Southampton Town

Although The Star is identified primarily with East Hampton Town, its editorial staff has made a serious effort to keep informed of the issues in the Southampton election. We also held endorsement interviews in the major Southampton races, with the exception of Town Justice.

In some ways, the election in Southampton is even more unsettling than East Hampton's. On the one hand, grass-roots politics seems to be taking hold and bringing out candidates from all walks of life. That's a plus. On the other, it is sometimes hard to find cohesiveness on issues among candidates running on the same line.