Zeldin Met With Pence On Tuesday To Discuss Tax Reform Bill
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on Oct 30, 2017
U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin joined 19 of his fellow Republican colleagues and every Democrat in opposing a budget resolution that was approved by a slim margin in the U.S. House... more
The lone seat up for election in the Sagaponack School District will be uncontested after a former school board member signed up to run for a seat being vacated by current board member Lauren Thayer. Thayer, who has been on the board for six years, chose not to run for a third term, but former board member Brian Villante agreed to run to return to the board in her place. Villante, a father of two former Sagaponack School students, is a former president of the board. He is unopposed.
by Staff Writer
The School Board race in Riverhead will be uncontested this year, as board Vice President Brian Connelly will seek another three-year term. He will be joined by newcomer Kelly Freeborn on the ballot. Current President Colin Palmer is not seeking another term. Connelly, who lives in Riverhead, is a New York City firefighter. He and his wife, Bonnie, have two children, a daughter who is a sophomore at Riverhead High School and another who attends college. First elected in 2018, Connelly has served as both president and vice president. He will be joined on the ballot by Freeborn, a resident ...
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Two candidates will run unopposed for the Remsenburg-Speonk School Board. Suellen Tunney, 46, a sales representative for a Manhattan wine distributor, will run for the seat being vacated by incumbent Jennifer Ashley, and Dr. Mary Greiner, an associate professor of education at Queens College and the board’s current vice president, will seek another three-year term. Tunney and her husband, Kevin Tunney, have lived in Remsenburg since 2017. They have a daughter in kindergarten at the school and two other daughters in seventh and eighth grade at Westhampton Beach Middle School. “I love being part of this community,” she said. “I ...
by Staff Writer
A major shakeup is expected around the Westhampton Beach Board of Education. With board President Suzanne Mensch and trustee George R. Kast Jr. opting not to seek reelection, it leaves six vying for three seats. Joyce Donneson, a 1976 Westhampton Beach alumna, is the only incumbent in the race. The owner of a Boar’s Head Provisions distribution company served on the School Board from 2001 to 2009, originally completing the unfinished term of the late Larry Makransky, and was appointed again in 2014 following the death of Gordon Werner. She is now seeking her fifth term. Her first two were ...
by Desirée Keegan
Bonac Baseball With Back-to-Back Wins East Hampton avoided being swept by Half Hollow Hills West with a 9-4 victory over the Colts on Friday. Then, on Monday, the Bonackers (7-6 overall) took the first game of the series at Rocky Point, 9-2. Hudson Meyer, Tyler Hansen, Victoreddy Aguero and Trevor Meehan all drove in two runs each in the win over Hills West. Meehan was sparkling on the mound on Monday, pitching a complete game and giving up just the two runs while striking out nine. Sarlo, Tintle Each Record Seven-Point Games Melina Sarlo scored five goals and had two assists, Ava ...
by Staff Writer
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on Oct 30, 2017