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Ex-Ridgewood Mayor Hired As Mahwah's Business Administrator
Quentine Wiest, who was a Ridgewood councilman for 12 years in the 1980s and 90s, was hired to lead the northern Bergen County town.
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Quentin Wiest II has been hired as the new Mahwah business administrator.
Mahwah Council President John Roth said Wiest is an, "extraordinary qualified candidate." His first day on the job is Oct. 17.
Wiest, a village resident, has extensive experience working in municipal and county government.
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He was a councilman in Ridgewood from 1980 to 1992, including a four-year stint as mayor from 1986 to 1990. He presided over the formation of Ridgewood Water.
Wiest is currently the business administrator in Hoboken, a position he also held in Closter for eight years. He spent 16 years working for Bergen County government. He was director of public works for eight years and executive director of the Bergen County Improvement Authority for the same amount of time.
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Quentin Wiest II — Patch file photo
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