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Thursday, October 26, 2023 ~ Volume 68 ~ Issue Number 47 ~ $1.00
Some Final Questions for Dave Calone By Matt Meduri With just a little less than two weeks left until the elections, we’re tying up every loose end of our election coverage. At the risk of sounding repetitive, the big-ticket race this year is that of the open-seat Suffolk County Executive, being vacated by term-limited Steve Bellone (D-West Babylon). No Republican has been elected Suffolk County Executive since Robert Gaffney (R) in 1999. Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R-Center Moriches) is competing for the spot with Dave Calone (D-Setauket), a former federal prosecutor and private equity financier.
Given Romaine’s credentials, long history in local government, decades-long popularity and name recognition, and twelve years supervising the largest and most complicated town in Suffolk County, The Messenger has already endorsed him for County Executive. But that doesn’t mean we still don’t have reasonable questions for Supervisor Romaine’s opponent. It’s more than just Romaine’s resume that makes him our pick, as well as that of Newsday, a critical endorsement that was unveiled earlier this week. There are several questions that should be asked of Dave Calone going into the final stretch of this election.
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Endorsement Alert Page 12 & 13 FULL STORIES ON:
The Messenger’s Crystal Ball Page 8
Heather Gallagher vs. Legislature Moves To Ban Disguised Vapes Anthony Piccirillo Page 15
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