Town

Ron Rothman is a third generation Southolder. He owns Rothman's Dept. Store, founded in 1918 by his grandfather David Rothman. Ron has worked with town residents, business owners and the agricultural community while running Rothman’s over the past 25 years. His unique position has given him a special insight in what it takes to thrive on the North Fork: grow businesses, serve the community, support the schools, preserve the environment and maintain a high quality way of life.

Bill Price has served the people of the Town of Southold for the past 32 years as a Southold Town Justice. He is a lawyer and maintains a small practice in Greenport. He resides in Greenport with his wife, Lillian.

I was Born and Raised in West Islip and I graduated from West Islip High School in 1988, I attended Suffolk Community College, where I studied Criminal Justice, I also attended Hofstra University where I earned a Personal Trainer Certification). I have worked in the security field since 1988, Since 1992 I’ve been an Amateur Boxer and an Amateur and Professional Boxing Coach, I own the Long Island Boxing Gym, I also Volunteer with USA Boxing which helps at risk youth, because of this work I was unanimously elected to USA Boxing Metro's Board of Directors, I have also worked as a Real Estate Agent since 2004, I enjoy having the opportunity to apply the virtues my Mother instilled in me to help people every single day.

A native son and fourth generation Bay Shore-ite, George Hafele has roots in this community. Born at Dr. King’s Hospital on Maple Avenue in Bay Shore and raised in the same town, George is a graduate of Bay Shore High School like his parents before him. Since 1977, when George and his wife Gaye Moulton Hafele were married, they have lived in Islip where they raised their two children, Andrew and Meghan. Like their mother before them, Andrew and Meghan are graduates of Islip High School. Today, both are teachers at schools within the Town of Islip (Andrew in Bay Shore; Meghan in Blue Point), and currently reside in Bay Shore making Andrew and Meghan the “fifth generation” of Hafeles in town.

Mr. Macellaro graduated Brooklyn’s Bishop Loughlin High School and from Queens College, earning a Bachelors (BA) Degree in Political Science/Communications. He was a Special Assistant for two NYS Assembly Members and was responsible for constituent concerns and issues. He coordinated numerous election campaigns for US Congress members, NYS legislators, Suffolk County Executive and Smithtown Town Council Candidates.

JR is a long time resident of Riverhead. He has served four years in the Navy on three different aircraft carriers. He is a 30 year plus member of the Riverhead Fire Department and currently serving as 2nd Assistant Chief. In 2016 he was Fireman of the Year after rescuing a man from a fire. JR has been a town employee, first starting with the Water District, and currently with the Highway Department. He lives with his family in Aquebogue.

Mildred (Millie) Thomas was born in Brooklyn and moved to Rocky Point in 1978. In 2002, she and her husband, Tom, moved to Baiting Hollow. She and Tom have been married for 36 years. They have 2 married children, one residing in NYC and the other in Wading River.

A Profile of Candidate Bill Bianchi
Bill Bianchi, was born in East Patchogue and attended schools in Patchogue. He a graduate of the NY Military Academy in Cornwall, NY and he graduated from Union College in Schnectady, NY with a BA in Liberal Arts. For many years he was associated with his family's large greenhouse business in East Patchogue. In 1988 he and Mark A. Davis started Bianchi-Davis Greenhouses, specializing in wholesale orchids, and in 2005 they moved their business from Patchogue to Riverhead. He then moved his residence from Bellport to Riverhead.

Angela De Vito was born in NYC and moved to Rocky Point, specifically the North Shore Beach Community, in 1950. She has lived in a variety of communities throughout the United States, including Chicago, Salt Lake City, Cleveland, Albany, Boston, and Fort Belknap; in 2000 she relocated from Mattituck to South Jamesport.

Ms. De Vito attended the University of Chicago. It was there she first got het feet wet with public service, helping to organize a college bound student mentor program in cooperation with the leadership of Chicago’s notorious south side Black Stone Rangers’ gang. She is a graduate of Columbia University with a degree in anthropology; a master of science in public health was earned at the University of Utah Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. Her master’s thesis examined the genetic changes experienced by workers exposed to ethylene oxide and the effects of such exposure on their health; it was incorporated into the OSHA standard for ethylene oxide.

Steve Snair is a small business owner and a lifelong resident of the Town of Smithtown. He is an active member of our community who is concerned with the increased cost of living in our town. Steve is running for town supervisor to bring a fresh start to our government and a deep commitment to addressing Smithtown’s biggest challenges. Steve has announced ideas and initiatives that will lower property taxes, make government more efficient, and protect our quality of life.