Sopchak appointed new supervisor in Fallowfield

Newly appointed Fallowfield Township Supervisor Joseph Sopchak poses with his wife, Charmaine Sopchak, Wednesday outside the township’s municipal building.

By JEFF STITT

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Fallowfield Township supervisors unanimously voted to appoint Joseph Sopchak to a seat left vacant by the death of Supervisor Ronald Large.

Large, 65, unexpectedly passed away on July 30 as a result of a severe head injury he suffered when he fell down a flight of stairs. He was just seven months into his first term in office.

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