Ramsey June 1, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 7 On June 7, Ramsey’s registered Democrats will have an opportunity to endorse Louis Moore, their party’s council candidate, while registered Republicans will be asked to cast their ballots for incumbent Councilmen Bruce Vozeh and Kenneth Tyburczy. While there is no contest in this month’s election, voters will have to select two of the three candidates in the November general election, when two council seats will be available. Independent candidates have until June 7 to file for the general election, and writein candidates who receive an acceptable number of votes may also run in November. At press time, Bergen County confirmed that no Independents had filed. Moore grew up in Oakland, where he attended the public schools. After his graduation from Indian Hills High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and a master’s in history from University of Virginia. He then returned to Rutgers, where he earned his Ph.D. in history. The candidate has been principal of Ramapo High School since July 2007. He previously served as assistant principal of the George Washington Middle School in Ridgewood, and as assistant director of curriculum and instruction for grades seven through 12 in the Hackensack schools. Prior Candidates run unopposed; November contest assured to his work in Hackensack, Moore was a history teacher at Ridgewood High School. Moore has been a Ramsey resident since 2007. He and his wife are active parishioners of Guardian Angel Church in Allendale. The two have three children, two of whom attend the public schools; the youngest will begin kindergarten in the fall. Tyburczy was named to the council in August 2010 to fill the seat vacated by Andrew Siemsen’s resignation. In November 2010, Tyburczy was elected to Siemsen’s one-year unexpired term. The incumbent is a certified project manager and is currently working with Pearson Education in Upper Saddle River. He was previously an accountant and auditor for KPMG, and worked in IT for almost 10 years in various administration and management roles. Tyburczy received a master’s degree in information systems from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting and marketing with a minor in economics from Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City, where he was an honors graduate. He also received his diploma with honors in computer technical support from The Chubb Institute in Parsippany. An active member of his community, Tyburczy is involved with the Knights of Columbus at Saint Paul’s parish, the (continued on page 15) Joining forces Boy Scout Troop 31 helped Ramsey VFW Post 682 place nearly 100 American flags at the graves of U.S. veterans buried in the Union Cemetery on Darlington Avenue in advance of this year’s Memorial Day holiday. Pictured are Terry Sherwood of VFW Post 682 and Scoutmaster Mike McKiever of Troop 31. (Photo courtesy of André Floyd)