BORO - LOCAL NEWS -- Sean Fitzgerald, center, was sworn in this evening (5/14) by Mayor Ted Brennan, left, as a member of the Merchantville Borough Council. He fills the seat left vacant by the resignation of Katherine Erhard Swann. With him are his children Scarlett and Lucy and his wife Kristen. In other business, the Council approved a 2018 municipal budget of $4.75 million. "This is the best budget we can deliver without compromising services," said Councilman Anthony Perno, ways and means chairman.