01.16.2020 Government Former supervisor Laura Jens-Smith to run for Assembly Former Riverhead supervisor Laura Jens-Smith said she plans to seek the Democratic nod for the 2nd Assembly District currently held by Republican Anthony Palumbo in this fall’s elections. “I...
08.25.2018 Editorials Editorial: Politics get uglier and uglier As weeks go, this one has been a real doozy so far. On Tuesday, 12 jurors in a federal courtroom in Virginia showed us that American democracy works because...
04.09.2016 Columns Column: Political ‘parties’ aren’t much fun at all Sometimes I wish my politically moderate opinions were as sexy as the extreme ones some use to elicit a strong response from people. I just don’t share those views....
11.04.2015 Government Walter toasts to victory in three-way Riverhead supervisor’s race In the end, it wasn’t about how many, or which, political parties endorsed him. Or which didn’t endorse him. It wasn’t about how much money he raised or how...
08.03.2015 Columns Column: It seems like Riverhead is turning into Washington. Enough! I’m generally skeptical of politics. So the good news is, I guess I’m in the right line of work. The bad news is, I think my skepticism is justified.
03.27.2015 Government He’s in, he’s out, he’s in? Coates screens for supervisor After saying he was screening for supervisor, and then saying he was not screening, Anthony Coates actually did end up screening with the Riverhead Democratic committee after all Thursday night....
03.24.2015 Government Coates backs out of bid for supervisor; DeVito steps up A few days ago, Anthony Coates was planning to screen for the Riverhead Democratic Committee nomination for supervisor and Angela DeVito wasn’t planning to run for any office at all...
11.15.2014 Columns Parpan Column: Suffolk Dems looking mighty blue these days When I began reporting on Suffolk County politics back in February 2006, the Democratic party here was on the rise. In Brookhaven Town, where I was assigned at the...
