Politics & Government

Week in Review: Election Results, Long Wharf Foul Play Ruled Out

Also this week: Southampton students take a 'challenge;' alleged car thieves busted.

Take a look back at Southampton's top stories for the past week, or catch the news you missed:

Politics

INCUMBENT SUPE PREVAILS: Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst waged by former suprvisor Linda Kabot in Tuesday's election, gathering 63 percent of the vote in the supervisor's race.

SECOND COUNCIL SEAT STILL UP FOR GRABS: In the four-person race for two town board seats, of nearly 500 votes over second-place Christine Preston Scalera. Scalera holds an unofficial 85-vote lead over Independence Party candidate Brad Bender, and Bender is 84 votes ahead of Bill Hughes. to determine who made the cut.

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VOTERS COMPLAIN AT THE POLLS: No, it wasn't the candidates that had some voters on Tuesday complaining, but rather . The new process requires voters to fill in a circle next to a candidates' name, similar to a standardized, scantron test many have taken. But many also haven't, leading to the complaints.

Schools

LONG ISLAND HEAD START TURNS 45: The preschool program, funded with federal dollars and intended to help families in need, celebrated its 45th birthday this year and to celebrate, .

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SOUTHAMPTON STUDENTS TAKE 'THE CHALLENGE:' Five students from Southampton High School a quiz show for high school students in the Tri-State area. Southampton matched up against Bellport.

Crime

COPS BUST DUO IN RELATION TO CAR BREAK-INS: in relation to a string of car thefts running from August through October. Police charged Jeison Portuguez, 18, and Alexander David Erraez-Leon, 21, in the incidents.

FOUL PLAY RULED OUT IN LONG WHARF DEATH: Suffolk County Police confirmed on Wednesday that to determine that the death of a last weekend was criminal.

SENTENCE REDUCED IN PUBLICK HOUSE MANSLAUGHTER CASE: A four-judge panel in a State Appellate court ruled last week to , who was found guilty in 2010 of second-degree manslaughter in the death of Andrew Reister, a bouncer at Southampton Publick House.


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