Jerry Halpin

Supervisor-elect Jerry Halpin, the pastor of a church he founded with his wife in 2004, will be a different kind of supervisor. He shared his thoughts on lessons he learned from more than two decades in ministry and how he'll approach the sometimes treacherous waters of local politics.

It’s official. Challenger Jerry Halpin has ousted Riverhead Supervisor Tim Hubbard. Following a manual recount Halpin's 37-vote lead held, according to the Suffolk Board of Elections' final results.

Riverhead Supervisor Tim Hubbard and challenger Jerry Halpin sat side by side Thursday night to answer questions from the community at the candidates forum hosted by the Greater Calverton and Wading River civic associations. Here's how it went.

The Riverhead Democratic Committee has nominated local pastor Jerry Halpin to run for supervisor, and Mark Woolley and Kevin Shea to run for council, in this year's local elections.