Suffolk County Democrats
Suffolk County lawmakers passed a $2.9 billion budget Wednesday that relies on more than $117 million in one-time revenue and an "optimistic" sales tax forecast to balance the spending plan.
Lawmakers said they were forced to make difficult choices: more than $10 million in cuts to bus services, reduced payments to nonprofits and increased fees to register vehicles and file mortgages.
"It's a tough budget," said Presiding Officer...read more ››
Al Krupski had little to worry about in his re-election bid Tuesday. The popular legislator had won his first two terms with more than two-thirds of the vote, and his opponent in this year’s race was not actively campaigning.
But there was a different, more personal source of anxiety this time: watching his son, Nick, run in his first-ever election as a candidate for the Southold Town Board of Trustees. And since Al was a Trustee...read more ››
Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone won re-election to a second term Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger James O'Connor.
Bellone, 46, outpolled O'Connor, 52, a Great River attorney and former North Hempstead town councilman, 57 percent to 43 percent.
O'Connor conceded the race about 10:40 p.m. "The county deserves better than the path it's currently on. . . . We talked about the things that need to be talked...read more ››
Acting Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas defeated GOP Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, winning her first full term as the county's top prosecutor, while Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone easily won a second term.
And in a stunner, Democrat John Mangelli had a razor thin lead over GOP Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, with the results likely coming down to absentee ballots.
"The voters overwhelmingly...read more ››
Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone won re-election to a second term Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger James O'Connor.
Bellone, 46, outpolled O'Connor, 52, a Great River attorney and former North Hempstead town councilman, 57 percent to 43 percent.
O'Connor conceded the race about 10:40 p.m. "The county deserves better than the path it's currently on. . . . We talked about the things that need to be talked...read more ››
The Democrats continue to hold the majority of the Suffolk County Legislature following Tuesday’s elections, but Republicans may have picked up one seat to give the GOP minority a say over borrowing.
Legis. Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) had a one-vote lead over GOP challenger Steven Tricarico of Wading River in the sixth district, according to the unofficial election results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections—making the race too...read more ››
The incumbents won big on Suffolk County’s North Shore this Election Day, with only a couple real upsets at the county and town levels.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) handily won a second term at the helm against his Republican challenger, lawyer Jim O’Connor, with 57 percent of the vote.
Bellone thanked many people for his victory and also thanked his opponent for a “good race.”
“Tonight the people of Suffolk...read more ››
Bridget Fleming is headed to Hauppauge.
Ms. Fleming, a Democrat who serves on the Southampton Town Board, won a seat on the Suffolk County Legislature Tuesday night, receiving 59.92 percent of the vote to represent the South Fork.
Ms. Fleming, a resident of Noyac, will replace longtime Legislator Jay Schneiderman, who had reached the term limit. Meanwhile, he ran successfully for Southampton Town supervisor in this election...read more ››
Former Rep. Tom Downey, onetime wunderkind of Suffolk politics whose 18 years in Congress began in the Democratic tidal wave after Watergate, is about to retire from his second career as a powerhouse Washington lobbyist.
The formal announcement came in a release last week in which Downey, 66, disclosed he would "close operations" of the firm he founded in 1993 to now pursue opportunities as an unpaid advocate. His longtime partner,...read more ››
Just what the Doc ordered for Suffolk County Legislature
William “Doc” Spencer just might have the right prescription for Suffolk County.
He’s going for his third term as legislator, and he is the right man for the job. Elected officials and candidates for office often speak in generalities, able to identify issues in their communities but unable to come up with solutions. But in an interview with this newspaper, Spencer (D-...read more ››