2024 Elections

State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. at a 2018 candidate debate.
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Featured Letter: Thank You, Fred Thiele

Beth Young
To the Editor, Now that this year’s election cycle is finally over, I would like to take a little time to publicly thank one of the most dedicated public officials that has represented the citizens of the East End, the 1st District Assemblyman, Fred Thiele.   Fred is retiring from elected office first as a Suffolk County Legislator, then Southampton Supervisor and finally as a member of the Assembly where
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Trump to Pick Former East End Congressman Lee Zeldin to Head the EPA

Beth Young
President-Elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he plans to appoint former East End Congressman Lee Zeldin as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after a campaign in which the former president frequently promised to dismantle the environmental regulatory agency. "He will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest
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Election Results: Water Quality Restoration Act Passes, Projected Wins for LaLota, Schiavoni, Palumbo and Giglio

Beth Young
The Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act was the biggest local winner of the night on Tuesday, passing with 71 percent of the vote, while incumbents are projected to be victorious in most local races. Unofficial tallies show Congressman Nick LaLota winning the race to retain his seat, and State Senator Anthony Palumbo and State Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio will return to Albany, while Tommy John Schiavoni has won the State
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Congressional Candidates Talk Climate

Beth Young
When it comes to climate change, “if ever there was a Ground Zero for Long Island, it’s really the First Congressional District,” says Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, of the district that encompasses the entire East End. “It’s very critical to hold our congressional leaders accountable for climate change. People still actually don’t believe in climate change, as if it’s a faith based system. You
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Propositions on The Ballot

Beth Young
An expansion of New York State's protections against unequal treatment and a new sales tax to fund sewers and upgraded septic systems are on ballots throughout the East End this election cycle, and voters in Southampton and East Hampton towns will also be asked to approve alienation of parkland for the Lake Agawam cleanup project and new traffic pattern at the intersection of Three Mile Harbor Road and Springs Fireplace
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2024 Early Voting Details

Beth Young
Early voting in New York State will be held this year from Saturday, Oct. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 3.  Voters registered in Suffolk County can vote at any one of the 28 early voting sites in the county, but if they vote on Election Day, Nov. 5 (between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.), they can only vote at their designated polling place (you can find your regular polling place at
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2024 Elections: Races for the Statehouse

Beth Young
The most hotly contested races on the East End this November will be for the New York State Legislature, with the retirement of longtime First District Assemblyman Fred Thiele and a challenge to State Senator Anthony Palumbo from Sarah Anker, a former Suffolk County Legislator who fought hard to maintain an edge in the legislature as a Democrat in an Republican-leaning district. Left: Sarah Anker. Right: Anthony Palumbo State Senate
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Candidate Profiles: Sarah Anker |.State Senate

Beth Young
For Sarah Anker, who was elected as a Democrat seven times in a predominantly Republican Sixth Suffolk County Legislative District, affordability, public safety, drug addiction treatment and clean water are top priorities. Ms. Anker entered politics from the grassroots level more than 20 years ago, when she founded the Community Health and Environment Coalition to raise awareness and seek action to help victims of a cancer cluster in Mt. Sinai.
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Candidate Profiles: Anthony Palumbo |.State Senate

Beth Young
As a member since 2021 of the minority party in a chamber now dominated by a supermajority of Democrats, Mr. Palumbo sees his role in the State Senate as providing a check on the most extreme policies of the Democrats. “I enjoy the fight. Always, as a litigation attorney, I liked trial work, and this is similar to that,” he says. “You try to reason your argument, and you do
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Candidate Profiles: Stephen Kiely. |. First State Assembly District

Beth Young
Stephen Kiely, who lives in Mattituck, has worked in the town attorney’s office in Southampton, Southold and Brookhaven towns before taking on his current position on Shelter Island. Mr. Kiely, who ran for Southold Town Board on a platform of “Keep it Rural” in 2023, is continuing that message in his State Assembly campaign. Mr. Kiely says he learned the benefits of rural communities growing up in “suburban hell” in
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Candidate Profiles: Tommy John Schiavoni |. First State Assembly District

Beth Young
Now in his second term as a Southampton Town Councilman, Tommy John Schiavoni is a retired history and government teacher in the Center Moriches School District. He lives in Sag Harbor, where he worked in his family’s plumbing business as a teenager and during his early career. He also served as a member of the Sag Harbor Volunteer Fire Department and the Sag Harbor School Board before taking town office.
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