11.23.2011 Editorial Editorial: The Island speaks Supervisor Jim Dougherty deserves congratulations for his win in the supervisor race and the town Democratic Committee deserves credit for doing a great job reaching out to absentee voters...
11.22.2011 News Election 2011: Dougherty first super to win 3rd term since 1995 Supervisor Jim Dougherty, stunning his challengers, easily overcame an Election Day deficit to win a third two-year term with 41.5 percent of the vote as the Board of Elections...
11.22.2011 Government Election 2011: How the tables turned in Yaphank A look at the absentee ballot counting process It took nine hours to count Shelter Island’s 282 absentee, affidavit, and unscanned ballots at the Suffolk County Board of Elections...
11.17.2011 News Absentee count expected Friday in Yaphank; Dougherty still in the race, says his party chair Candidates, party workers and lawyers were expected to be on hand at the Board of Elections in Yaphank Friday when the board was to begin recanvassing last Tuesday’s election...
11.10.2011 Around the Island Election Day Clam Chowder Early Saturday morning, these volunteers shucked dozens of clams for Tuesday’s annual Election Day Clam Chowder luncheon in Fellowship Hall at the Presbyterian Church. From the left, Paul Mobius,...