Summer has ended, kids are back in school, and fall is here. That means there is an election around the corner. Here in New York, Election Day is November 2nd, ...
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We’re getting Blasted from the Air, Strangled on the Ground, and Poisoned by Both.  What to do about Traffic? This stuff is crucial, not only to our environment but to ...
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One of the reasons we moved to the Hamptons was because we wanted to live in place of natural beauty, with clean air and water, free from pollution. We wanted ...
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On Saturday morning, as part of the JP Spata Democratic Club’s first in person Breakfast Meeting since the scourge of COVID, we honored Joy Flynn’s long years of service as ...
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There’s a Town election coming this November.  These are the local issues which will concern our candidates, and the pledge we must make to you on every one of them: ...
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Southampton Democrats have established a track record of promises kept and sound public policy delivered. One accomplishment stands out above many and that is the plan to deliver workforce housing ...
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“Like many students, I’ll be heading back to college soon. For me, I’ll be going back to George Mason University in Virginia. Where we go to college often takes us ...
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When I was 18, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama led rallies around the country speaking on the failure of Bush’s foreign policy decisions. You would hear Obama speak on the lies ...
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This is a naked appeal to your financial interest.  Your home in Southampton Town is a big investment, possibly your biggest.  If you don’t vote here, you’re not protecting it.  ...
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“Now it's up to voters, particularly progressives who have voted before on the Working Families Party (WFP) line, to understand that right now, there is no other issue as important ...
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It's not just what they say, it's also with what they don't say. So in the cable news game, it’s Fox News on the right, and CNN and MSNBC on ...
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My last blog post about the June primaries featured an interview with Robin Long, Southampton Town Democratic Committee (SHDems) Vice Chair and candidate this year for Town Council. If you ...
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July 2021: The 2020 election of Joe Biden was a momentous occasion for working Americans. As we lean into a new era, the prospects are prime for Democrats to advance ...
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In her letter titled “Vote In November” [Letters, July 1], Barbara Wilson said she has the integrity to ensure justice for all. Barbara Wilson was found guilty by a State ...
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Early Voting Won’t Work Unless Voters Are Fully Informed In Time To Make A Plan To Vote Susie and Sam live around the corner from us.  They’re Democrats, registered to ...
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The theme of “MAGA Goes Local” is emerging across my blog posts this year. My last two posts were on the Smithtown Board of Education race and how three Trumpster ...
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On Tuesday, June 22, registered Democrats will have the opportunity to vote in the Democratic Primary Election for Town Justice for The Town of Southampton. You have to be a ...
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Ordered To Pay $250,000 For Defaming Her Neighbor, Judicial Hopeful Now Makes False Charges Against Southampton Democrats  Southampton judicial candidate Barbara Wilson can’t stop making baseless accusations.  It’s on record ...
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Dick Sheehan recently wrote an opinion piece in which he endorsed my candidacy for Highway Superintendent. This expression of support meant a lot for a few reasons: We had worked ...
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Adam Grossman is the right person for Town Judge. Grossman's long experience as a lawyer dealing with important issues and his dedication to public service make him well suited to ...
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Who is the only candidate with extensive experience in Transportation and Highways ? Tom Neely was the Director of Public Transportation & Traffic Safety for The Town of Southampton for ...
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IN A THREE-WAY PRIMARY RACE FOR TWO JUDICIAL POSITIONS, SHARI OSTER AND HER RUNNING MATE ADAM GROSSMAN ARE THE CLEAR CHOICES. Why are we even talking about a Town Judge ...
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“We are losing the dark of night by the speed of light.”  Losing the Dark The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) I chose light pollution as my cause célèbre 12 years ...
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Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives held  hearings on the January 6th attempt to subvert the credentialing of the November election. Some of us have called it an” insurrection,” the ...
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We in Southampton are at a crossroads.  I have seen this crossroads coming for years but its advent has been sped up dramatically by the pandemic.  The direction we take ...
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