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Congressional hopeful hits Main Street with TV crew

By Vera Chinese

VERA CHINESE PHOTO
Congressional hopeful Chris Cox, pictured here in front of
Julia’s Pizzeria and Restaurant on East Main Street, visited
downtown Riverhead Friday.

An NBC news crew followed Congressional hopeful Chris Cox as he toured Riverhead’s Main Street and met with local business owners Friday. A staffer said the tour was an NBC exclusive and that Mr. Cox, pictured here in front of Julia’s Pizzeria and Restaurant on East Main Street, would not be able to give an interview.
Mr. Cox will soon open a second campaign office on Main Street in Riverhead, a staffer said. His campaign headquarters is located in Smithtown.
Mr. Cox is one of several Republicans vying to run for the seat currently held by Congressman Tim Bishop (D-Southampton.)
The county’s Republicans did not choose a candidate for the First Congressional District during their convention earlier this year, instead opting for an “open primary.” If more than one would-be candidate files nominating petitions by the July deadline, party members will fill the slot following a Sept. 7 primary election.
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Vera Chinese has been the editor of northforker.com and northforker magazines since May 2014. Prior to that she spent two and a half years as a staff reporter for the New York Daily News. She joined the Riverhead News-Review as a staff writer in January 2010 and was named Associate Web Editor nine months later. She previously worked for the Southampton Press Western Edition and was named the third place 2008 Rookie Reporter of the Year by the New York Press Association. She graduated from Wagner College in 2006 where she received a bachelor's degree in English. She earned a master's degree in English education from New York University in 2007. She is a 2002 graduate of Eastport High School and has lived on the East End for more than 20 years.

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