Wyckoff November 12, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 3 Democrat wins third term with largest vote tally by John Koster Wyckoff Township Committeeman Brian Scanlan, the governing body’s sole Democrat, was the top vote- getter in last week’s election, earning 3,028 votes. Cur- rent Mayor Douglas Christie, a Republican, received 2,612 votes. Voters cast 2,225 ballots for Christie’s run- ning mate Susan Yudin, who has served on several local boards. “The results are clearly not about political parties and labels,” Scanlan said after the votes were counted. “I’ve worked to bring a fresh perspective on issues such as preservation of open space and protection of our town character while continuing to ensure that Wyckoff has the lowest municipal taxes of any town in our area. This approach to the issues resonated with the voters. “During my campaign, I visited 2,151 homes to learn what is important to residents. My campaign was financed by local supporters -- 143 people gave an aver- age of $103 each. I have a wonderful group of people of all political stripes helping me every step of the way. I’m very grateful to them and to the other voters for their support.” Christie, serving his first term as mayor this year after being elected by his fellow township committee mem- bers at the January reorganization meeting, is an inde- pendent construction contractor, whose knowledge of construction and zoning is often useful on the commit- tee. He is a long-term member and sometime chaplain of the Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department. Yudin, who owns and manages a local electronics and appliance business, is a member of the Wyckoff Board of Adjustment. She has served on several other municipal boards and has been active in school support works and charity. Scanlan, a publisher of medical and technical books, is active on a township basis in environmental matters and on an international basis in the construction of shel- ters for needy people in Central America. He arranges to donate large numbers of books to re-establish libraries in the Middle East and once used his own household as a Nifty Fifty recycling program experiment. Two terms ago, Scanlan won a seat on the Wyckoff Township Committee as the first Democrat seated since the 1930s. His campaign stressed environmental con- cerns and the desirability of acquiring more dedicated park land with the aid of county and state grants. He has also advocated that more qualified Democrats be appointed to local offices. Francin, Martone win new terms Wyckoff Board of Education incumbents Anthony Robert Francin and Louisa Martone were re-elected to their seats on the Wyckoff K-8 Board of Education. The two, who ran without opposition, received 1,054 votes and 2,000 votes, respectively. First appointed to vacancies due to resignations in 2010, Francin and Martone were elected to their first full three-year terms in 2011. Francin, an attorney, has served as labor counsel for A&P Foods, and is a member of the Bergen County Child Placement Review Board. He is also a former president of the Manchester Regional Board of Education and has lived in Wyckoff since 2003. Martone is an adjunct professor at Monmouth Uni- versity, where she supervises student teachers. She has served as president of the Lincoln School PTO and she has been active in Cub Scout events in Wyckoff. She served as New Jersey State Director of the Academic Decathlon for eight years, and she and her husband have lived in Wyckoff for 15 years. J. KOSTER