September and October were devoted to showcasing the candidates in our upcoming local elections. At out September meeting, we welcomed candidates for County Legislature, Town Trustees and Town Justice.
County Legislature candidates on hand were incumbent, Jay Schneiderman, and his challenger, Cornelius Kelly. They addressed the large crowd on hand and responded to questions from the audience. Additionally, current trustees seeking re-election, Ed Warner, Bill Pell, Eric Schulz and Fred Havemeyer were present with challengers, Scott Horowitz and Janet Beck. Southampton Town Justice Ed Burke, running unopposed, handled the duties of swearing in our current HB Civic Association officers for another year.
Our October meeting brought in an even larger crowd to hear what our candidates for Town Supervisor and Town board had to say. Incumbent Supervisor, Anna Throne-Holst, shared the podium with write-in candidate Linda Kabot. Both made brief statements and responded to some questions.
Town Board candidates, Bill Hughes, Christine Scalera, Brad Bender and current incumbent, Bridget Fleming, were next on the program discussing the various issues facing Southampton Town and their various approached to handling them.
Southampton Town Tax Assessor, Theresa Kiernan, made a brief statement as well as Suffolk County Executive candidate Angie Carpenter.
Both meeting were well attended.