Upcoming
Meet the Candidates night
FRNCA will host a Meet the Candidates Night featuring candidates for Southampton Town supervisor and Town Trustees on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.
Upcoming
League of Women Voters to host State Senate debate and midterm election forum
The League of Women Voters will host a Sept. 28 debate between the candidates for New York's 1st Senate District and a Sept 30 forum on voting rights and the 2026 midterm elections.
Politics
Gallant wins big in NY-01 Democratic primary
Christopher Gallant won nearly two-thirds of the vote in Tuesday's First Congressional District Democratic primary and will face two-term incumbent Nick LaLota in November, according to unofficial results.
Politics
Riverhead withdraws from Even-Year Election Law case after paying at least $207K in legal fees
All but two government plaintiffs have withdrawn from the federal lawsuit after incurring more than $1.6 million in legal fees and expenses.
Politics
Early voting begins in Democratic primary for congressional nomination in NY-01
Early voting is underway in the Democratic primary between Luke Ventouras and Christopher Gallant for the NY-01 nomination.
Government
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to New York’s even-year election law
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to New York’s even-year election law, allowing a related federal case to move forward.
Government
Halpin won’t rule out reviving shelved agritourism resorts code
The supervisor remains noncommittal on whether Riverhead’s shelved resort code should be reconsidered.
Politics
Rothwell likely to get GOP nod for supervisor, as Dems await word from Halpin on re-election bid
Council Member Ken Rothwell, who was re-elected in November, was the only person to screen with the GOP for the supervisor race last week.
Denise Civiletti
A fresh face, a fast clock
Halpin is positivity in motion at Town Hall. But Election ’26 is already underway, and this supervisor term is a one-year sprint.
Politics
Coram man launches bid for State Senate in First District
Coram Democrat Farzeen Bham has announced his candidacy in New York's First Senate District, a seat held by three-term incumbent Sen. Anthony Palumbo (R).
