Dan Maxwell was sworn in as the new mayor of Little Egg Harbor Township at the township committee’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 1. Committeeman Blaise Scibetta, who served as mayor for the past two years, nominated Maxwell for the job.

Maxwell, who did not physically attend the meeting due to illness, was sworn in by Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and took the oath of office over the phone. Committeeman Ken Laney was sworn in as deputy mayor, Maxwell’s former position.