Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The event will take place on April 28 at East Quogue Methodist Church.
In an effort to give back to the community she grew up in, East Quogue resident Sarah Mendenhall-Luhmer has been working on an event that focuses on the National Turn off Your Screens program, which runs from April 30 to May 6. "It is something that I have been wanting to do for a long time," said Sarah Mendenhall-Luhmer, a mom of two, who home-schools her children. "The idea is to get your children to unplug from technology and plug into the word around them." To kick-off the week, Mendenhall-Luhmer is hosting a free event on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the East Quogue Methodist Church. The event, says Mendenhall-Luhmer, who worked at the church's nursery school before it closed, will feature area children's authors and crafts. An…
Saturday, March 31, 2012
April 24 primary is going to have much more weight than previously expected. Who are you going to support?
Back when the Republican presidential campaign started there weren't many who thought New York would have much of an effect on who gets the nomination. But with the GOP candidates trading wins in battleground states, the 95 delegates up for grabs on April 24 have become a big prize. Over the next month, Patch will be telling the local stories coming out of the Republican campaign's run through New York. And if you think you have a great idea for the coverage, email me at henry@patch.com. But to kick this off, let's get a sense of where our readers stand on the candidates. Please answer our poll and leave your comments below.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Altschuler camp is excited about the endorsement while Bishop says he has prevailed in the past without needing the Independence Party line.
The 2012 race in New York's First Congressional District is poised to be a repeat of 2010, with Republican Randy Altschuler challenging incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop, but there will be one big difference that could prove to be the deciding factor. This year, the Independence Party has granted its ballot line to Altschuler after backing Bishop in 2010, when Bishop, of Southampton, fended off Altschuler, of St. James, by just 583 votes. Frank MacKay, the county and state chairman of the Independence Party, said Wednesday that Altschuler was chosen for his business background. Altschuler is the co-founder of CloudBlue, which provides recycling services for electronic equipment, and he was the CEO and co-founder of OfficeTiger, an outsourcing …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
A round-up of reader's thoughts on the Randy Altschuler's Independence Party enforcement.
Patch readers had a lot to say about an announcment this week that Republican Congressional candidate Randy Altschuler received the endorsement of the Independence Party — a party line that Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop had in 2010 when Altschuler narrowly lost to him. Bishop received 7,370 votes on the Independence Line, while he ended ahead of Altschuler by just 583 votes. The following is a round-up of what our readers had to say. Keep the conversation going and post your thoughts in the comment section below. highhatsize wrote, "Perhaps in years past the Independence Party endorsement was important. However, its recent history of reversing local branches' endorsements and imposing its own make it clear that it is wholly a creature …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Independence Party switches from 2010 endorsement of the Democratic incumbent to 2012 endorsement of repeat Republican challenger Randy Altschuler.
Republican Congressional candidate Randy Altschuler this week received the endorsement of the Independence Party — a party line that Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop had in 2010 when Altschuler narrowly lost to him. Altschuler, of St. James, has the Conservative Party endorsement as well, but must still defeat George Demos, of Brookhaven, in a primary before he can have a rematch with Bishop, a five-term congressman from Southampton. Altschuler and Bishop's 2010 matchup was the last decided congressional race in the nation, 36 days after Election Day, with just hundreds of votes separating them. Bishop received 7,370 votes on the Independence Line in 2010, while he ended ahead of Altschuler by just 583 votes. “The shift of support is seen …
Saturday, February 18, 2012
John Bouvier responds to congressional candidate's op-ed on Obama's contraception insurance rule for Catholic organizations.
I recently became aware of an op-ed submitted By Mr. Randy Altschuler, aka “Outsourcer.” I say submitted because it is unclear if he is the one who actually wrote it. But, no matter, it is one of those pieces that so perfectly reflects the current Republican strategy: Vague and random chaos campaigning. It seems that Randy has now added an attack on women to his agenda. In his op-ed, he claims that President Obama has forced Catholic organizations to cover contraception costs for their employees. Where have you been Randy? Did you miss the press conference? Did you not understand what was said? Do you need a translator? And you have the nerve to call President Obama and our great Congressman Bishop hyper-partisan and openly attack them, as…
Friday, February 10, 2012
Southampton Democrats collected more signatures for the president's re-nomination than any other town committee in the First Congressional District.
The Southampton Town Democratic Committee last week turned in more than 300 signatures for President Barack Obama's renominating petition to get on the New York State ballot — more than any other town in the First Congressional District, which spans from Smithtown to East Hampton and Greenport. According to the committee, New York State requires approximately 20,000 signatures to get on the presidential ballot. While Southampton Town has a population of 57,000, just 0.3 percent of the state's total population, it produced 1.5 percent of the signatures needed, the committee said in a statement Friday. "Working with Obama for America, our highly organized Democratic Committee in Southampton Town was able to galvanize its members and …
Monday, November 21, 2011
Unofficial results of absentee ballot count confirm Christine Preston Scalera's win over Brad Bender in the town council race.
Republican Christine Preston Scalera of Water Mill has won a seat on the town board, holding onto her election night lead throughout the counting of absentee ballots. When regular ballots were counted on Nov. 8, Scalera was just 85 votes ahead of third place finisher Brad Bender, I-Northampton, leaving an opening for her victory to be overtaken in the four-way race for two seats. There were more than 800 absentee ballots yet to be counted, and, ultimately, the absentees bolstered Scalera's margin of victory. “It's been a long road," Scalera said Monday night. "I’m very pleased and I’m very honored to have the opportunity to be able to serve the residents.” “We wish Christine all the best,” Bender said, and Scalera had the same sentiment …
Friday, November 18, 2011
Neither town council candidate is ready to make concrete declarations on the outcome of the race.
Officials at the Suffolk County Board of Elections had finished counting absentee ballots from all Southampton election districts as of Modnay afternoon, though with roughly 110 contested ballots said still to be remaining, the fate of the Southampton Town Council election remains up in the air. Democratic Commissioner with the BOE, Anita Katz, said Monday afternoon that "99 percent" of those ballots which were originally challenged will be opened, as the party representing the trailing candidate will have no choice but to open ballots to try and gain votes. Lawyers for each party were whittling down the number of absentees around 2:30 p.m. Monday. When the polls closed on Nov. 8, Republican Christine Preston Scalera led Independence Party…
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Scalera holds 85-vote lead over Bender heading into absentee ballot count, with Bender 84 votes ahead of Hughes.
Absentee ballots that could determine the outcome of a still-undecided town board race won't be counted until at least Friday, according to Anita Katz, Democratic Commissioner with the Suffolk County Board of Elections. Nearly 1,200 Southampton Town absentees were sent out in total, with 829 arriving as of Tuesday, according to election officials. Katz said no more ballots had come in between Tuesday and Wednesday. The ballots will determine a three-way town board race for one open seat, as incumbent Democrat Bridget Fleming leads the pack and seems poised for re-election, nearly 500 votes ahead of second-place Christine Preston Scalera. Scalera, a Republican, currently holds an unofficial 85-vote lead over Independence candidate Brad …
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