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PHOTO GALLERY: Barnegat Township Swears in New Mayor, Committee Members

New mayor, two new committee members thank community for their support.

For 2013, Len Morano will be serving the township as Mayor while Susan Conway will be Deputy Mayor. Both people were sworn in at Tuesday’s annual reorganization meeting.

Morano is taking on the role after serving on the Committee for 17 years.

In addition to mayor and deputy mayor nominations, Elaine Taylor was also sworn in as a committee member.

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Taylor is a former Board of Education member and stay-at-home mother and Conway, who grew up in Barnegat, works as an attorney in Northern New Jersey. Conway served on a charter commission to re-examine the form of government in town several years ago.

Conway said that she and Taylor's immediate plans involve going over the budget with a "fine tooth comb" to see if there are any areas that should be tightened up.

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