Election 2015

Candidates involved in the Sept. 10 primary election filed their first pre-election campaign finance reports this week. (See reports here.) Councilwoman Jodi Giglio, seeking the...

Democratic town board candidates urge care and thoughtfulness moving forward with downtown redevelopment. If we rush and make the wrong choices, they argue, Riverhead will be forced to live with the consequences for many years to come.

The town board split 3-2 in the vote, with council members Jodi Giglio and John Dunleavy opposed, calling the move motivated by political revenge after two Republican incumbents lost the party nomination for re-election.

Republican town board candidate Tim Hubbard: A building moratorium downtown would send the wrong message to prospective developers and is the 'polar opposite' of what downtown really needs.

The race is officially on. Here's the rundown of candidates who filed nominating petitions with the Suffolk County Board of Elections by the July 9 deadline, who's involved in a party primary and who's not.

With EPCAL redevelopment still more vision than reality and cash reserves running out, Riverhead Town faces a budget gap it won't plug without major tax hikes, layoffs or both. For real. Tough decisions must be made during a heated local election season by a board that hasn't even adopted a budget for four of the past five fiscal years.

The 2015 elections officially get underway today — the day under state election rules candidates can begin circulating party designating petitions required to get...

The Democrats' 2013 supervisor candidate, Angela DeVito, says she's withdrawn her name from contention, citing lack of strong support on the party committee as well as personal reasons. Here's a rundown of how the local races shape up for both parties right now.

Riverhead Town Councilman George Gabrielsen announced decision not to seek re-election in late night letter that shocked party officials.

Anthony Coates, Supervisor Sean Walter’s former political adviser, who has over the past two years become an increasingly vocal critic of his former ally’s policies, has decided not to run for office.