Southold

Debbie O’Kane is a 25-year resident of Southold Town, choosing to make Orient her home after spending many summers following her family’s long tradition of vacationing in the hamlet of East Marion. A familiar face on the North Fork, Debbie has been employed at many local businesses, from retirement counselor and marketing and public relations coordinator at Peconic Landing to restaurant and retail management to real estate office administration to management of a medical office. She is also a member of the Southold Rotary Club, a co-president of the Southold Town Democratic Club, president of the board of the North Fork Audubon Society and a member of the Southold Town’s Housing Advisory Commission.

Mary Eisenstein is a businesswoman who has been a resident of Mattituck for over two decades. A diplomat at heart, Mary has been a mediating force running her company, Melmar Enterprises. Often at the center of private and public dispute, Mary has brought settlement and resolution to parties that previously could not find a way to work together.

Gene Wesnofske, a familiar name and face in Southold Town, is running for highway superintendent. For the last fifty years, Gene and his family have owned and run a 50-acre farm in Peconic, where he grows a large variety of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, available for purchase at his popular farm stand and at several farmer’s markets on the East End.