Chamber Appoints New Officers

The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce held its annual Installation, Networking and Recognition Dinner at on Tuesday night with a changing of the guard. Tom Hillmann of was sworn in as the new president, with departing president Scott Lief quoting baseball manager Branch Rickey in saying it's better to depart a year too soon than a year too late.

"It's been a great year," Lief said, adding that membership "is really at a high."

Mayor Killion, on hand to swear in the members, was later joined by council members Bernadette Walsh and Paul Aronsohn.

[Editor's note: An earlier version did not note the presence of council members Paul Aronsohn and Bernadette Walsh; they arrived late due to prior commitments, Mayor Killion said.]