Ethics chairman resigns to work for town Dems
The chairman of Southold Town’s board of ethics has resigned in order to play an active role in town Democratic politics. Robert Meguin, an attorney based in Southold, had served on the ethics board...
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Southold Dems want districts for Town Board
Southold’s Democrats are pushing for a major change in the way Town Board members are elected and serve by creating councilmatic districts, in which board members represent specific communities rather...
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Bellone to appoint former supervisor candidate to lead Consumer Affairs
BOB MEGUIN The Suffolk County Legislature is scheduled to vote Tuesday to confirm County Executive Steve Bellone’s choice of Bob Meguin of Southold as the new commissioner of consumer affairs. Mr....
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Longtime judge may receive support from Dems
BETH YOUNG FILE PHOTO | Longtime Republlican Southold Town Justice William Price, right, may receive the nomination to run as a Democrat this year. Republican Town Justice William Price, who was denied...
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Gustavson: I am now a licensed boater
BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO | A view of Peconic Bay from Mattituck Beach. Here’s some bad news for those of you hoping I would flunk my boating safety test: I passed. I — and all of my classmates, I...
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Parpan Column: Spring training for local politics
TIM KELLY FILE PHOTO | Republican Town Justice William Price addressing Southold’s Democrats, including party Chairman Art Tillman (left) and Deputy Chairman Bob Meguin. On my seventh birthday, my...
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County legislator’s son seeks Southold Town Trustee seat
Nick Krupski working on a pollutant project along the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon while a graduate student at Long Island University-C.W. Post. (Credit: COurtesy photo) Thirty years after Al...
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Trustee makes case before Southold Dems to extend village sewers
Speaking before the Southold Town Democratic Committee Tuesday evening, Greenport Village Trustee Jack Martilotta gave a presentation on expanding the village’s sewer district into some unincorporated...
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Local residents organize bus trip for Women’s March on Washington
More than 100 local men and women will board buses and head to our nation’s capital Jan. 21 for the Women’s March on Washington. “This bus trip is about making sure that voices are heard,” said Damon...
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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. Of the party’s six nominees for town office, three...
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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 pair of businessmen...
View ArticleDemocratic candidates for State Assembly discuss health care, school funding,...
The two candidates seeking the Democratic nod to run for the New York State Assembly in the 2nd District squared off last Wednesday in an online debate sponsored by the Southold Town Democratic...
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Southold Democrats call for state Attorney General to investigate police...
The Southold Town Democratic Committee is calling on the New York State Attorney General to investigate the local police department following a pair of incidents that have raised concerns in recent...
View ArticleSouthold Town now home to as many enrolled Democrats as Republicans
The number of enrolled Democrats in Southold Town is now virtually even with Republicans, according to data released by the New York State Board of Elections Monday. The report, which is posted to the...
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Doroski, Mealy top Democratic ticket in town elections
Two years ago, Greg Doroski of Mattituck came up just 117 votes shy of ousting incumbent town Supervisor Scott Russell from office. Now, he’s returning to local politics in a run for one of two open...
View ArticleSouthold GOP mailers featuring attacks on Democratic candidates lead to call...
A Southold Town Republican Committee direct-mail campaign criticizing the appearance of a town board candidate’s home and attributing a profanity to his running mate has caused an uproar in local...
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Dozens turn out for Riverhead rally following leak of draft decision to...
More than 50 people turned out in front of the State Supreme Court building in Riverhead Tuesday, in a show of opposition to the anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade....
View ArticleGreenport welcomes new village clerk
Earlier this summer, at the close of a lengthy, highly detailed Vision for Greenport meeting at the village cinema, Mayor Kevin Stuessi made an announcement that was met with a sudden burst of...
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