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Morrisville Mayoral Candidate Goes On the Record

Published

5 years ago

September 9, 2021

In a one-hour interview held in late August at a local Burger King with Lower Bucks Source, Noel Sperry, 52 made his pitch as to why he should be the candidate of choice for the voters of Morrisville in this November’s mayoral race.

Sperry discussed his candidacy, why he’s running, and what he thinks needs to be done in order for the borough to succeed.

Sperry began appearing at Council meetings, earlier this year, as his candidacy became official. He said his intent was since Mayor Rivella has been absent from council meetings, he wanted to demonstrate he’ll be a show up mayor.

Sperry, said Rivella has been missing in action for the last two years.

“He was elected to be there and he owes it to the community to be there for the term. And if you’re not going to do that, step down.” he said.

When you commit to doing something, you should be doing it, he added.

Sperry said his jumping into the race was a last minute decision he discussed with his wife and that was cinched once another candidate for the position dropped out of the race.

Sperry, who operates a real estate agency, and has also previously worked in telecommunications, said he would bring with him to the office of mayor, a well versed understanding of business and how to be fiscally responsible in all things.

The other important role a mayor has, is its overseeing the operations of the police and fire departments. Sperry said he thought he and Chief of Police George McClay see public safety in much the same way.

“The chief and I get along pretty well. I’ve spoken to him and we’re pretty much on the same page, in terms of wanting community engagement. At the core, “the chief wants what’s good for the town and although we don’t have a working relationship together per say, I look forward to doing so when I am elected” Sperry said.

As we were sitting there eating Burger King value meals, a Morrisville resident approached, asking “aren’t you the guy running for mayor? Can you tell me what they’re going to do with Williamson Park?”

Sperry answered the gentleman’s questions, turned back to the interview and said, the park development is a challenging issue.

He explained his position, saying that he is not looking to get rid of open spaces, but if there is a way we can still keep a beautiful park and have more rateable income coming in from businesses and residential parts of the development, that’s something I can support.

It would also keep taxes down, we don’t have a lot of money to play with, so it would deepen our monetary base, he said.

There is more to the design of this development, that has to happen in order for the project to get through. The levy still needs to be certified, he said and that approval will be huge for residents living in the flood plane who won’t have to pay untold amounts for flood insurance.

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There are a lot of good things that can come from the project, besides the development itself, Sperry said.

“I’m leaning towards wanting the development to happen, but there are a few things that still need to be worked out with the developer. And we as a community can get that done together; Take the little league for example, we need them to come to the plate, and say this is what we want, how can we make it happen? Instead of, we don’t want any changes to the park.

If we have a nice space at the park location, Sperry said, families are more likely, after games to visit new restaurants and such, keeping the money here as opposed to those families leaving Morrisville and spending in other municipalities.

Morrisville is a great little river town that can be so much more. I want to help get to the day, where someone calls me and says “hey lets go down to the town square for dinner. Or hit Main Street, or Bridge Street because a new shop has opened that’s a must see. That’s what I envision, and hope for Morrisville. People coming here cause we’re a place to be.”

Although, the mayor’s role on council is advisory and informational in some respects, Sperry said, often except for in vote ties does the mayor have a vote. One of things he said he hoped to achieve as as mayor was to network with governmental officials and business leaders throughout the area.

“One of the first things I’ll do is become a member of Lower Bucks Chamber of Commerce. Its important in so many ways to network with business leaders in the area. I also want to reach out to out our state elected officials to see if there is anyway we can solve some of the traffic issues we have in town.”

Of concern at the moment, Sperry said, is council’s move to add a earned income tax, which was voted down last year but brought back up on the agenda with a presentation at the August council meeting.

“I’ll just say this. Go back to the last time it (EIT) came up (November 16, 2020) and look at the votes by council members. That will give you an idea of where things are with this.”

Given the hypothetical, that there was a 4 to 4 tie and he was the tie breaking vote, Sperry said, I have a hard time with supporting this since the tax excessively impacts the residents. You’re going to take money from a person living in apartment, who is already struggling to make ends meet. I know the borough needs money. But there are other ways of raising cash, then implementing an EIT on residents. The borough needs to become more fiscally responsible and look into other ways of increasing income streams than by taxing its residents

“Its hard to be for something, when you don’t know how that money is being spent. Like will council reduce property taxes? They haven’t said what they want to do with the proposed money that would come in.

“That’s an idea I can’t support.”

Sperry said most of the answers to questions facing Morrisville is about “bringing people together” and coming up with really good ideas to put into play.

We can solve the borough’s issues by working together and putting political partisanship aside, he said.

For more information on the Sperry for Morrisville campaign please click here.

Lower Bucks Source has reached out to Brud Anderson to do a story on his candidacy for mayor and at press time, there has been no response from the candidate.

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Morrisville Woman Charged with Threatening Woman on School Property with Gun Heads to Trial

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2 days ago

March 10, 2026

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A 31 year old Morrisville woman is heading to trial at the Justice Center in Doylestown after charges were held over- which include allegedly bringing weapon on to school property- at a preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Magisterial District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel ruled there was enough evidence to sustain charges filed against Ashlynn A. Parker Paris connected to incident in which she and another woman brawled with each other at Morrisville Borough Police Headquarters after the suspect allegedly pointed a gun at her in front of the Borough High School.

According to the probable cause, on Wednesday February 25, 2026 at approximately 9:20 a.m., officer Amanda DeLuca observed a physical altercation occurring at Morrisville Police Department Headquarters.

DeLuca walked into the municipal building and observed one female, identified as Ashlynn Parker Paris, holding another female against the wall with her forearm. The two women were screaming at each other. At this time, police separated the two females, at which point, Parker Paris kept lunging at the victim and trying to push past police to get to her.

At this time, the two women were separated in separate rooms.

The victim said that this altercation started because Parker Paris’s daughter assaulted her daughter earlier at Morrisville High School.

The victim told police, according to court records, that when she picked her daughter up from the high school, Parker Paris walked towards the victim’s vehicle holding a firearm in her hand and stated “I’ll slap the s**t out of you”.

At this time, the victim fled the area, police said.

The victim arrived at Borough Police Department to file a report and Parker Paris was already there.

The victim said Parker Paris was screaming at her which led to the suspect physically attacking her in which she suffered a small laceration on the right side of her face, the probable cause alleges.

DeLuca subsequently obtained CCTV footage which shows the altercation between the two women.

According to police,the footage shows the victim in her vehicle and Parker Paris walking out of the school, towards the victim’s vehicle, the two exchange words. Parker Paris and her daughter walk back to her vehicle. The victim reverses her vehicle and starts driving towards Grandview Avenue. The CCTV footage then shows Parker Paris get out of her vehicle and raising her right hand which contained a handgun. Parker Paris then points the black handgun at the victim’s vehicle then gets back in her vehicle and drives off.

Further investigation led to the discovery that Parker Paris’s firearm was fully loaded during the time of the incident and was turned in to police after the incident, police said.

Parker Paris was represented by Shaka Mzee Johnson, Esq at today’s hearing.

Parker Paris is charged with misdemeanor counts of possession of a weapon on school property, terroristic threats, simple assault and disorderly conduct.

She is due back in court on April 10 in Doylestown for formal arraignment.

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Trenton Man Jailed for Brutal Beating of Ex-Girlfriend in front of Morrisville Pizzeria

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1 week ago

March 2, 2026

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A 23 year-old Trenton, New Jersey man is behind bars at Bucks County Jail charged for brutally beating his ex-girlfriend in front of a Morrisville Borough Pizzeria that was captured on video by two witnesses in April of last year, police say.

Police were dispatched on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 7:34 p.m., for a assault report at Nick’s Pizza, on E. Trenton Avenue. The 911 caller said a young female ran into the restaurant bleeding from the face and asked for help.

Police arrived on scene and went inside Nick’s Pizza to speak with the victim.

Officers observed the victim having a large bleeding gash on her left eyebrow. She also had blood all over her face, her chest and her left eye was swollen shut and bruised badly, according to court papers. The victim told police that she was in a great deal of pain and was terrified that the man who assaulted her would come back for her She identified her ex-boyfriend, Kashonn McGill as the perpetrator.

Police then spoke with witnesses still on scene who also captured on video part of McGill allegedly beating the victim on their cell phone video applications.

According to witness #1, she reported that a black male pulled the victim out of a red vehicle and began punching and kicking her.

According to witness #2, the video clearly shows a red Hyundai Sonata stopped in the traffic way of the parking lot in front of Nick’s Pizza with an unknown type white sedan positioned directly in front of the Sonata, nose to nose. A tall black male with medium length dreadlocks, wearing a light blue long sleeve top and grey shorts is seen punching and kicking the victim female on the ground in the face, head and back. The female is wearing a maroon top and matching leggings.

Witness #3’s video clip shows a woman with long, black hair, wearing a cropped jean jacket, black t-shirt and grey short shorts is seen trying to help the other female and fight off the male. The female being assaulted is screaming for help. The male then grabs the female in maroon by the hair, pulls her up off the ground, then bear hugs her from behind and drags her over to the white vehicle. He opens the driver’s side door and attempts to shove the victim into the vehicle. The victim continues to scream loudly while W#3 attempts to pull her away from the male. The victim falls to the ground and the video stops.

Morrisville Borough Police were able to identify the victim as the female in the maroon outfit. And identified McGill through state records.

A short time later police arrived on scene at Capital Health Regional Hospital and spoke with the victim’s mother. She told police McGill had been allegedly stalking her daughter and she was able to obtain a Protection From Abuse order against him, but he continues to terrorize the victim.

Morrisville Police discovered Trenton Police had not served the PFA yet, court records show.

The victim’s mother identified McGill’s vehicle for police.

The officer then spoke to W#3, the other person involved in the incident. She said she and the victim were hanging out and had to drop something off at the victim’s house for her mother. They spotted McGill following them in his car (in New Jersey) and began driving around, trying to lose him. They decided to cross the Calhoun Street Bridge into Pennsylvania, and turned into Morrisville Shopping Center, stopping in front of Nick’s Pizza.

W#3 said that McGill began “tapping” her car with his as they were driving. There was no damage to the vehicle and she said she was not injured. Then, McGill, according to a witness got out of his vehicle, pulled the victim out of her vehicle (the red Sonata), and began to beat her.

The witness told police she was fearful of the victim’s life and that McGill allegedly said he was going to kill her.

According to the medics that transported the victim to the hospital, one medic believed she suffered an orbital fracture and possibly a jaw fracture. The medic told police that the victim said during transport to the hospital that McGill allegedly stole her purse and cell phone from her.

The victim’s mother called 911 to speak to the officer investigating the assault. She told police that her daughter’s (witness number 3) friend told her McGill allegedly said he was going to be waiting for her at her house when they got home. Police asked if the friend had the victim’s phone and she said she did, however, she said McGill still had the victim’s purse and refused to give it back money he believed was owed to him by the victim.

The victim denied owing McGill money, saying he is lying just to have an excuse to stalk her. Before police left, the officer tried again to see if the victim was feeling up to speaking with her, but she said she was in too much pain at that time, according to court records.

Police issued an arrest warrant for McGill last April.

He was arrested on Feb. 24, 2026 and arraigned by District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel. She set bail at 10 percent of $500,000. He is charged with one felony count of aggravated assault, misdemeanor counts of simple assault, disorderly conduct, theft by deception, and related offenses.

Unable to post bail, McGill was remanded to County Jail where he currently remains pending his next court appearance scheduled for March 10. He has no attorney of record according to online court records.

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Morrisville Borough Police Reports: BB Shot Through Window, Break In Thief Arrested and More

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2 weeks ago

February 27, 2026

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Morrisville Borough Police Reports Feb 16 to Feb 23, 2026

Stolen Package-02/17/26 @1200-Victim reported his package was stolen between 0600-0700 this morning from the 100 Block of N. Delmorr Ave. The package was valued at $93.99.

Retail Theft-02/17/26 @1350- Police took a report from Giant Food Store of a retail theft that occurred yesterday evening around 1945 hours. A white male stole $117.88 of merchandise and fled the store.

False ID/Arrest-02/17/26 @0936-Mercedes L. Cooke, age 34, was arrested for false ID to law enforcement following a traffic stop by the 7/11 shopping center. Cooke was processed at HQ’s and released pending summons.

Warrant/Arrest-02/17/26 @1822-Orialys Vera Rodriguez, age 29, was arrested for an outstanding warrant issued by PSP at the police HQ’s. Rodriguez was transported to the Trevose Barracks, and custody was given to PSP.

Criminal Mischief to automobiles-02/18/26 @0721-Victims states her vehicle was spray painted overnight in the unit block of Osborne Ave.

Criminal Mischief to buildings-02/18/26 @1108-Victim reported someone shot a BB through his window overnight in the 600 block of Hillcrest Ave.

Criminal Mischief to Auto-02/19/26 @0910- Victim states that her vehicle, located on the unit block of W. Trenton Ave., had its driver’s side window smashed, trunk was left open, nothing taken from vehicle. Window repair costs approximately $300.

Arrest/Warrant-02/21/26 @1720-Larry Clegg, age 35, was arrested after a traffic stop due to a warrant out of this department. He was processed and arraigned. Bail was set at $10,000 unsecured.

Arrest/Warrant-02/22/26 @0152-Aldon Bachelor, age 21, was taken into custody by the Bucks County Park Police, transported to police HQ’s for a warrant out of Morrisville Borough Police . He was processed and arraigned. Bail was set at $5000.00 unsecured.

Arrest/Theft-02/23/26 @2355-James S. Crouthamel, age 47, was taken into custody for breaking into vehicles and pulling car door handles in the 500 block of N. Pennsylvania Ave. He was processed and arraigned. He was sent to BCP on $25,000 10%.