Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • September 28, 2011 Area Columbia Bank has announced that Thomas J. Kemly has been named successor to President and CEO Raymond G. Hallock, who will officially retire on Dec. 31 following a 33-year Columbia Bank career. Kemly will begin his leadership on Jan. 1, 2012. “We look forward to a smooth transition,” said Noel R. Holland, chairman of the board. “As a long-time Columbia Bank employee, Tom really knows our business, our corporate culture, and our customer service commitment. He also strongly believes in local community banking.” Kemly joined Columbia in 1981 as a management trainee. Upon completion of the bank’s management training program, he was promoted to accounting supervisor. In 1986, he was promoted to assistant controller. He was named controller in 1986, and was appointed vice president/ controller in 1988. He was appointed vice Thomas Kemly named president & CEO at Columbia Bank president and chief financial officer in 1992 and became senior vice president a year later. In 2001, Kemly was appointed senior executive vice president, chief operating officer, and was appointed to the board of directors in 2006. A well-known figure in banking, business and community affairs, Kemly actively serves local and charitable causes, including as a Financial Investment Committee member at the First Reformed Church of Pompton Plains, as treasurer of the Ramapo High School Athletic Booster Association, as a board member of the Columbia Bank Foundation, and as a coach in various sports with the Franklin Lakes recreation program. Kemly is also a former member of the Financial Institutions Accounting Committee, a former committee chairman and Scoutmaster of the Franklin Lakes Cub Scouts, and a past president of the Financial Managers Society. Kemly earned a Master’s of Business Administration from Fordham University and undergraduate degrees in business administration and psychology from Trenton State College. He resides in Franklin Lakes with his family. Headquartered in Fair Lawn, Columbia Bank has an asset base of approximately $4.6 billion and 44 full-service offices throughout New Jersey. Columbia Bank offers a wide range of consumer and commercial products, including online and mobile banking, localized lending centers, and investment and wealth management services. For more information about Columbia Bank’s full line of products and services, visit columbiabankonline.com. At right: Thomas J. Kemly Bergen County Superintendent of Elections Patricia DiCostanzo has issued a notice that Tuesday, Oct. 18 is the last day for residents to register to vote for the Nov. 8, 2011 general election in the State of New Jersey. In order to be eligible to vote, a person must be an American citizen, be a minimum of 18 years of age on or before Nov. 8, 2011, and be a resident of New Jersey and Bergen County by Oct. 18, 2011. Bergen County residents may register to vote at the Office of the Superintendent of Elections, One Bergen County Plaza, Room 380, in Hackensack. In order to meet the needs of residents, this office will be open from 9 to 9 on Tuesday, Oct. 18. People may also register at their local Deadline for general election is approaching municipal clerk’s office; hours vary. Superintendent DiCostanzo would like voters who are already registered in Bergen County to be aware of the procedures regarding late address changes within county. If a voter has moved from one election district to another in the same town or has moved to another town in Bergen County before Nov. 8, 2011, but did not notify the county office in writing by Oct. 18, 2011, he or she must vote at the new polling location in his or her municipality on the day of the general election. Call the local municipal clerk or the Bergen County Superintendent of Elections for details. The off ice of the Bergen Cou nt y (continued on page 11)