Morristown Daily Record
MENDHAM TWP. Town officials appointed a former deputy mayor to the town s sewer committee three years after he was forced to resign over a Facebook post that compared immigrants to rabid raccoons.
Township committee members voted 4-1 to appoint Rick Blood to the township s sewer advisory committee comprised of residents and town officials. Amalia Duarte, the township s first and only Democratic committee member, opposed the nomination and recommended having a fresh face on the committee. I had found a really good candidate who seemed to be a good match for this committee and there was a new person who hadn t been involved in our town government before, Duarte said. I was looking for new people to get involved. It s good to have different perspectives and fresh faces.