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.
11.25.2013 Government Justice Price: ‘I’m not running ever again’ Southold Town Justice William Price said Monday that his next term will be his last. The 62-year-old judge, who will be sworn in for his ninth term in January,...
11.09.2013 Columns Column: Some election silliness down south They call it The Silly Season for a reason. Elections — and particularly local elections — often bring out the silliness in everyone involved, including the candidates, their handlers...
11.06.2013 Government Price wins handily, GOP sweeps the rest Speaking with The Suffolk Times shortly after the Southold Town Republican Committee opted not to endorse senior judge William Price, GOP chairman Peter McGreevy said it was time to...
10.31.2013 Letters Featured Letters: Keep the politics out of political cartoons To the editor: Whatever happened to the cute cartoons each week from Peter Waldner? I was upset to see that he had to get some political digs into this...
10.11.2013 Columns Gustavson Column: Headed for two nations, under God? The Other Times informs us this week that 11 counties in Colorado are mounting an effort to secede from the rest of the state because it’s too liberal. “They...
09.26.2013 News Update: Neville wins conservative primary UPDATE: More than two weeks after the unexpected Conservative write-in primary for Southold Town Clerk, the Suffolk County Board of Elections has released the results. As expected, incumbent Betty...
09.22.2013 Columns Guest Column: A road map for Goldsmith Inlet decision The significant issues surrounding Goldsmith Inlet in Peconic have led me to question the process of analysis and decision-making that has been in use to this point. I believe...