Updated 10:00 am Nov. 18
see report on Voting Problems in Brooklyn and Southampton following this summary
Here are some election results from Long Island and New York State prepared by WPKN's East End News Team:
About 40% of eligible voters went to the polls yesterday according to the Suffolk County Board of Elections.
Republicans
targeted Democrat Tim Bishop, the 4 term 1st Congressional District
Representative in their campaign to take over the House. Republican
businessman Randy Altschuler led Mr. Bishop by 383 votes with all election districts reporting after the Board of Elections revised their count following election day. A total recount has been requested by the Bishop Campaign - to be settled in court.
Absentee ballots were not counted as of Nov. 18. Mr. Bishop has not claimed victory and Mr. Altschuler has not conceded as of 9am on Wednesday Nov. 3.
Employment
was an issue in the campaign with the Republican claiming he had
created many jobs for Long Islanders while Democrat Bishop said
Altschuler had outsourced jobs to India and elsewhere. Altschuler
criticized Bishop for supporting Obama's health care reform and stimulus
packages.
Voters in the 2nd C.D. gave long time Representative Steve Israel,
a Democrat, a 55% to 43% lead over Republican John Gomez.
Conservative Republican 3rd C.D. candidate Peter King, a multi term Congressman was re-elected by a wide margin.
In the governor's race, Andrew Cuomo easily beat Carl Palladino
with Democrat Cuomo receiving 57% of the vote to Republican Paladino's 38% with almost all votes counted.
Green
Party Howie Hawkins received less than 1% of the vote trailing Jimmy
McMillan of the "Rent is 2 Damn High party" with 1.25%. However the Greens received enough votes to maintain their position on future ballots.
Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer
and Kirsten Gillibrand
were returned to the Senate. Ms. Gillibrand was elected to fill
the un-expired term vacated by now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
In the state assembly on long island voters returned long time
1st District State Sen. Ken Lavalle, a Republican
to Albany defeating Democrat challenger Jennifer Maertz.
In the 3rd District Republican Lee Zeldin defeated Democrat Brian Foley.
58% to 42% with 97% of votes counted.
Long
time State Assemblyman Fred Thiele running on the Democrat, Working
Families and Independence lines defeated Republican Richard Blumenthal
by a wide margin to represent the 2nd Assembly district.
Democrat Marc Alessi and Republican Daniel Losquadro were in a tight race to represent the 1st Assembly district.
This summary of the vote on eastern Long Island was from Unofficial results provided by the Suffolk County Board of
Elections.
Here are some election results from Long Island and New York State:
About 40% of eligible voters went to the polls yesterday according to the Suffolk County Board of Elections.
Republicans
targeted Democrat Tim Bishop, the 4 term 1st Congressional District
Representative in their campaign to take over the House. But Republican
businessman Randy Altschuler
trailed Mr. Bishop by about 49% to Mr. Bishop's 51% of the votes with all
election districts reporting. Absentee ballots were not included in the unofficial results.
Employment
was an issue in the campaign with the Republican claiming he had
created many jobs for Long Islanders while Democrat Bishop said
Altschuler had outsourced jobs to India and elsewhere. Altschuler
criticized Bishop for supporting Obama's health care reform and stimulus
packages.
Voters in the 2nd C.D. gave long time Representative Steve Israel,
a Democrat, a 55% to 43% lead over Republican John Gomez.
Conservative Republican 3rd C.D. candidate Peter King, a multi term Congressman was re-elected by a wide margin.
In the governor's race, Andrew Cuomo easily beat Carl Palladino
with Democrat Cuomo receiving 57% of the vote to Republican Paladino's 38% with almost all votes counted.
Green
Party Howie Hawkins received less than 1% of the vote trailing Jimmy
McMillan of the "Rent is 2 Damn High party" with 1.25%.
Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer
and Kirsten Gillibrand
were returned to the Senate. Ms. Gillibrand was elected to fill
the un-expired term vacated by now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
In the state assembly on long island voters returned long time
1st District State Sen. Ken Lavalle, a Republican
to Albany defeating Democrat challenger Jennifer Maertz.
In the 3rd District Republican Lee Zeldin defeated Democrat Brian Foley.
58% to 42% with 97% of votes counted.
Long
time State Assemblyman Fred Thiele running on the Democrat, Working
Families and Independence lines defeated Republican Richard Blumenthal
by a wide margin to represent the 2nd Assembly district.
Democrat Marc Alessi and Republican Daniel Losquadro were in a tight race to represent the 1st Assembly district.
This summary of the vote on eastern Long Island was from Unofficial results provided by the Suffolk County Board of
Elections.
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Voting Problems in Park Slope were reported in the NY Daily News and
the same problem - machines not working were observed here in
Southampton.
from NY Daily News
* "Just voted (by emergency ballot) at PS282
in Park Slope. Scanning machines are not working and they have no ETA
when they will. There is technician working on the machine but in the
meantime everyone is voting by emergency ballot. According to the poll
workers, an "initial report" was not run on the machines, and that is
the hold up.... but I observed the
technician dealing with several (what I assume were test) ballots that
were getting jammed in the machine and heard him make the comment to a
poll worker "I don't know what to do."
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October 30, at 7 PM, Dr. Danielle Ofri will talk about "Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients:
On October 30, at 7 PM, Dr. Danielle Ofri will talk about her most recent book, Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients(Beacon Press, 2011) at the Unitarian Universalist meetinghouse at 977 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (junction of Scuttle Hole Road). Her book, which has garnered wide critical praise for its candor and compassion, offers compelling and sometimes humorous stories of how she and her patients struggle with their medical problems and the difficulty both have in coming to terms with the cultural and language differences of a largely immigrant, poor, population, many of whom have braved language barriers, religious and racial divides and the emotional difficulties of exile. Without judgment or condescension, Dr. Ofri’s book sheds light on how one doctor comes to terms with her own emotions in treating a complex patient population and puts a human face on the challenges facing immigrants and their caregivers navigating the U.S. healthcare system.
Dr. Ofri has been an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital , the oldest public hospital in the nation, for two decades. She is also Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine and editor-in-chief of the Bellevue Literary Review. Her writings have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet, and on CNN.com and National Public Radio. An earlier book Incidental Findings:Lessons from My Patients in the Art of Medicineoffers stories from the life of a newly minted doctor as she faces some of the hard questions and realities in applying the Hippocratic oath.
This event is co-sponsored by Neighbors in Support of Immigrants and the Social Justice Committee of the UUCSF. There is no charge for the program. Apple cider and donuts for a contribution, with all proceeds for providing meals for day laborers at North Sea Rd and CR 39 and in East Hampton.
October 23: The CAPOTE Black & White HIKE
Canio's Cultural Cafe & FRIENDS of the LONG POND GREENBELT
present
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October 9: Caroline Doctorow & Mick Hargreaves in Concert for WPKN
WPKN presents Caroline Doctorow and the Steamrollers
with a solo appearance by Mick Hargreaves
Saturday, October 9 at 8pm
Jeff’s Kitchen at the Hayground School
151 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton.
A benefit for listener-supported WPKN Radio
Tickets $25 at the door.
Reserve at rootsmusicfest@gmail.com
or call 631-259-2482
Caroline Doctorow:
With a soft and mesmerizing voice Caroline Doctorow (http://www.carolinedoctorow.com/)
has established herself as a leading force on the folk music scene as
she gains momentum with each new album she releases. Her voice has been
called wondrous and velveteen. Her albums appear regularly on the top of
the folk music radio airplay charts. She regularly tours with her band "The Steamrollers" comprised of Gary Oleyar, Andrew Carillo and Mick Hargreaves.
Mick Hargreaves:
Mick Hargreaves (www.mickhargreaves.com) is a busy singer-songwriter and in-demand session bassist whose 2009 single release is "Bridget" backed with "Can't Keep Track of You Blues"
Caroline and Mick are heard every first Saturday of the month at 7pm on the Song Trails Radio Hour (http://thesongtrailsradiohour.blogspot.com) on WPKN Radio. They feature roots-based artists and highlight local Long Island musicians.
Listener Supported WPKN at 89.5 FM
has been described as a station whose importance is out of proportion to its small signal in our area. WPKN serves most of Suffolk County and streaming at www.wpkn.org, the rest of the globe, with a diverse selection of musical genres (Jazz, Blues, Folk, Rock, Classics, Reggae and more) and public affairs programs (East End Ink, Tidings from Hazel Kahan, Between The Lines, Free Speech Radio News). The station is almost completely funded by listener contributions and takes no corporate advertising or underwriting.
Letter to Southampton Press: Cigarette Tax Is Destructive and Will Not Work
September 18, 2010
Dear Editor:
At this writing the proposed New York state tax on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations to non-Indians is tied up in the courts. What would happen if most of the population of Southampton should lose their jobs? Would that warrant headlines and marching in the streets? This is the prospective faced by a large portion of the118 residents of the Shinnecock and Poospatuck reservations on Long Island.
NY State has a 9 billion deficit, A re-instatement of the stock transfer tax - New York State presently collects a very small tax on each stock transfer, but then rebates the tax, now in excess of $16 billion annually - or an increase in the tax on incomes of $250k or greater would bring in more that the $200 million that might be collected by taxing cigarettes sold on reservations.
But whether any sales will be made on the reservations without the price advantage now
enjoyed by Native smoke shops is questionable.
The real reason for the legislation which has been proposed for years is to reward the convenience store supporters of the powers in Albany. This can only bring more poverty and its resultant increase in drugs and crime to our area.
I looked for news about this impending disaster in the local media and found none.
Two weeks ago New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a friend of a large player in upstate convenience stores, recalling the days when states paid for Indian scalps, told a radio host that he had advised the Governor to
"get yourself a cowboy hat and a shotgun. If there’s ever a great video, it’s you standing in the middle of the New York State Thruway saying, you know, ‘Read my lips – the law of the land is this, and we’re going to enforce the law."
Apparently racist speech directed at our native neighbors is acceptable. Not a word about this was in the downstate papers. Where is the outrage?
Anthony Ernst
Dear Editor:
At this writing the proposed New York state tax on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations to non-Indians is tied up in the courts. What would happen if most of the population of Southampton should lose their jobs? Would that warrant headlines and marching in the streets? This is the prospective faced by a large portion of the118 residents of the Shinnecock and Poospatuck reservations on Long Island.
NY State has a 9 billion deficit, A re-instatement of the stock transfer tax - New York State presently collects a very small tax on each stock transfer, but then rebates the tax, now in excess of $16 billion annually - or an increase in the tax on incomes of $250k or greater would bring in more that the $200 million that might be collected by taxing cigarettes sold on reservations.
But whether any sales will be made on the reservations without the price advantage now
enjoyed by Native smoke shops is questionable.
The real reason for the legislation which has been proposed for years is to reward the convenience store supporters of the powers in Albany. This can only bring more poverty and its resultant increase in drugs and crime to our area.
I looked for news about this impending disaster in the local media and found none.
Two weeks ago New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a friend of a large player in upstate convenience stores, recalling the days when states paid for Indian scalps, told a radio host that he had advised the Governor to
"get yourself a cowboy hat and a shotgun. If there’s ever a great video, it’s you standing in the middle of the New York State Thruway saying, you know, ‘Read my lips – the law of the land is this, and we’re going to enforce the law."
Apparently racist speech directed at our native neighbors is acceptable. Not a word about this was in the downstate papers. Where is the outrage?
Anthony Ernst
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