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Wednesday, November 05, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 2A 





LAFLIN- Current Council President and former Tax Collector Frank
Magdalinski was the top vote getter in the race for Borough Council, with 394
votes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Magdalinski, a Democratic write-in candidate, said he had been reluctant to
run for office again. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "We wanted someone else to represent the party, but no one wanted to get
involved, so it was up to us," Magdalinski said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Magdalinski will serve on council for the next four years with Democrats
Robert Koehane, John Moskal and Guido Mancini. Seven candidates had run for
four seats. Moskal also was a write-in candidate. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We could accomplish a lot more," Magdalinski said. " We have a good team
here." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

2 Write-in Hopefuls Get On Laflin Council