Recent Stories: politics

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.

David E. Rattray
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.

David E. Rattray
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An outdated list of East Hampton Town polling places was published in the print edition of The East Hampton Star Thursday.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

Catherine Tandy
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:

Catherine Tandy
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.”

Catherine Tandy
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.

Janis Hewitt
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

Carissa Katz
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.

Catherine Tandy
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.

Catherine Tandy
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.

David E. Rattray
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.

Catherine Tandy
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.
 

David E. Rattray
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