The Record, Bergen County, NJ

Municipal Results [Corrected 11/10/05] ; Cliffside Park

Incumbents Lawrence J. Bongard and Dana M. Martinotti rolled to an easy victory over a pair of Republican newcomers to preserve the Democrats' decades-long lock on the Borough Council. Martinotti led with 3,488 votes, including absentee ballots, in her bid for a second term. Bongard got 3,391 to capture his sixth term.

Municipal Results ; Tenafly

Incumbents Michael Lattif and Jeffery Romano, both Democrats, retained two council seats Tuesday, keeping the council split with three Democrats and three Republicans. Lattif, who works in marketing, earned 2,321 votes. Running mate Romano received 2,253 votes.

Municipal Results ; New Milford

Both incumbents - a Democrat and a Republican - held on to their council seats. Joseph Murray, a Democrat, and Ann Subrizi, a Republican, each won third terms Tuesday, defeating Arthur T. Castronova, a Democrat, and Keith Bachmann, a Republican.

Municipal Results ; Little Ferry

Longtime Councilwoman Roberta Henriquez and Patricia Navarro, a newcomer, both Democrats, won a hotly contested campaign, giving the borough an all-Democratic council. Henriquez got 1,199 votes and Navarro received 1,154. They defeated Councilman Anton Boel and Carole Perrine, who received 993 and 974 votes, respectively.

Municipal Results ; Paramus

Democratic incumbents Connie Wagner and Council President Frank Ciambrone were elected Tuesday to second terms on the Borough Council. Newcomer Louis Romano, also a Democrat, was elected to fill the remaining year of an unexpired term. When the new council is sworn in, there will be five Democrats and one Republican.

Municipal Results ; Maywood

Democrats took full control of the council Tuesday when voters elected Councilman William B. Rupp and his running mate to two three- year terms. Unofficial results show that Rupp received the most votes with 1,487. Also elected was Democrat Nancy Jengo with 1,367 votes. Republican James Petrie, a former councilman, got 1,353 votes. His running mate, Anthony Klymenko, trailed with 1,169.

Municipal Results ; Fort Lee

Democrats maintained their hold of the council Tuesday, returning Michael Sargenti and Armand Pohan for three more years. The council has been all Democratic for the past eight years.

Municipal Results ; Carlstadt

Republican incumbents Joseph Crifasi and Dennis Ritchie won a five-way race for two council seats, maintaining the GOP's 5-1 advantage. Residents also answered with a resounding "yes" on a ballot question asking if the mayor and council should continue to fight construction of housing in the Meadowlands.

Municipal Results ; Ramsey

Republicans regained complete control of the Borough Council, taking back the two seats they lost to Democrats in 2002. School board trustee Bruce Vozeh and newcomer Andrew Siemsen won three-year terms, spoiling Julie O'Brien's and Joe Ratto's bids for a second term.

Municipal Results ; Oakland

The Republican candidates walked away with all three council seats, creating an all-GOP governing body. Residents also overwhelmingly rejected - by a vote of 3,028 to 400 - a non-binding question that asked if elected officials should continue to receive free health benefits.

Municipal Results ; Waldwick

Susan O'Dwyer and David Marino beat out their Democratic challengers, earning the Republicans second and third terms, respectively, on the Borough Council. The governing body will remain all Republican.

Municipal Results

BLOOMINGDALE Voters split their choice for Borough Council, electing one from each camp - Democratic incumbent Donald Boonstra and Republican newcomer Linda Huntley.

Municipal Results ; Montvale

Republican incumbent Roger Fyfe and Democratic newcomer Martin J. Kent were victorious in Tuesday's election. Fyfe, a longshoreman, and Kent, an electronic engineer, won with 1,260 and 1,220 votes, respectively.

Municipal Results ; Leonia

Two Democrats beat out a Republican and an independent candidate for two council seats. Gil Hawkins, a sculptor and environmental activist, pulled in 1,486 votes, and his running mate, Frank Raucci, a contractor with zoning board experience, got 1,412 votes.

Municipal Results ; Englewood Cliffs

A fractured challenge to two Democratic incumbents ended with their reelection. Incumbents Patricia Drimones had 975 votes, and Lynn Norton 963. Longtime Republican candidate Diane Sank drew 761 votes and her reluctant running mate, Dr. Menacham Epstein, got 669.

Municipal Results ; Glen Rock

Republicans maintained control of two seats Tuesday, capping a heated race for council. Unofficial results cast Republican Arthur I. Pazan as the top vote-getter, with 2,174 votes. Carol Knapp, running for her eighth term, received 2,145 votes.

Municipal Results ; Hillsdale

A Republican and an old-time Democrat were elected to the council on Tuesday. Republican Councilman Andrew Weinstein, an operating officer for a Fortune 500 company, easilywon with 1,822 votes, and Democrat Max Arnowitz, a former marketing manager and former longtime councilman, won a seat with 1,787 votes.

Support, Appreciate Your Local Waitress

Two waitresses who worked for a buffet restaurant in Fairview say the boss ripped them off by paying them 40 cents an hour and by keeping part of their tips. Now, as anyone who's ever ordered eggs at a diner, steak au poivre at a fancy French place or a Reuben at a deli knows, women who make a living waiting tables are some of the hardest working people around. Anyone who would keep them in this form of involuntary servitude - low wages, partial tips - is not a gentleman.

Pal Park Cop in Critical Condition ; 25-Year-Old Crashes Motorcycle On Way to Work

PALISADES PARK - A borough police officer was critically injured Tuesday morning on his way to work after he lost control of his motorcycle, police said. Marc Messing, 25, whose mother is Borough Councilwoman Cynthia Pirrera, suffered serious head injuries in the accident, said Police Chief Michael Vietri. He was airlifted to University Hospital in Newark, where he underwent surgery late Tuesday morning, Vietri said.

North Jerseyans Make Their Choices ; Democrats Retain Grip On Freeholder Board

Democrats reaffirmed their overwhelming majority on the Bergen County Freeholder Board on Tuesday, with incumbents David Ganz and Bernadette McPherson winning three-year terms. With 95 percent of the precincts in, McPherson led with 115,838 votes and Ganz had 110,951. Republican challenger Kelly Kirk received 92,073 votes, and running mate Michael Kaplan, 91,746.