Copyright 2023 WABC-TV. He also holds a masters degree in environmental planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tim Sini previously served as the Suffolk County police commissioner prior to being elected as SC district attorney. Im excited about the opportunity ahead of me. He was also New York State commissioner of the Long Island North Shore Heritage Area Planning Commission. He previously served as county clerk, county legislator and in 2003, ran for county executive, losing to Steve Levy. zoneId = '9'; 3) Return your completed paperwork within the designated filing window. I have seen some come and go and said, I hate to see them go. But you know what? I feel very honored, Mr. Stark said in an interview Friday. Calone, 48, of Setauket, said in a news release he has raised $1 million in campaign funds. In the general election, Garant will square off against Brookhaven Deputy Supervisor and Councilman Dan Panico (R-Manorville). If you're a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. . County Executive Steve Bellone, a Democrat first elected in 2011, has reached his term limit and will not run next year, opening up the seat. Browning was born and raised in war-torn Belfast, Northern Ireland, during The Troubles. At 19, she left Belfast for Germany, where she met her husband Steve, who was serving in the U.S. military and went on to work for the NYPD. We are located at 700 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, NY. He and I care very much about the same things, which is farmland preservation, open space and clean water, she said. Six successful races later, Garant has been at the seat of power longer than any other in the villages nearly 60-year history. Following a scandal that ended in the federal prosecution of the former chief of department, Sini was appointed to this position in January of 2016. Both the county executive and the legislators present urged Suffolk County residents to ratify this legislation. Still, Blakeman sounded very confident in the tight race, even though as many as 20,000 absentee ballots must still be counted with Curran trailing by just over 11,000 votes. Breaking: Port Jeff Mayor Margot Garant to run for Brookhaven town supervisor, Margot Garant announces retirement, to step down as Port Jeff mayor this June, Kevin LaValle elected as Brookhaven town clerk, Kevin LaValle and Lisa Di Santo debate the future of Brookhaven clerks office, Councilman LaValle and Di Santo go head-to-head in Brookhaven clerk special election. He was elected to serve Brookhavens 3rd Council District in 2013 in an area which includes Lake Grove, Centereach, Selden and parts of Lake Ronkonkoma, Farmingville, Port Jeff Station and a piece of Holbrook. I want to actually produce results. The legislator added, It just simply is good government new ideas, new candidates.. He was sworn in by Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer with elected officials from both sides of the political spectrum in attendance. Di Santo will face off against Town of Brookhaven Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden), the Brookhaven Republican Committees nominee. WSHU. A lot of people here see me in a lot of different events. I'm looking . LaValle was nominated to the position unanimously during a convention of Brookhaven Republicans held in Medford. Why in school?". MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- On Long Island, two key races are being decided in Nassau County, and one is too close to call. 60% Complete. 2022 Times Review Media Group All Rights Reserved, LI natives will take the stage at The Suffolk Thursday as part of new original music series, Peconic Bay Medical Center clinicians reflect on recent medical mission to El Salvador, At environmental forum, officials discuss host of issues including waste management, housing needs, Renowned guitarist Mike Dawes dazzles at The Suffolk, Deadly East Marion crash sparks firefighter safety concerns over battery fires, Girls Basketball: Porters fall in county finals. He has advised the Attorney General, Department of Justice officials, and the President of the United States on long-term international criminal and MS-13 prosecutions, both nationwide and in New York. He has made this evident in the past with supporting sewer installation in the Town of Smithtown, supporting bills to curb the heroin problem in Suffolk County and for a 2% tax levy increase cap for school districts to limit spending. Colloquially known as the glide path, the village and LIPA agreed to an eight-year phasing out of the public utilitys local tax contribution, with a 50% reduction in revenue by 2027. document.write (document.charset ? LaValle said he would prefer close collaboration with the Town Board, analyzing any barriers to efficient staff operations. I have spoken with some people who work in the Town Clerks Office and told me that their technology is at least 10 years out of date, she said. Sean and Aodhan serve in the Air National Guard, 106th Air Rescue Wing, Westhampton, and Sean has served three tours in Afghanistan. Northeastern University law professor and GBH legal analyst Daniel Medwed joined Morning Edition hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to discuss the ramifications of the latest events. He has also served on the board of the Mastic, Moriches, Shirley Community Library as a trustee and board president since 2009, and he is a longtime member of the Rotary Club of the Mastics and Shirley, and has been honored as a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International. endstream endobj startxref Ballotpedia includes comprehensive election information for the largest 100 cities by population, as well as all state legislative, statewide, and congressional races across the nation. He then stated a desire to fund personnel better. Democrat David Calone has announced his candidacy for Suffolk County Executive in the November 2023 election. Additionally, the program does not discriminate on the basis of party, incumbency status or any other criteria. Election 2023: Stark, Kent to face off for county legislature seat By Tim Gannon The Democratic and Republican candidates for the Suffolk County legislative seat currently held by Al Krupski have been selected. By: News 12 Staff. In a race to fill former Brookhaven Town Clerk Donna Lents (I) seat, Town of Brookhaven Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) will square off against community advocate Lisa Di Santo, of East Patchogue. Calone has served as chairman of the Suffolk County Planning Commission. Catherine Stark brings a wealth of experience in assisting and helping and working shoulder to shoulder with the people and stakeholders of the first legislative district, county Republican committee chairman Jesse Garcia said in an interview last Thursday. Donald Trump won carried the county in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY Suffolk County residents hit the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in county and local elections. So far, he has received 6,396 votes to Di Santos 4,940. She successfully controlled spending and held the line on taxes, cracked down on illegal housing and made protecting our precious environment a focus. You can visit the Sufjfolk County Legislature on-line or you can contact your legislator at his or her district office: Although term limits have existed in Suffolk County since 1993, the original statute was ambiguous. I thought Al had a knack for bringing people together in a nonpartisan way to get things done, she said. The tax grievance case was settled in 2018. Ray Tierney is a prosecutor who has dedicated his career to fighting for victims and protecting citizens. The following is a press release from the Brookhaven Town Republican Committee: Jesse Garcia, chair of the Suffolk County and Brookhaven Town Republican Committees, announced Tuesday, Nov. 22, that Town of Brookhaven Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) will be the Republican and Conservative Partys nominee for Brookhaven Town Clerk. LONG ISLAND (WABC) -- Republicans appeared Wednesday to be on their way to victories in all three major races on Long Island. I'm eager to get to work for the people of Suffolk, to enable everyone to have the chance to get a good paying job, to protect our clean air and water, to help families afford to live here, and to create safe, thriving communities," Calone said. Steve Bellone, County Executive. The following is a press release from the Brookhaven Town Democratic Committee: The Brookhaven Town Democratic Committee has selected Lisa Di Santo, of East Patchogue, as the partys candidate for Brookhaven Town Clerk. Participants are asked to be fully fiscally responsible, to adhere to conservation and expenditure limits, to comply with the boards oversight and audit procedures, and to commit to the programs spending limits. Credit: Gordon M. Grant. The whole purpose of the campaign finance program, a matching fund program, is to center the voters in our government process, she said. This item is available in full to subscribers. document.write ("?zoneid="+zoneId+"&block=1&blockcampaign=1"); If you are a current print subscriber, you can set up a free website account by clicking here. The town clerk [could] go into each and every one of those council districts several times a year, appear at the senior centers and the local libraries to have discussions with people, she said. She stressed the need to properly oversee the transition to new platforms and work out any technical or logistic challenges that may arise. Meet the candidates for the 2021 November election | The Suffolk County News Sunday, February 12, 2023 32 F WEATHER SPONSORED BY: Advanced search News School News Entertainment Crime Sports Hometown Heroes Living Opinion Other items that may interest you Sailboat explosion, Islip man injured Fair Housing Forum Its been a great honor to be able to represent it over the last nine years, so Im certainly going to take a keen interest in whos going to take over after me and certainly be a helping hand in that transition.. If the Republican victories are confirmed, it will be the first time the party has controlled Nassau County's leadership across the board in nearly two decades. As for when the Board of Elections will finish counting, it could be the end of next week or even extend into next week. He then transitioned into the mortgage business, where he still works today. Why Im making this run for town clerk, I think its [because] we see in the paper every day with what just happened with Suffolk County, the hack that happened, he said. District 1 is a very large geographic district and its a beautiful area, Ms. Kent said. In 2001, she left the private sector to enter public service. PublishedFebruary 23, 2023 at 7:00 PM EST. We have to make sure records are secure, but we want to increase access, the town councilman said. You just need to reset your password [See story, Brookhavens town clerk retires from public service.]. From 2012 to 2015, Calone served as a board member of the Community Development Corp. of Long Island, an affordable housing nonprofit. Ms. Kent said her parents were both teachers. Former Riverhead Town councilwoman Catherine Kent will be the Democratic candidate and Catherine Stark of Riverhead will be the Republican candidate to fill the 1st District seat. - Each of Suffolk County's 328 polling places will be clean, safe and secure. Most recently, Garant announced the injection of federal funding to subsidize the upland phase of the bluff stabilization initiative. The news comes less than a day after the Suffolk County Republican Committee tapped incumbent Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) for county executive. Read the County Executive's Biography Hauppauge: H. Lee Dennison Building 100 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, New York 11788 Riverhead: Riverhead County Center County Road 51 Riverhead, New York 11901-3397 311 Departments and Divisions under the County Executive Office for the Aging However,. Time and time again, we hear in the Legislature that were putting good money after bad, he said. LaValle will vacate his seat on the Town Board when he is sworn in as clerk, triggering another special election this time for his Brookhaven 3rd Council District. Browning graduated with a bachelors degree from National Labor College. Former Town Clerk Donna Lent (I) retired in November, prompting a special election to complete her unexpired term ending in 2025. Her 14 years of uninterrupted tenure presiding over the village government will come to its conclusion this June. Both candidates addressed the need to decentralize the office, to move services out of Town Hall and into the various hamlets and villages throughout the township. Bellone was first elected Suffolk County executive in 2011 and is currently in his final term. That is something that is certainly personally scary to me.. Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. Under a 2017 statute, a public campaign finance fund was created to use revenues generated by Jakes 58 casino. In Suffolk County, incumbent District Attorney Tim Sini conceded the race to Republican challenger Ray Tierney, a former federal prosecutor. Former Town Clerk Donna Lent (I) retired in November, triggering a special election for her unexpired term ending in 2025. I believe that I have the ability and the experience to be able to do this job effectively, managing an over-30-person staff, and making sure residents are taken care of as we move forward, he said. Run it and lets critique it after it runs. He continued, Lets let it go through and if you dont want to join, then dont join.. Thats something Im going to continue to do because I think the outreach of going out to the public and showing them what the clerks office does is fundamentally important., He added, I want to be able to go out and bring back some transparency new social media platforms, doing videos on Channel 18 talking about what we can do to help residents.. Did you miss your activation email? Morale is really not very good in the office. Call the Suffolk County Board of Elections 631 852-4500 Where do I vote? Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, a Democrat, is term-limited and ends . document.write ("'><\/scr"+"ipt>"); "It's the party of AOC (Alexandria Ocasio Cortez) and Bernie Sanders, and they're rejecting that.". His idea to make State University of New York a national brand by changing the name to University of New York, and making Stony Brook University the flagship of such a brand will give the Seawolves a chance to be part of the Top 10. Ms. Kent said she admires the way Mr. Krupski worked to bring people together on the legislature. Calone has served as chairman of the Suffolk County Planning Commission. Menu. In the Nassau County Executive race, Republican Bruce Blakeman declared victory over incumbent Democrat Laura Curran as unofficial results showed he had a more than 4,000 vote lead. zoneId = '9'; "This decision is a win for voters. He also was co-founder ofacounty initiative to support local small businesses and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The James campaign is playing. You can reach the Suffolk County Board of Elections . Results by Election District will be availabe after all EDs have reported. Were talking about a little relative to the countys $3.5 billion budget its virtually nothing. Her invaluable guidance and oversight as the clubs treasurer was instrumental in the expansion of the program, enabling hundreds of additional Brookhaven students to benefit from the program. A graduate from William Floyd High School in 1984 and from SUNY Maritime College in 1988, Mazzarella is currently the secretary/treasurer of Local 342, Long Island Public Service Employees, and dedicated his career to improving the working conditions of public employees. You can contact your state or local election administrator for an official sample ballot. As the next legislator in the 1st District, she will hit the ground running, and the people of the North Fork will not even miss a beat, he added. The county executive emphasized that the campaign finance program is not financed through tax dollars. This program is for anyone who wants to participate and become a public servant and make our government in Suffolk County better.. In the race for Nassau County District Attorney, Republican Anne Donnelly defeated Democrat Todd Kaminsky. Brookhaven residents will decide on these two candidates this Tuesday, Jan. 17. The incumbent, Steve Bellone, is facing a challenge from. Managing peoples personal records is critical to our county and our township.. His likely opponent is businessman and former prosecutor David Calone. if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write ("&exclude=" + document.MAX_used); Ed. Bellone's campaign reported receiving a maximum contribution of $50,000 from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. [CDATA[ }else{ He has won numerous awards including an IRE award, three SPJ Public Service Awards, and a National Murrow. 217 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<01D6339A7BB9FB4993589B999582FDEC>]/Index[199 27]/Info 198 0 R/Length 95/Prev 215620/Root 200 0 R/Size 226/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream He then received a loan mortgage originators license and has worked in mortgage banking ever since. Im very excited to be running for the Suffolk County Legislatures 1st District, she said. He was also a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists and Third Coast Directors Choice Award. As a prosecutor, he has tackled some of the toughest cases in Suffolk County. I am excited to get this campaign started, and I look forward to getting out and talking to residents about my vision for the future of our clerks office.. Mazzarella and his wife Mary decided to raise their children, Sarah and Joseph, in the community they grew up in. Throne-Holst lost to Republican Lee Zeldin in the general election. Updated at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14 to correct the spelling of Kim A. Slingluff's name. Current county executive Steve Bellone is term limited and will leave office . Steve Bellone was sworn in for his third and final term as Suffolk County executive. 462-2022, "A Charter Law To Set Term Limits For The Offices Of County Executive, County Legislator At 12 Years In Total" Shall Resolution No. Suffolk Democratic Committee chairman Richard Schaffer told Newsdayhe has been meeting with potential county executive candidates as the party searches for the strongest nominee. Senate/Gubernatorial maps, proportional electoral votes, . In an exclusive phone interview, LaValle reacted to the election outcome. Di Santo is a 50-year resident of Brookhaven whose background is in community advocacy. I care very deeply about preserving the specialness of our community.. document.write ("?zoneid="+zoneId+"&block=1&blockcampaign=1"); Under town code, the board must set a special election between 60 and 90 days from the opening of the vacancy. It has consequences for taxpayers because you get a less efficient government, a government that is not necessarily focused on solving problems for the citizens it represents but focused more on those other stakeholders, those special interests.. Because of their hard work, the support of his teachers in the Mt. Home (current) Government Elected Officials Suffolk County's Elected Officials: The County Executive, Comptroller . t=d.getElementsByTagName(e)[0],t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t))})(window,document, Legislator Stephanie Bontempi (R-Centerport) sponsored this legislation. The 1993 law was poorly written, offering a loophole for those eager to circumvent its legislative intent, allowing officials to bypass its 12-year cap after a break in service. I cant think of a better way that we can utilize those dollars, he said. During a joint meeting of the Selden and Centereach civic associations Thursday, Jan. 5, the two candidates were questioned on a range of topics related to the operations of the Town Clerks Office. In the general election, Garant will square off against Brookhaven Deputy Supervisor and Councilman Dan Panico (R-Manorville). (631) 475-1000, History and Mystery: The History and Legends of Islip, Long Island, and Beyond, LI MacArthur Airport announces $26 million in terminal projects, LIPA welcomes customer comments on new rate proposals, Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions. var width = jQuery(window).width(); Dave Calone, a former federal and New York State prosecutor, has announced his candidacy to be the next Suffolk County executive. I have always participated in government, and I feel that I can be an independent voice of reason in the Town Clerks Office, she said. Bellone said this new law closes that loophole, establishing a fixed-term limit of 12 total years for each respective office. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) held a press conference in Hauppauge on Friday, June 17, in support of public campaign finance for county offices. Suffolk voters opted to return incumbents to both City Council and School Board Tuesday. Mazzarella promises to work tirelessly on quality-of-life issues. Not special interests, not people who can write outsized checks, but the everyday residents of Suffolk County. She added, This system is set up to do exactly that, using specially designated funds, not taxpayer money, to encourage candidates to invite the voters into the system.. Brookhaven residents will get the final word on these two candidates during a townwide special election on Tuesday, Jan. 17. By creating more turnover in county government, the term limits will make room for new blood and fresh ideas. Please login or register. document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r); 'https://liadvancebanners.creativecirclemedia.com/www/delivery/ajs.php':'https://liadvancebanners.creativecirclemedia.com/www/delivery/ajs.php'); Like Di Santos proposal, he said he intends to promote efficiency and expand resident access to their records and to the office of clerk. "If you look at the town structures, Oyster Bay, Hempstead, very Republican friendly with a lot of support systems there," said Dr. Craig Burnett, with the Hofstra University Political Science Department. November 8, 2022 General Election Results Final Results (pdf 575KB) Address and Phone Numbers SUFFOLK COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS PO BOX 700 YAPHANK, NY 11980 Phone: 631-852-4500 Fax: 631-852-4590 Email: BOEinfo@suffolkcountyny.gov P.O. "This isn't the party of John F. Kennedy anymore," Blakeman said. Enter a candidate's name or race name. document.write (" Eastern Chipmunk For Sale, Red Light Therapy For Torn Meniscus, Articles N