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Election 2021

State Republican committee spent nearly $60,000 on Riverhead candidates in 2021 races

by Jan 25, 2022
The New York Republican State Committee spent nearly $60,000 on 2021 Riverhead Town races, which paid for multiple campaign mailers delivered in the closing days of the campaign.

Aguiar sworn in for second term as supervisor at Riverhead Town Hall

by Jan 2, 2022
Former U.S. Senator and lobbyist Alfonse D'Amato administered the oath of office to Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar today at Riverhead Town Hall. Councilman Bob Kern and Assessor Dana Brown also took their oaths of office during a ceremony scaled-back due to the coronavirus surge.

Aguiar refunds another $4,500 in excess campaign contributions

by Dec 8, 2021
Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar has refunded another $4,500 in excess campaign contributions according to an amended disclosure report filed Monday. This comes after the campaign refunded $15,000 on Oct. 28 from contributors who gave over the legal limit.

Aguiar refunds over $15,000 in excess campaign contributions

by Nov 30, 2021
Supervisor Yvette Aguiar has refunded over $15,000 in campaign contributions that exceeded the legal contribution limit for her office, according to the final campaign disclosure report filed by her campaign committee with the State Board of Elections yesterday.

Aquebogue attorney under fire for lawn signs bidding Riverhead’s Latina supervisor ‘adios’

by Nov 10, 2021
Aquebogue attorney Ron Hariri has come under fire for comments he's made referencing the town supervisor's ethnicity and for signs posted outside a building he recently renovated for a satellite office, declaring “Adios, Aguiar.”

Suffolk’s ‘red wave’: Republicans capture DA, and 12 of 18 legislative districts

by Nov 3, 2021
Suffolk voters not only turned incumbent Democrat Tim Sini out of office but elected a Republican super-majority to the County Legislature.

Republican rout in Riverhead: Aguiar and GOP slate blow past Democrats

by Nov 2, 2021
Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar won a resounding victory over Councilwoman Catherine Kent as Riverhead Republicans swept every race.

Decision ’21: Local elections will determine makeup of town board, assessors and new highway superintendent

by Nov 2, 2021
Today is Election Day. Voters in Riverhead this year will choose a town supervisor, two council members, a highway superintendent and two assessors.

Greg Blass got it wrong: supervisor is a ‘unifier’

by Nov 2, 2021
Jamesport resident Joann Waski responds to column by Greg Blass and advocates for Supervisor Yvette Aguiar's re-election.

Flip the ballot and ‘just say no’

by Oct 31, 2021
Assembly Member Jodi Giglio (R-Baiting Hollow) urges voters to 'just say no' to ballot proposals one through four.