Township Council Taps Anthony DePaola To Replace Robert G. Ray

Anthony DePaola - who holds a number of positions in Berkeley Township - was sworn in to the Township Council as a councilman-at-large to replace Robert G. Ray, who resigned earlier this month.

Council members selected DePaola from a field of three candidates submitted by the Berkeley Township Republican Organization. The other two were James Blavat and Robert Martino.

“He brings a wealth of experience,” Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. said.

DePaola is chairman of the Berkeley Township Sewerage Authority. Up until his swearing-in, he was also chairman of the Planning Board.

DePaola said he would remain on the Sewerage Authority, but would do it without a salary. He is also president of the local Republican Club.

DePaola also previously served several terms on the Berkeley Township Board of Education.

Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari and 10th District Legislator Gregory McGuckin also attended the meeting. McGuckin - who serves as the township Planning Board attorney - stood up in the front and snapped pictures of the swearing-in.