Loughery is voted to Bucks chairman

BUCKS COUNTY

Loughery is voted chairman

DOYLESTOWN For the fourth straight year, Bucks County Commissioner Robert G. Loughery will serve as chairman of the county's three-person governing board, the county commissioners decided Wednesday at their first meeting of 2015.

Charles H. Martin will also retain his role as vice chairman.

Both Loughery and Martin are Republicans. Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia is the Democrat on the board. The three commissioners vote to determine who earns what position for each calendar year.

Martin, officials noted, is entering his 21st year as a commissioner, having been elected to the position in 1995. - Chris Palmer