April 2, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 11 Franklin Lakes Mayor and council incumbents to seek re-election By Frank J. McMahon Mayor Frank Bivona and incumbent Council Members Paulette Ramsey and Joseph Kelly intend to seek the Republi- can nomination in the June 3 primary and ultimately new terms in the Nov. 4 gen- eral election. No Democrats have requested nomi- nating petitions from the borough clerk. The filing deadline for the primary is March 31. Bivona will be seeking his second four- year term as mayor after serving one year as a borough councilman. Ramsey will be seeking her seventh three-year term on the council while Kelly will be seeking his second three-year term. All three candidates were recently endorsed by the borough’s Republican Club. Bivona was elected to the council in ‘Margaret’s Wedding’ is brainchild of playwrights Tom and Maureen Lambrix of Frank- lin Lakes and Susan and Lance Wetzel of Oakland have announced the opening of their original play, “Margaret’s Wed- ding,” which will be held at the Antrim Playhouse in Wesley Hills, New York April 11, 12, and 13. The play was the result of an unusual set of circumstances. The Lambrixes had three weddings and a grandchild in a 13-month period, while the Wetzels had a wedding, a number of friends who were planning weddings, and the birth of grandchildren. With all the talk of wed- dings, the playwrights decided there was just too much good material to pass up. Set in the living room of the groom’s parents, “Margaret’s Wedding” proposes (continued on page 21) Cast members rehearse for ‘Margaret’s Wedding’ 2009 and served as the council’s liaison for recreation and as a member of the council’s Administration Committee. He has been active in the borough’s recreation programs as a coach for various sports and has been active with the Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament, where he served on the advisory board and co-directed the school’s basketball program. He received a BS from Adelphi Uni- versity. He retired in 2008 after a 31-year career in finance. His experience was pri- marily in the banking and bond insurance business, and he worked with munici- palities country-wide on the issuance of debt obligations. He has served on sev- eral charitable boards, including Junior Achievement and the YMCA of Greater New York. Bivona and his wife Maureen have been residents of Franklin Lakes for 21 years and they have two grown children. “I am running again because I feel a commitment to residents and taxpayers to continue the positive momentum and finish the job I’ve started,” Bivona said. “We have a great team of council mem- bers, professionals, employees, and vol- unteers who combine to make Franklin Lakes the best it can be and I am proud to be part of that.” Bivona emphasized that he has no per- sonal aspirations apart from providing a community service to the borough as a volunteer. Asked about his accomplishments, Bivona said, “I think the best thing I have done over the last four-plus years is to help bring my party and Franklin Lakes together. We were split in many ways, and those rifts have come together to bring stability and progress. “Our team has made great progress. (continued on page 23)