Rally Planned Sunday to Challenge Counting of Votes

A group promoting the idea that Democrats are hijacking the national election for Democrat Joe Biden will rally Sunday in East Northport. A “Stop the Steal” flyer was posted to various Facebook pages Thursday afternoon but later disappeared from some pages. The Washington Post wrote, Read More …

Split Votes on 2 County Propositions

Voters split on two Suffolk County propositions on Tuesday’s ballot, based on preliminary results. Proposition one, which would extend the terms of Suffolk County legislators from two years to four.  Approval would not change the 12-year limit on terms. Based on incomplete returns, it was Read More …

Trump-Pence Ahead of Biden-Harris in Suffolk County

President Donald Trump and Vice President Michael Pence were leading Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in votes counted Tuesday. But an unknown number of absentee ballots remain to be counted. In 2016, Trump and Pence defeated Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine with 51.77 percent Read More …

Updated: Smyth Leading Gaughran in 5th State Senate Campaign

Updated: Huntington Town Councilman Ed Smyth was leading State Sen. Jim Gaughran early Wednesday morning for the 5th State Senate district seat. Absentee ballots remain to be counted. Gaughran spokeswoman Marissa Espinosa said, ““ There are nearly 30,000 absentee votes, the majority of which appear Read More …

Republican Mattera Holds Big Lead in 2nd State Senate Race

Republican Mario Mattera held a significant lead early Wednesday morning over Democrat Mike Siderakis in the race to fill the vacant State Senate 2nd District seat. As of 2 a.m., Mattera had 64.11 percent of the vote to the 35.87 percent the Suffolk Board of Read More …

Election 2020: What to Expect as Campaigns Come to an End

Election Day on Tuesday will bring to a head a presidential campaign that began more than 18 months ago, while campaigns will return legislative representation to communities that have had none for months. Over the last week, thousands of people have stood in lines for Read More …

Early Voting Wraps Up as Hundreds Wait in Chilly Rain

Hundreds more voters turned out Sunday in the cold rain cast their ballots on the final day of early voting. Poll workers t the Huntingon public librry Station branch moved to the end of the line at 3 p.m. to stop late arrivals since, by Read More …

Voters Still Lining Up, With One Last Day of Early Voting Left

With Election Day three days away, hundreds of people still stood in line Saturday at two Huntington polling places  to cast their vote. Many voters reported spending just under two hours waiting at the Station branch of the Huntington Public Library and the Dix Hills Read More …

Sponsored: Back Keith Brown for Stability in Leadership

Dear Neighbor, As parents of school-age children, and property owners, we are writing to you today regarding the upcoming State Assembly election, which has the potential to significantly impact the Northport-East Northport School District (“the District”).In this time of unprecedented challenges, our 12th Assembly district Read More …

Hundreds in Line for 4th Day of Early Voting

People lined up in the wee hours Tuesday at the Huntington Public Library Station branch  for the fourth of nine days of early voting ahead of the Nov. 3 election. The first man in line said he had arrived at 4:30 a.m.,while a second man Read More …

Residents Jam Polling Places for Early Voting

Thousands of residents turned out Saturday morning to cast ballots on the first day of early voting in the Nov. 3 election. Lines of voters snaked through the parking lots of the Dix Hills Fire Department and the Huntington Public Library Station branch polling places. Read More …