Week in Review: Mayor, Councilmembers Take Office

Welcome to the "Week in Review," a weekly column that highlights the top stories that took place in RiverDell including both boroughs welcoming new mayor's and new council members as well as Oradell saying farewell to Mayor Dianne Didio and Councilman Michael Harte.

For the , Joseph Murray did not have to move any motions forward while sitting with his fellow Oradell council members. The first time mayor was sworn in at  along with new incoming Councilmen Tony Meo and Ed Pfleging at a packed room on Monday.

Following a Sandy Moscaritolo became the in over a decade for the borough of River Edge during Monday's Reorganization meeting at . Fellow Democrats Kathleen Murphy and Thomas Papaleo were also sworn in for the three-year terms as council members.

Dianne Camelo Didio has been Mayor of Oradell for 1,460 days but in her final mayor's address during the on Monday, she focused on how she made those days count over counting the number of days in office. Also stepping down from office was Councilman Michael Harte who has been with the governing body for as long as Didio was Mayor. 

Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County was recently awarded a  through the TD Charitable Foundation’s Housing for Everyone grant competition. The grant will be used for . Habitat also raised over during a holiday gift wrap program towards the Oradell project as well.

For the next year, the boroughs of and will continue to be represented by several familiar faces as legal and volunteer appointments were renewed.