Two Democrats will seek election to the two open seats on the Roosevelt Borough Council.
Peggy Malkin Newcomer Ralph Warnick will join incumbent Peggy Malkin on the ballot in the uncontested Nov. 2 election.
Warnick, 61, who has lived in Roosevelt for 32 years, said he decided to seek election because he is entering the early golden years of life.
“I figured I have an obligation to help serve the home that has given me so much,” Warnick said.
With a master’s degree from New York University and additional postgraduate work completed at schools such as East Tennessee State University and Rutgers University, Warnick teaches art. He is married with two children and five grandchildren. He serves on the borough’s environmental commission and makes dragons, the mascot, for Roosevelt Public School.
If elected, Warnick would focus on “maintaining the town.”
Ralph Warnick “I know I will have to learn a great deal, and that includes listening very carefully to the people I live with,” he said.
To keep municipal spending and taxes in check as the economy recovers, Warnick said, “I plan to learn and explore what avenues are open to the town to do just that.”
Warnick said he views Roosevelt as an oasis — a wonderful place surrounded by a world that has lost its bearings.
“I would like to keep it, as much as possible, as it is,” he said. “If someone agrees with that statement, they should, and I hope, vote for me.”
He added thanks “to all the wonderful people here in town that have helped make my life as interesting as it is.” Malkin, a retired socialworker who is married with a son, has lived in Roosevelt for 36 years.
She seeks her third term on the Borough Council.
“I originally ran and continue to do so because Roosevelt is so dear to my heart,” Malkin said. “It is a unique and special town, and I feel lucky to have lived here all this time. It has been a pleasure to serve on the council, and I hope to be able to do so again.”