DRPA's deputy CEO dismissed

As part of an ongoing makeover of the Delaware River Port Authority following Gov. Wolf's election, the DRPA's deputy chief executive officer is being replaced.

Michael Conallen Jr., a former aide to two Republican congressmen, was dismissed Tuesday. He said his last day would be Friday.

Wolf, a Democrat, has been replacing Republican appointees at the bistate DRPA for several months.

"There are no hard feelings," said Conallen, who took the $174,000-a-year job in January 2012 under Gov. Tom Corbett. "It's been an honor and a privilege to work at the DRPA for 31/2 years, and I think the authority has come a long way in a few short years."

No successor has been named.

Conallen, 44, a Navy veteran of the Iraq War, had been chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick and former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon, both of Pennsylvania.