Democrats Cergol, Guthman, Gaughran Claim Victory

Update: Democrat Joan Cergol defeated Republican James Leonick Tuesday night to retain her seat on the Huntington Town Board. In addition, Suffolk Water Authority chairman James Gaughran claimed victory over State Sen. Carl Marcellino, helping shift power to the Democrats in Albany. And incumbent Town Read More …

5th State Senate District Preview: Marcellino vs. Gaughran

Republican Carl Marcellino is the incumbent senator in the 5th New York State Senate District. His challenger is James F. Gaughran, chairman of the Suffolk Water Authority. Marcellino is also running on the Conservative, Independence and Reform Party lines. A Syosset resident, he was first elected Read More …

Candidates Night to Focus on Children’s Issues

State Senate 5th District candidates will go head to head at a candidates forum Monday night focused on children’s issues. Incumbent Carl Marcellino and challenger Jim Gaughran will discuss the issues from 7 to 9 p.m.at the South Huntington Public Library. The forum is co-sponsored Read More …

Nov. 6 Countdown: Ballot Fight, Second Chance

Democratic State Assembly candidate Michael Marcantonio is vowing to continue to appeal a ruling that he is ineligible to run because he voted out of state while a student at Duke University Law School. A state appeals court this week upheld an earlier ruling that Read More …

Election Season: Cergol Endorsed; DeBono Says No to Corporate PACs

Friends of Joan Cergol has announced the endorsement of Cergol’s candidacy for Huntington Town Board by the executive board of the Italian American Political Action Committee of New York (I AM PAC).  “We believe that you are the kind of individual who embodies the type Read More …