Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • November 14, 2012 Area Last week, voters endorsed their candidates for the local governing bodies. There were no contests in Allendale, HoHo-Kus, or Saddle River. Allendale Allendale Council incumbents Jim Strauch and Elizabeth White, both of whom are Republicans, were reelected to the two available seats on the borough’s governing body. White received 1,931 ballots and Strauch received 1,927. Strauch, who has just won his fourth term, operates an environmental window installation company and has been an active environmentalist for many years. He has been a member of the Allendale Board of Adjustment, where he served as chairman until he was elected to the Allendale Borough Council, a member of the Goose Patrol, and an assistant marsh warden at the Celery Farm Natural Area. White, who has just been elected to her third term, has been active in environmental senior activities and regularly accompanied Mayor Barra and Councilman Schoepflin on forays to Hackensack and Trenton that attracted large amounts of legislative support and outside funds to Allendale programs, notably senior and special needs housing and the preservation of open space. Unopposed candidates receive voters’ endorsements Ho-Ho-Kus In Ho-Ho-Kus, incumbent Republican Council Members Kimberly Weiss and Doug Troast have won two available three-year seats on the borough council. Troast received 1,267 votes and Weiss received 1,211. Troast is currently serving as council president. He joined the governing body in 2000, when he was named to replace Councilman Scott Wolff. Troast is first vice president of Tishman Construction, which is based in Manhattan. In that role, he is involved with the reconstruction of the World Trade Center site, working on the vehicle security center, streets, and utilities. He previously served as chief executive officer of the John Troast Group, a construction and real estate development company. He served on former Governor Whitman’s Property Tax Commission and as a trustee of the New Jersey Organization for a Better State. He also served three years on the Ho-Ho-Kus Zoning Board of Adjustment. He and his wife, Joanie, are the parents of three children who range in age from 14 to 21. They are members of Saint Gabriel’s Church. Weiss grew up in Stowe, Vermont and earned her bache- lor’s degree from Middlebury College. She worked for The Travelers in Hartford, Connecticut as an underwriter and as director of property-casualty sales for Travelers Mortgage Service. She is currently co-owner of a retail yarn store in Wyckoff. She has also lived in Denver and Seattle. The councilwoman has been active with the Republican County Committee and has been involved as a board member of both the Youth Activities Council and the HoHo-Kus Contemporary Club. Her community involvement has also included service as a Girl Scout leader and membership in the Valley Hospital Auxiliary. In July of 2011, Weiss was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Kevin Crossley. In November of 2011, Weiss was due to run for the remainder of Crossley’s term, but a clerical error kept her name off the ballot. The council opted to reappoint Weiss to the seat. Saddle River Saddle River voters endorsed GOP incumbent Bruce Walenczyk with 1,091 ballots and elected Dr. Albert Kurpis with 1,053 ballots. (continued on page 16)