Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • November 10, 2010 Area Last week, voters cast their ballots in support of their local government representatives. A summary of the results follows. Allendale Incumbent Mayor Vice Barra, a Republican, was the top vote-getter in Allendale’s uncontested election. He received 1,579 votes. Incumbent GOP Councilman Ari Bernstein received 1,510 ballots, and incumbent GOP Councilwoman Susan LaMonica received 1,507 in their unchallenged bids for reelection. The election drew 2,089 of the borough’s 4,655 registered voters. Barra is a retired maritime attorney. Bernstein is a graduate of Northern Highlands Regional High School and an attorney with offices in Franklin Lakes. LaMonica recently retired from an executive career in banking. Her father once served as mayor of Oradell. Ho-Ho-Kus Ho-Ho-Kus voters endorse GOP coun- Candidates receive voters’ endorsement in election cil candidates Kevin Shea and Philip Rorty, with Rorty receiving 1,045 ballots and Shea earning 1,066. Rorty is chairman of the Ho-Ho-Kus Republican County Committee, president of the Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Fire Department, and a member of the borough planning board. He has resided in the borough for all but seven years of his life. He was educated at the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School and Ridgewood High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and from Nichols College. He is a vice president with Liberty International Underwriters. He has coached soccer and baseball, played in the local softball league, and served as an Assistant Cub Master. He and his wife, Nancy, have two children, James and Emily. Shea attended Cavallini School in Upper Saddle River and graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale. He double majored in English and economics at Fairfield University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He has spent his entire career in trading and sales at Goldman Sachs. Shea has been a member of the Ho-HoKus Zoning Board of Adjustment for two years. He is a member of the board of the Dolan School of Business, and is active at Saint Gabriel’s Church. Saddle River Saddle River residents endorsed incumbent Republican Councilwoman Karen Mastriano with 886 ballots and council newcomer Dr. Warren Boardman with 884 ballots. Dr. Boardman, a 12-year borough resident, grew up in Manalapan, and attended Trenton State for three years before being accepted on early admission to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He graduated from UMDNJ in 1990. He is currently part of a dental group based in Ridgewood, where he practices general cosmetic dentistry. Boardman is a member of the local board of health and the Saddle River Planning Board and is vice president of the Saddle River Republican Club. He is also a member of the Valley Club, a local social group. Boardman and his wife, ophthalmologist Dr. Melanie Sinatra, have two daughters, Rachael and Alexandra. Mastriano is now completing her first term on the borough’s governing body. As a councilwoman, she has served as liaison to the Saddle River Parks and Recreation Department and has been part of the applica- The Hermitage to host evening of Champagne & Candlelight The Hermitage Museum, located at 335 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus, will host a festive evening of “Champagne & Candlelight” on Thursday, Dec. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. to usher in this year’s holiday season. The evening will begin with a champagne reception inside this historical Victorian home. The Ho-Ho-Kus Garden Club will decorate the house in a “Light up the Holidays” theme. Featured will be leaded-glass crystals and multifaceted prisms to provide warm glow and sparkle. For the most part, the holiday decorations will be composed of natural plants materials, including a favorite Victorian flower, the hydrangea, which club members have been collecting and drying throughout the summer. Each room will be distinctively decorated. Following the reception, visitors will enjoy specialty foods and live entertainment next door in the museum’s education building. (continued on page 6) tion process for Bergen County Open Space Grant program. Through this program, the borough has made many improvements to its parks, including drainage, baseball field upgrades, boardwalk reconstruction, and the addition of the new band shell. Mastriano has also chaired and organized many community events, including Saddle River Night, Winter Festival, and the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. The councilwoman is chair of the borough’s Green Team. Recently, the borough became one of a small number of Sustainable Jersey Certified communities. The borough is also a charter member of the Sustainable Energy Meeting, a consortium of over 100 municipalities that purchase deregulated gas and electric. Mastriano has been active with the planning board to establish the green element of the borough’s master plan. The councilwoman is also liaison to the Saddle River Board of Education. She is the mother of five children, all of whom are enrolled in the public school system serving Saddle River. She is an active member of the Wandell Home and School Association, a volunteer religious education teacher at Saint Gabriel’s, a trustee of the Saddle River Republican Club, and a member of the Valley Club. Upper Saddle River Republican candidates Dr. Jonathan Ditkoff and Dr. Thomas Hafner have earned the two available seats on the Upper Saddle River Council. Ditkoff received 1,745 (continued on page 17) ��������������������� ������������������ ������������������������������ ����������������������������������������� �� ���� ����������� ���������� ������� ����� ��� � ����������� ����� ���������������� �� ���� � ���������� ����������� �������������� ���������������� ������������������ ������������������������� ���������������������� ���������� ������� ������� ���� ����� ���������������������������������������������������������������