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Thursday, January 8, 2026 ~ Volume 138 ~ Issue Number 8 ~ $1.00
GOP’s ‘Picc’ for P.O. Anthony Piccirillo Named 21st Presiding Officer By Matt Meduri Monday, January 5, saw the annual reorganization meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature. In addition to adopting the rules and schedules for the year, three new Legislators took their seats at the horseshoe, while Republicans elected a new Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer. Due to former Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey’s (R-Lindenhurst) term limits, not only was his seat open, but the Legislature needed a new leader. Hauppauge’s auditorium was standing room-only to welcome the twenty-first Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, Legislator Anthony Piccirillo (R-Holtsville). Continued on page 4
Presiding Officer Anthony Piccirillo (R-Holtsville) is sworn in on Monday in Hauppauge (Credit - Matt Meduri)
Wehrheim Begins Third Term By Matt Meduri Smithtown Town Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R-Kings Park) was sworn in for a third term on Tuesday afternoon, marking another four-year stint at Town Hall that includes an ongoing and ambitious overhaul of the Town’s assets and facilities. Wehrheim was re-elected in November, taking 58.60% of the vote to Rosemary Griffin’s (D-Kings Park) 33.26%. According to the Suffolk County Board of Elections, 1,706 write-in ballots were cast, making up 8.14% of the town-wide vote. Griffin had suspended her campaign in July, citing “personal reasons”, according to Smithtown Democratic Committee Chair Phyllis Hart. The committee formed a write-in alliance with term-limited Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga).
Supervisor Wehrheim (right) sworn in for a third term by Clerk McCarthy (left) (Credit - Town of Smithtown)
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