Friday, May 4, 2012
Saturday's full moon will be bigger and brighter than usual.
On Saturday, when you look up in the sky the moon will look like a so-called "super Moon," a bigger and brighter version of the regular full moon. The actual moon will be the same, it'll just look different according to NASA: The full Moon has a reputation for trouble. It raises high tides, it makes dogs howl, it wakes you up in the middle of the night with beams of moonlight stealing through drapes. If a moonbeam wakes you up on the night of May 5th, 2012, you might want to get out of bed and take a look. This May’s full Moon is a "super Moon,” as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full Moons of 2012. Scientists call this giant moon a "perigee moon" because the moon's oval shaped orbit takes it on a path around the earth that…
Friday, April 6, 2012
Meetups and events planned in the area for various candidates.
On April 24, the Republican primaries will be held in New York State and many local groups are starting to coalesce around their favorite candidate to go up against President Obama in the general election. According to www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island all have primary elections that day as well. New York has 95 delegates up for grabs, the most of any state voting on April 24. “With 95 delegates at stake, New York will play a decisive role in this year’s Republican Presidential nominating contest," state GOP chairman Ed Cox is quoted as saying by various sources in a statement released by the organization. Locally, Republicans are getting excited that the state is going to be so …
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 22, 2012
The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department or town police and does not indicate a conviction.
Miller Place Three men were arrested on March 11 in the parking lot of Friendly's Restaurant in Miller Place and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Bryan Day, 27, of Sound Beach, William Mackin, 34, of Ronkonkoma, and Michael Lorento, 33, of Ronkonkoma, were arrested for alleged illegal possession of prescription medication. Sound Beach Jennifer Jorgensen, 32, of Sound Beach, was convicted of second-degree manslaughter Monday and was acquitted of four other charges stemming from a 2008 crash, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota's office. The Sound Beach woman was acquitted of two counts of second-degree manslaughter, one count of operating a motor vehicle while under the combined …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Patch wants to know what you think.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
In local elections community issues are at the forefront of many people's minds. While the presidential races garner more top headlines, the local elections are closest to the day-to-day lives of the people in the towns and villages Patch covers. We asked some voters what their hot button issues were when they voted. On Tuesday morning, Bob Nathan said that he liked and respected Angie Carpenter but some of the things she did during her campaign made him vote for Steven Bellone. "When Carpenter attacked Bellone unjustly about his raising taxes (Babylon Town taxes are amongst the lowest on Long Island and the taxes she referred to were school taxes, which Bellone has no control over) that made me swing to Bellone," he said. "Unjust …
Incumbent keeps his seat, gaining 55% of the votes.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The votes are in and Steve Fiore-Rosenfeld beat Ed Munoz in the race for Brookhaven's first council district, 6,986 to 5,645. The incumbent garnered 55 percent of the votes. At his headquarters in Stony Brook, Munoz conceded the election at about 11 p.m. to a crowd of supporters. "It's been an incredible run," he said. Munoz, a retired NYC police officer, said he campaigned for a year and a half and knocked on 8,000 doors. "I'm a fighter and I'm coming back," he said to applause. Borrowing a phrase, he said "people want change." "Not that bad yet," Munoz joked. "But we'll get them." He called it a "shame" that only 25 percent of those eligible came out vote. "It should be 95 percent," he said. "We have 47,000 registered voters in district …
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Kara Hahn defeats Anthony Moncayo with more than 57 percent of the vote.
Democratic candidate Kara Hahn has defeated Republican candidate Anthony Moncayo in the race for the Suffolk County Legislature's fifth district seat with 57.51 percent of the vote, or a tally of 7,464 to 5,511. Hahn will succeed Legis. Vivian Viloria-Fisher, D-Setauket, who could not run again due to term limits. Hahn, formerly the chief of staff to current Viloria-Fisher, D-Setauket, is the immediate past president of the Civic Association of the Setaukets and Stony Brook. She currently works as aide to Presiding Officer Bill Lindsay, D-Holbrook, who was re-elected Tuesday night. Moncayo has 30 years of military service to his name, and has also served nearly 20 years in the county and state court systems, including 15 years as an …
Mark Lesko will serve a second full term as Brookhaven supervisor.
Incumbent Democratic supervisor Mark Lesko claimed victory Tuesday night after receiving 58.57 percent of the vote with 287 of 294 election districts reporting. Unofficial results yielded a tally of 38,409 votes for Lesko, and 27,151 votes for Republican challenger Cecile Forte. Lesko ran on the Democratic, Working Families, and Independence party lines. He was first elected to the post in a special March 2009 election, and won the regular election in November of that year. Newsday endorsed Lesko, a former federal prosecutor, in this race. He is a resident of East Setauket. Earlier in the day on Tuesday, Lesko said he was "pretty comfortable" with the way his campaign had taken shape. "As an incumbent the campaign is always going to be …
Democratic supervisor from Babylon will take over the top office in Suffolk County.
Democrat Steve Bellone has won the Suffolk County Executive job, beating Republican Angie Carpenter with 56 percent of the vote in Tuesday's election. Standing at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 25 in Hauppauge, Bellone touched on a theme of togetherness in his victory speech. He was joined by family, friends and future Democratic colleagues in the Suffolk Legislature. The 42-year-old Babylon supervisor said he planned to work with Suffolk county residents, with the Suffolk County Legislature and with Carpenter, the sitting Suffolk County treasurer. “I am confident we will overcome the challenges we face, and do it together. I am thrilled that the voters of Suffolk County returned [Presiding Officer] Bill Lindsey …
Many polling places report a steady stream of voters have turned out.
Despite the fact that this year's elections are all local affairs, around Port Jefferson, voter turnout has been quite steady in many places and exceeded expectations in others, according to coordinators at various polling places. “The day went quick,” said Annemarie Slocum, a voting coordinator at the Norwood Avenue Elementary School in Port Jefferson Station. “The traffic is nothing like a presidential race but better than the primaries.” Slocum said that the word to describe the voter traffic was “steady.” That sentiment was repeated in polling place after polling place around the area. “It’s been constant,” said Bob Strong, who was at the polling place in Village Hall in Port Jefferson. Strong, who is a former mayor of the village said…
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