved to New Britain, PA in 1996. Jim also attended Bucks County CC and Kutztown University. Jim and his wife were married in 1992 and two children who are Central Bucks West graduates. Jim was a volunteer coach and referee for Lenape Valley Soccer and Basketball. Jim worked in technical sales support for an electrical manufacturing company for 20 years.

email: jdonovan@newbritainboro.com

Council President, Mr. Tom Price

Tom Price and his wife, Beth, have lived in the Borough since 1994, where they have raised two, now grown, sons. Tom and his family have loved living in the Borough and feel lucky to be part of a small, friendly, community with so much civic pride.

Tom has lived and worked in the Central Bucks area most of his life. His family moved to Chalfont when he was in junior high school, and he graduated from Central Bucks West in 1973. After graduating from Gettysburg College with a BA in Political Science, Tom was hired as a Social Studies teacher by the Central Bucks School District. Tom’s first few years with the District were spent teaching at Unami and Holicong, but most of his career was spent at C.B. West, where he also served as the faculty advisor to the Student Government for many years and then as the Social Studies department coordinator. After thirty-five years in the profession, Tom retired from teaching in 2013.

Tom spent a number of years serving on the Borough’s Nature Preserve Committee and Planning Commission before being elected to Borough Council in 2015 and reelected in 2017. After serving six years on Council, Tom took six months off before being appointed to fill a Council vacancy in mid-2022. Following his passion for all things related to the environment, Tom also continues to serve as the chairperson of the Nature Preserve Committee, the Parks & Recreation Committee, and the Bird Town Committee.

email: pricet@newbritainboro.com

Council Vice-President, Ms. Loren Frasco

Loren is a Certified Paralegal and Notary Public with many years of estate planning and elder care experience. She holds a B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture from Delaware Valley University and was active in the floral industry for many years after graduating. Today, Loren is the Executive Director at High Point Law Offices in Chalfont, PA where they specialize in long term care and estate planning.

email: lfrasco@newbritainboro.com

Council Member, Mr. Peter LaMontagne

Peter LaMontagne

Peter began his term on Council in January 2009. He decided to run for Council to help Council meet the needs of a modern municipality. At the time, he felt the Borough was 15 years behind adjoining municipalities in building bike and hike trails. Peter and his wife have raised three daughters and lived in the Borough for 35+ years. Peter is a consulting engineer, specializing in centrifuges which thicken and dewater wastewater sludges throughout North America. His goals for the Borough are to make the Borough more attractive to home buyers. His number one priority is to use income from the endowment funds to expand the Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve and secondly, to improve the Butler Avenue corridor and tie Delaware Valley University to the business district with a bike and hike trail.

email: lamontagnep@newbritainboro.com

Council Member, Ms. Robyne Kelemen

Robyne Kelemen

Robyne began her term on Council in January of 2014. She has been a resident of New Britain Borough for 11 years. Robyne has worked in the pharmaceutical industry in technical and management roles for more than 20 years. Robyne looks forward to representing the needs of the New Britain Community on Council. She believes we are at the cusp of great changes for the Borough, with more walkability and trail access, as well as enhanced efforts toward positive planning and development aimed at securing New Britain as a regional destination.

email: kelemenr@newbritainboro.com

Council Member, Mr. Steve Ascher

Steve is currently in his second term as a member of Council. He enjoys serving the community on Council, the Community Events Committee, the Police Commission, and Police Finance and Administration Committee. He also is the Treasurer of the Bucks County Burroughs Association. Steve and a great group of volunteers were responsible for initiating the annual New Britain Borough Car Show in 2021. The show has been very successful, drawing over 150 cars from over 40 towns in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in 2024. In addition, a portion of the proceeds is donated to a local organization. Steve is optimistic about the future of our borough as we continue making progress in becoming an even friendlier place to live and do business.

Steve and his wife Ellen have lived in the borough since 1986. Ellen is a retired statistician and a private Math tutor, who enjoys smocking and riding horses. Their daughter Bonnie is an equine veterinarian. Steve has a PhD in Statistics from SUNY at Buffalo. He is retired after nearly 40 years as a statistician (5 as a professor and 33 as a pharmaceutical statistician). In his retirement Steve is a horse show announcer and serves the borough as mentioned above. Steve is a sports memorabilia collector and has given talks about careers in Statistics.

email: aschers@newbritainboro.com

Council Member, Ms. Maureen Loh

Maureen has been a New Britain Borough resident since 2018 and a Bucks County resident since 1990. She has worked for Bucks County Children & Youth since 2006, and taught preschool prior to that.

Maureen has a passion for native gardening and is committed to serving our borough by promoting eco friendly changes our community can make towards a cleaner environment.

Maureen is currently a member of the EAC and the Events Committee.

email: mloh@newbritainboro.com

Council Member, Mr. Alexander G. Bentrim

As a Bucks County native, Alex Bentrim is excited to help serve the community he grew up in. A CB East and Bloomsburg University graduate, Alex works as a Computer Consultant and Network Administrator. He hopes the problem-solving skills required to fix and maintain business’s computer networks will help to improve the local government.

Alex believes in Freedom, Liberty, and Justice; for all, and is passionate about defending them. In his spare time, you can usually find him in his garden.

email: abentrim@newbritainboro.com

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