01.16.2020 Government Former Riverhead supervisor Laura Jens-Smith to run for Assembly Former Riverhead supervisor Laura Jens-Smith said she plans to seek the Democratic nod for the 2nd Assembly District currently held by Republican Anthony Palumbo in this fall’s elections. “I...
10.16.2019 Government Early voting, a first for Suffolk County, to begin Oct. 26 For the first time, Suffolk County Board of Elections officials are gearing up to open the polls well ahead of Election Day.
09.12.2019 Government Facing criticism from his own party, vice chair of Southold Democrats resigns Under pressure from his own party, Damon Rallis, the vice chair of the Southold Town Democratic Committee, resigned from that role Thursday. The decision comes two days after a...
08.21.2018 Police Update: ‘Top Chef’ Tom Colicchio responds to political graffiti at his Mattituck home UPDATE (8 p.m.): The Mattituck home where political graffiti was discovered Tuesday morning belongs to celebrity chef Tom Colicchio.
05.31.2017 Government Southold GOP picks its 2017 town election slate The Southold Town Republican Committee announced a 2017 election slate Tuesday that includes a pair of newcomers, including a town justice candidate who is so far running unopposed.
05.25.2017 Government Familiar names dot Southold Town Democratic ticket Even in a year with no Democratic incumbents on the ballot, the Southold town committee has assembled a slate of candidates with familiar names.
04.09.2016 Columns Column: Political ‘parties’ aren’t much fun at all Sometimes I wish my politically moderate opinions were as sexy as the extreme ones some use to elicit a strong response from people. I just don’t share those views....
11.23.2014 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A post-mortem for Dems This space was devoted last week to the negative advertising, the “attack ads” or election by character assassination, which dominated the 2014 election in Suffolk County, the state and...
11.15.2014 Columns Parpan Column: Suffolk Dems looking mighty blue these days When I began reporting on Suffolk County politics back in February 2006, the Democratic party here was on the rise. In Brookhaven Town, where I was assigned at the...
07.14.2014 Columns Suffolk Closeup: GOP primary postmortems It was one bitter Republican primary battle between Lee Zeldin and George Demos ending last month.
