Jessica Werner

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Baiting Hollow woman enters race for Riverhead highway superintendent

by Alek Lewis | May 7, 2025

Independent candidate Jessica Werner of Baiting Hollow is challenging Riverhead Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski in the race to run the town’s Highway Department

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Jessica Werner

Baiting Hollow woman enters race for Riverhead highway superintendent