BY STEVE KELMAN
FOR NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS
CRESSKILL—Mayor Benedict Romeo was honored Feb. 19 by the governing body for his longtime elected service to the borough.
Councilwoman Kathleen Savas praised Romeo, Cresskill’s longest-sitting elected official, saying in part, “Ben has accomplished so much because of his love of the community.”
Savas noted that Romeo, a lifelong resident, attended school in Cresskill and has “always placed the town first.”
Romeo, elected in 1999 and serving his sixth term as mayor — he was elected to a new four-year term in November 2019 that he began serving this year — was presented with a large photo portrait of himself that will be hung in the borough hall.
“I really appreciate this,” Romeo said. “To all of my colleagues, it has been a wonderful 20 years.”
Savas said that Romeo has governed with “non-partisan leadership” and noted his numerous accomplishments with infrastructure projects, parks, and open space — as well as for the thoughtful and tearful speeches that he gives each Memorial Day.