March 29, 2012
The world premiere of a documentary film described as coming down “dead center” in the national controversy over illegal immigration.
The world premiere of a documentary film described as coming down “dead center” in the national controversy over illegal immigration will take place at the John Drew Theater of Guild Hall on Saturday. It was made by Dennis Michael Lynch, an East Hamptoner whose first documentary, “King of the Hamptons,” was well received at the Hamptons International Film Festival last year and was sold out when screened at Christmastime at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor.
November 21, 2011
Jeanne Frankl, the East Hampton Democratic Committee chairwoman, issued a statement Sunday in which she cautiously predicted a win for Zach Cohen in the absetnee vote counting over the incumbent town supervisor, Bill Wilkinson.
November 10, 2011
At Astro’s Pizza around 8:15 on Election night, Marilyn Behan, an East Hampton Independence Party candidate for town board, was “holding down the fort,” flanked by her family.
At Astro’s Pizza around 8:15 on Election night, Marilyn Behan, an East Hampton Independence Party candidate for town board, was “holding down the fort,” flanked by her family, steaming plates of deep-dish pizza, and a barren board waiting for results.
November 9, 2011
The contest for East Hampton Town supervisor showed the incumbent, Bill Wikinson, holding a narrow lead over Zach Cohen, the challenger in results from the Suffolk Board of Elections.
The early results posted for East Hampton Town supervisor showed the incumbent, Bill Wikinson, holding a narrow lead over Zach Cohen, the challenger in unofficial numbers from the Suffolk Board of Elections. Only 177 votes separated the Republican from the Democratic candidate, out of 5,955 cast. With this narrow a margin, absentee ballots may prove decisive; they will not be counted until next week. The county's tally as of Wednesday morning was Mr. Wilkinson with 3,066 and Mr. Cohen with 2,889.
November 9, 2011
Unofficial results from the Suffolk Board of Elections Web site can be sifted through at your leisure. Unfortunately for some mobile users, the data is presented in a Flash format, which may not display on all devices.
November 4, 2011
You can download a PDF file of a Town of East Hampton sample ballot suitable for printing on an 8-1/2-by-11-inch sheet of paper by clicking here.
Due to a production error, the left-most column of the sample ballot printed in the Nov. 3 East Hampton Star was not visible, omitting the names of Loretta Sears and Nathaniel Miller, who are running for East Hampton Town trustee.
The official sample ballot from the Suffolk Board of Elections is almost 28 inches wide.
November 3, 2011
An outdated list of East Hampton Town polling places was published in the print edition of The East Hampton Star Thursday.
The correct locations are:
Election District
1 East Hampton High School
2 Pierson High School
3 Amagansett Firehouse
4 Springs Firehouse
5 East Hampton Neighborhood House
6 Montauk Playhouse
7 Wainscott Old Schoolhouse
8 John M. Marshall Elementary School
9 Springs Firehouse
November 3, 2011
In the final days leading up to the election, the East Hampton Town Republican Committee and its top candidates had more than three times the amount to spend as the East Hampton Democrats
In the final days leading up to the election, the East Hampton Town Republican Committee and its top candidates had more than three times the amount to spend as the East Hampton Democrats, reporting $60,111 in their various campaign accounts on Oct. 24 compared to the Democrats’ $20,015.
October 28, 2011
Running for East Hampton Town Board
Endorsements: Independence Party
Experience, Philosophy, and Relationships
Accomplishments and experiences that would indicate my commitment to advancing an environmental agenda for East Hampton:
October 27, 2011
This election year, Bill Mott is trying to ascend the political ladder he’s been poised on for a long time.
A 28-year volunteer fireman with the Bridgehampton Fire Department, Mr. Mott has served for 12 years as an East Hampton Town trustee and made a go at the Republican nomination for town board once before.
He was drawn into local government 14 years ago by the late Jim McCaffrey, a town trustee who became his “political stepping stone.”
October 27, 2011
Republicans make campaign fodder of a Sept. 30 letter from the Office of the State Comptroller.
In the final days leading up to the election, Zach Cohen, the Democratic candidate for town supervisor, is faced with defending his involvement with East Hampton’s finances once again as Republicans make campaign fodder of a Sept. 30 letter from the Office of the State Comptroller asking him to stop referring to himself as a financial analyst for the comptroller’s office.
October 27, 2011
Local politicians and some from farther west played to a packed house at the Montauk Fire Department on Sunday at the Concerned Citizens of Montauk’s meet-the-candidates forum.
Local politicians and some from farther west played to a packed house at the Montauk Fire Department on Sunday at the Concerned Citizens of Montauk’s meet-the-candidates forum.
Angie Carpenter, the Republican running for Suffolk County executive, and incumbent County Legislator Jay Schneiderman and his Republican opponent, Cornelius Kelly, each spoke but the focus that day was on town issues.
October 27, 2011
Team Wilkinson
The last fund-raising event for “Team Wilkinson” — the incumbent Republican supervisor, Bill Wilkinson, and his town board running mates, Steven Gaines and Richard Haeg — is being held tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Palm restaurant in East Hampton. Tickets are $75.
Happy Democrats
October 27, 2011
East Hampton voters have a choice among six candidates for two town board seats when they go to the polls in a week and a half.
East Hampton voters have a choice among six candidates for two town board seats when they go to the polls in a week and a half, thanks to the East Hampton Independence Party’s decision to field its own nominees for those spots rather than endorse larger party picks.
October 27, 2011
Stephen Grossman is taking on Republican incumbent East Hampton Town Justice, Lisa R. Rana, running on the Democratic party line, and offering a decidedly different vision of how the court system should be structured.
This election season, Stephen Grossman is taking on Republican incumbent East Hampton Town Justice, Lisa R. Rana, running on the Democratic party line, and offering a decidedly different vision of how the court system should be structured.
An alumnus of Colgate University and New York University Law School, Mr. Grossman has worked as a public defender in Mineola but has spent the majority of his career, 30 years, running his own private practice, Stephen Grossman and Associates, in Sag Harbor.
October 27, 2011
Political candidates all across the board appeared on Monday at Ashawagh Hall under the auspices of the Springs Citizens Advisory Committee. They discussed their backgrounds and platforms, but dealt with a series of Springs-centric questions as well.
October 26, 2011
Absentee ballots for the Nov. 8 election can be requested using a New York State Board of Elections form until Tuesday. It can be downloaded from the board’s Web site, elections.state.ny.us, and must be mailed to a registered voter’s own county board of elections. The form is also available at East Hampton Town Hall, local post offices, and libraries, and can be asked for from the members of the respective political committees. The Suffolk County Board of Elections address is 700 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank 11980-0700.
October 21, 2011
The East Hampton Environmental Coalition, comprised of 11 nonprofit groups, has released responses from East Hampton Town Board and supervisor candidates.
The East Hampton Environmental Coalition, a new collective comprised of 11 nonprofit groups, announced this week that all East Hampton Town Board and supervisor candidates have posted responses to the coalition’s questionnaire.
October 21, 2011
Each of the candidates for East Hampton Town Board and supervisor has provided answers to a 12-question survey posed to them by the East Hampton Environmental Coalition. We have posted the responses for each candidate on its own Web page.
October 21, 2011
Running for East Hampton Town Board
Endorsements: Independence Party
October 21, 2011
Running for East Hampton Town Board
Endorsements: Democratic, Working Families
October 21, 2011
Running for East Hampton Town Board
Endorsements: Republican, Conservative
EXPERIENCE, PHILOSPOHY AND RELATIONSHIPS
1. Please share with us accomplishments or experiences that would indicate your commitment to advancing an environmental agenda for East Hampton. These may be professional or personal.
October 21, 2011
Running for East Hampton Town Board
Endorsements: Republican, Opportunity Party
October 21, 2011
Runing for East Hampton Town Board
Endorsements: Democratic, Working Families
EXPERIENCE, PHILOSPOHY AND RELATIONSHIPS
1. Please share with us accomplishments or experiences that would indicate your commitment to advancing an environmental agenda for East Hampton. These may be professional or personal.
October 20, 2011
East Hampton Town supervisor
Republican, Independence Party
