Lauren Sheprow defeats fellow trustee in Port Jefferson mayor’s race
A write-in candidate won the Port Jefferson mayor’s race Tuesday after she had been kicked off the ballot for filing her candidacy petition incorrectly. Trustee Lauren Sheprow defeated fellow trustee Kathianne Snaden, 956 to 796, Village Clerk Barbara Sakovich said in an email. The winner will succeed Mayor Margot J. Garant, who will step down in July after […]
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Contested village races include Southampton Mayor Jesse Warren who’s facing challenge from trustee William Manger
Southampton voters will go to the polls on June 16 to pick a mayor — one of more than a half-dozen Long Island villages with contested races next month. In the Southampton race, Mayor Jesse Warren is facing a challenge from trustee William Manger, 58, who declared his candidacy 10 months after taking his seat on the […]
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasts prosecutors in Juneteenth speech
Mayor Eric Adams kicked off the Juneteenth weekend with a visit to a Hamptons synagogue Saturday, assuring congregants he is committed to protecting “innocent people” and railing against prosecutors who have turned the country into a place where “lawlessness is acceptable.” “Far too often we pass bills and laws that protect people who commit crimes,” […]
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