Mahwah November 13, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 5 Township voters elect Hermansen to vacant seat Mahwah voters have elected Robert G. Hermansen to the vacancy on the township council. Hermansen received 1,633 ballots in his successful run, while voters cast 1,580 for Jonathan N. Marcus, 1,293 for Jonathan S. Wong, and 372 for Gregg A. Sgambati. “I’m very thankful to the Township of Mahwah for believing in me again and letting me serve them a second time on the council,” Hermansen told Villadom TIMES the day after the election. “There hasn’t been an election where they haven’t believed in me, and I’m humbled. The people were talking about issues and not negative politics, and our positive message won. I’m looking forward to getting to work and serving all the people -- those who voted for me and those who didn’t. It’s time to get back to work and get cracking! No one has a monopoly on good ideas, and I’m willing to listen.” The four candidates competed for the seat that was left open when former Councilman John Spiech resigned on June 27. The council was subsequently unable to reach a decision on appointing someone to fill the vacancy. Her- mansen anticipates that he may be sworn in at the Dec. 5 council session. Hermansen is a former councilman and Bergen County Freeholder. He recently indicated that certain council mem- Improv coming to Mahwah Library On Nov. 17, Aardvark Improv will present a program for adults at the Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Road. The show will begin at 2 p.m. Aardvark Improv features several talented actors/writers who create hilarious original scenes on the spot. They use audience suggestions in the style of the TV show “Who’s Line Is it Anyway?” There is no script or outline. The show will be based on the players’ wit and adrenaline. The program is free. Seats will be available a “first come” basis. For more information, call (201) 529-READ. bers asked him to seek election to the vacant seat because of his previous experience as a councilman and a freeholder. He said that when he was on the council the township had the 15th lowest taxes in the state and was rated as the ninth best town in the state. He said there are things he wants to do to get the township back to those levels. He added that when he was on the council he gave his stipend back to the town to be donated to the township’s senior citizen club and the recreation department, and he believes those groups benefited from his decision. Hermansen, 44, is employed by Wells Fargo Advisors in Paramus where he is the first vice president, invest- ments. He has been a resident of Bergen County since 1983 and has lived in Mahwah for over 12 years. He is married and has four children and has volunteered as a coach in the township’s recreation programs. He was elected to the Bergen County Board of Freeholders in 2009 and served from 2010 to 2013.