“Keep women on council” was the theme of this year’s reorganization in the borough of Barnegat Light, as exclaimed by resident, artist and small business owner Jill Belloff after the Jan. 5 meeting where Barnegat Light Councilwomen Mary Ellen Foley and Dorothy “Dottie” Reynolds were sworn in for new three-year terms.

(Photo by Victoria Ford)

Reynolds’ landslide win as a write-in candidate in the Nov. 7 General Election was unprecedented in voter support, with 52.6% of voters turning out.

“The town spoke,” Foley said.

Republican Club-endorsed challenger Timothy Brindley was on the ballot for one of the two available seats and attended…