09.25.2020 Columns Guest Column: When it comes to voting, the devil is in the details By now, many of us feel like the prisoner in Frank R. Stockton’s 1882 tale, “The Lady or the Tiger?” It’s about an innocent hostage, barbarically tossed into the...
06.27.2018 Government See how voters in Riverhead, Southold voted in primary Perry Gershon, 56, of East Hampton won Tuesday’s Democratic primary race for the 1st Congressional District with 35.5 percent of the vote, according to results collected by the Suffolk...
02.18.2018 Editorials Editorial: New York to begin early voting as way to increase participation In this space last July, we commended an executive order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to expand voter registration opportunities in New York. The executive order directed every state...
11.06.2017 Election 2017 Here’s where to vote in Riverhead Polling places in the Riverhead area will be at the following locations. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. everywhere.
09.15.2017 Government Efforts underway to increase blue votes across East End A grassroots effort is underway among political activists to persuade second-home owners across the North Fork to register to vote here rather than at their primary residences. The goal,...
11.10.2016 Government Trump wins big in Riverhead Town, crushing GOP’s 2012 margin The wave of voters that President-elect Donald Trump rode into office this Election Day clearly swept through Riverhead, where the unlikely Republican candidate trounced Democrat Hillary Clinton by nearly...
11.08.2016 Government Who to call if you encounter an issue at the polls With Election Day upon us, state and federal officials are advising voters on who to call to resolve issues and barriers New Yorkers face at the polls.
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....
