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07.01.2020 News

Results of Democratic primary likely to take at least two more weeks

Tuesday was the last day the Suffolk County Board of Elections would accept absentee ballots for the June 23 Democratic primary elections. But it will likely take more than...

06.24.2020 News

Primary 2020: Gershon emerges as front-runner for Democratic Congressional nod

Preliminary results from Tuesday’s Democratic primary show Perry Gershon of East Hampton as the narrow leader in the four-way race for the 1st Congressional District. No winner has yet...

06.23.2020 News

UPDATE: Primary day arrives in New York, but official results will take much longer

Primary day has arrived in Suffolk County. But determining the outcome of Tuesday’s vote will take much longer than normal. Full results will not be available Tuesday night as...

06.03.2020 Politics

Congressional challengers debate on line; League of Women Voters host Dems live via YouTube

Four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to oppose Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) in the 1st Congressional District met Monday night in a virtual debate hosted by the League...

06.01.2020 News

Live: Democratic Congressional candidates debate issues ahead of June 23 primary

Four Democratic candidates vying for the party’s nomination to challenge Republican Lee Zeldin in the 1st Congressional District will debate some of the key issues Monday evening. The debate...

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05.27.2020 Politics

League of Women Voters sets debate plans; Democrats to be live

The Democratic candidates for the 1st U.S. Congressional District and 1st N.Y. Senatorial District will face off in a pair of debates held by the League of Women Voters...

05.17.2020 Politics

COVID leads to election changes; school votes delayed, moved to mail

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I-Sag Harbor) has announced that Governor Cuomo has issued an Executive Order to delay local special district and village elections until September 15, 2020....

04.28.2020 Politics

Democratic presidential primary officially canceled

The Democratic presidential primary in New York has now officially been canceled by the New York State Board of Elections due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The primary...

03.27.2020 News

Six acres of woodlands in West Neck purchased to preserve

A purchase to preserve a Shelter Island parcel of open land and protect the aquifer was announced Thursday. Six acres of woodlands off North Menantic Road near West Neck...

12.28.2019 Politics

Year in Review: GOP passed on Shepherd, lost control of Town board

This week, the Reporter brings you some of the top stories of 2019. In early March, the Shelter Island Republican Committee dropped a bomb into Island politics. It announced...

12.06.2019 Politics

State Senate opponents starting to surface

The competition for the 1st District seat in the state Senate is starting to heat up, as Democrats, newly in control of the state Senate, are lining up to...

11.27.2019 News

Fleming tosses her hat in ring for Congress

County Legislator Bridget Fleming (D-Southampton) announced today that she is seeking to unseat Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley).

11.23.2019 Columns

Suffolk Closeup: Election 2020 — it’s on

With Election 2019 past and the blizzard of campaign signs that lined Suffolk County roadways mostly gone — thankfully — it’s Election 2020 that’s coming. The announcement last week...

11.22.2019 News

Election night victories hold with updated count

As expected, the numbers have changed a bit, but the results from the Nov. 5 election on Shelter Island remain the same.

11.06.2019 Politics

Democrats party hearty on Election Night

It was a grand celebration at the Ram’s Head Inn Tuesday night as the Democrats swept two of their three candidates into office by solid margins while the third...

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