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Bay Shore, NY - Islip Town Democratic Chairman Gerry Pallotta, alongside County Chairman Rich Schaffer, Assemblyman Phil Ramos and Legislators Bill Lindsay III and Monica Martinez introduced the Licari Reform Team. The slate of candidates were introduced to a packed house of committee members at The Victorian Room in Bay Shore. The Licari Reform Team includes East Islip Attorney Thomas Licari for Town Supervisor, Mayor of Brightwaters Joseph McDermott and Christopher Pulitano of Holbrook for Town Council along with former head of the Islip Town Foreign Trade Zone Astrid Fidelia for Town Clerk and Community Advocate Maxima Castro of Brentwood for Receiver of Taxes. Islip District Court candidates are the Honorable Judge William Ford and Elizabeth Bloom.| read more ››

Bridget Fleming, a five-year Southampton Town Councilwoman who now seeks to represent the South Fork and Shelter Island in the Suffolk County Legislature, has been endorsed for that position by the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of Southampton Town.

In a letter, the PBA cites Ms. Fleming’s “work ethic, honesty, and selfless approach to community concerns,” stating that on the Town Council, she has “exemplified what it means to be a true representative of the ‘People’.”

Southampton’s PBA represents patrolmen in the largest police force in the 2nd Legislative District, which comprises Southampton, East Hampton and Shelter Island Towns, plus part of Brookhaven Town. Referring to Ms. Fleming, the organization’s endorsing letter goes on to declare:

"Your immediate approach to community needs...| read more ››

(Long Island, NY) Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R, C, I – South Huntington) recently joined fellow Long Island Assemblymen and attended Suffolk County Medical Society’s (SCMS) Annual Meeting, where he awarded New York State Assembly Citations to outgoing Society President Dr. Maria Basile, and the newly inaugurated President, Dr. William Spencer.
“I would first like to thank President Dr. Maria Basile for her tireless efforts as the President of the Suffolk County Medical Society. Since her inauguration, she has been a strong voice for the SCMS, and has had a profound impact on Long Island’s medical community,” said Lupinacci. “The Suffolk County Medical Society has supported the medical field with research, education and advocacy, and honed their message for...| read more ››

In a low-key party convention that contrasted sharply with the goings-on at the meeting of their Republican counterparts at Polish Hall last night, Riverhead Democrats picked their slate at the Polish Town Civic Association headquarters.
Anthony Coates, longtime ally and former paid political adviser to the supervisor won the nomination unanimously.
The Democrats nominated political newcomers Neil Krupnick and Laura Jens Smith for town council, passing over Riverhead Move the Animal Shelter founder Denise Lucas.
The party’s rhetoric was optimistic and energized after the vote. The candidates seemed confident that elections this November will finally end six years of one-party rule in Riverhead, where the town board has been exclusively Republican since Sean Walter ousted Phil Cardinale...| read more ››