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...
11.05.2019 Politics Decisive win by Dems in Election 2019 The Shelter Island Democrats got out the brooms Tuesday night and swept the 2019 elections.
11.05.2019 Opinion The Reporter’s endorsements for Election 2019 Gary Gerth for supervisor Two fine public servants are vying for the job of supervisor on Tuesday. Democrat Gerry Siller, a local businessman, former town supervisor and former member...
11.01.2019 Politics Candidates weigh in on the burning question: Why I’m running for Town Council this year The Reporter asked the seven candidates — two for supervisor and five for Town Board — why they want a seat at the council table.
10.25.2019 News Two firsts for Island voters: Change of venue and early voting For the first time in New York State, those with minds made up about their choices for candidates, will have the opportunity to cast their ballots at the polls...
10.09.2019 Government Candidates vied for votes at Sunday forum t was a packed house in the auditorium at Shelter Island School Sunday as seven candidates spelled out their thinking about a number of local issues, all generally agreeing...
10.02.2019 Politics Candidates’ forum slated for Sunday Seven candidates — two seeking the supervisor’s seat and five vying for two seats on the Town Board — will take the stage Sunday at the Shelter Island School...
09.06.2019 News Island GOP, Dems and Conservatives launch fall campaigns The old saying that no one pays attention to politics until after Labor Day is true — except for party leaders and candidates who have been busy defining issues...
07.02.2019 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Trump, Zeldin could be in trouble in county Does the defeat of former Suffolk County Republican Chairman John Jay LaValle last week in a race for Port Jefferson mayor — in which Mr. LaValle’s close links to...
04.08.2019 Politics Gershon’s hat in the ring again for 2020 Perry Gershon, who lost a close election to Representative Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) in the 1st Congressional District race last November, but scored major gains for Democrats, announced that he’ll...
