Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 29, 2014 Dear Readers: The Franklin Lakes Chamber of Commerce is looking to expand in 2015. We bring business owners together to discuss and share ideas, solve problems, increase busi- ness, and give back to the communities we serve. The Franklin Lakes Chamber of Commerce has always provided information, education, and network- ing events to our members. Historically, the Chamber has sponsored the transportation at the Franklin Lakes Town Fair, held networking events, provided our mem- bers with the opportunity to advertise to Franklin Lakes residents with our Welcome Bag program, and spon- sored multi-chamber events. We want to continue these programs and events in 2015. We are now accepting membership applications for the 2015-16 FLCC year. The cost is still only $100. Please call me at (201) 891-8790, e-mail me at jallen@allen- allen.com, or stop by my office at 801 Franklin Avenue in Franklin Lakes to discuss getting involved with the Franklin Lakes Chamber of Commerce. We are also looking for volunteers to be on our board of directors. Please call me to discuss opportunities if you are interested. Sincerely, Jeffrey Allen, President Franklin Lakes Chamber of Commerce Mayor Bivona, two council members seeking re-election On Election Day, Franklin Lakes voters will have an opportunity to endorse Mayor Frank Bivona and incum- bent Council Members Paulette Ramsey and Joseph Kelly. These three Republican candidates are seeking re-election in an uncontested race. Bivona is seeking his second four-year term as mayor after serving one year as a borough councilman. Ramsey is seeking her seventh three-year term on the council, and Kelly is seeking his second three-year term. Bivona was elected to the council in 2009. He earned a BS from Adelphi University and went on to a 31-year career in finance from which he retired in 2008. His experience was primarily in the banking and bond insurance busi- ness, and he worked with municipalities country-wide on the issuance of debt obligations. He has served on several charitable boards, including Junior Achievement and the YMCA of Greater New York. Ramsey has been a borough resident for 46 years. She was an elementary school teacher after graduating from William Paterson University. Ramsey was appointed to the borough council in 1995, elected to her first term in 1996, and she has since served on every council committee. She is the founder of the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and was chairman of Franklin Lakes Day for five years. She now serves as second liaison to the borough’s Parks and Recreation Committee. Kelly was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Fordham University with a BS in math- ematics. He obtained an MBA in finance from Wagner University and taught mathematics for the NYC Board of Education at DeWitt Clinton High School and at Roosevelt Evening High School, both in the Bronx NY. Kelly served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant and was assigned to the National Security Agency. He joined the Equitable Life Assurance Society’s actuarial program and worked for the International Business Machines Company for 42 years. His book, “Brooklyn South,” is being made into a screenplay.