AdvanceTHE LONG ISLAND 149th Year, Issue 13 | NOVEMBER 7, 2019 | www.longislandadvance.net | $1.00 Bellone earns a third term Suffolk County executive Steve Bellone celebrated with fellow Democrats Tuesday after winning his third term in office. He defeated challenger comptroller John Kennedy with 55 percent of the vote. In his acceptance speech, Bellone called for bipartisan efforts to move the county forward. Democrats also kept control of the Legislature, even with the contested race in the 8th district. See story on page 3. ADV/Rohrbacker Town Republicans Women are sweep veterans, too Entire Brookhaven Town board his usual breakfast at the Moriches Bay Suffolk County forms first-ever Patchogue resident and Marine vet- Diner. eran StaceyAnn Castro-Tapler was re-elected for first four-year term “Thank you Brookhaven for this over- Women Veterans Advisory recruited by Berland (D) to help form See REPUBLICANS on page 3 Board the new board, after she couldn’t figure BY NICOLE FUENTES out why there was a lack of women BY NICOLE FUENTES veteran participation. Brookhaven Town Republicans celebrat- Castro-Tapler, who by day works ed yet another year of victory at the Stereo Hide no more. Women veterans final- closely with veterans at the Economic Garden in Patchogue late Tuesday night. ly have a voice at their own table—in Opportunity Council of Suffolk Inc., Later that evening, Suffolk County Repub- Suffolk County—with the latest install- said the answer was simple: women lican chairman Jesse Garcia announced the ment of the Women Veterans Advisory veterans will not self-identify as veter- winners. Board. ans, especially in front of an all-male All Brookhaven Town incumbents were “As chairwoman of the Legislature’s board. re-elected to their first four-year term after Veterans Committee, I work to ensure “The entire veteran organization has a referendum passed last year changing the that the voices of all of our veter- been built men-centric. Not that it’s a term from two years to four. ans are heard and their concerns are bad thing, but we have this demograph- “Let’s kick off this party with our home- addressed,” said Legis. Susan A. Ber- ic of women who aren’t getting the ser- town. An amazing sweep here in Brookha- land, explaining the reasoning behind vices they need,” she said, explaining ven,” Garcia said, announcing the big forming the new board. “I sponsored that women weren’t going to attend win. “With well over 60 percent, Edward this resolution to provide female veter- without their own board. “They are Romaine!” ans with a protected space to discuss tired of explaining and justifying their Supervisor Ed Romaine was re-elected issues that pertain to them. I look for- needs, as women.” to his fourth full term with a total of 51,155 ward to the great work this advisory Now, she is on a mission to help drag votes, making up just over 61 percent of the Supervisor Ed Romaine celebrates the town board will to do on behalf of Suffolk women veterans out from hiding. She vote, over his opponent William Ferraro III. Republicans’ wins; all incumbents were County’s female veterans.” See WOMEN’S ADVISORY on page 14 Earlier that day, Romaine started off with re-elected to their first four-year terms. East Patchogue Patchogue Village Street renamed Veterans Day for veteran Page 7 Page 6 WEEKLY PERIODICAL 2 THE LONG ISLAND ADVANCE - NOVEMBER 7, 2019 FALL OPPORTUNITIES MANHATTAN | BROOKLYN | QUEENS | LONG ISLAND | THE HAMPTONS | THE NORTH FORK | RIVERDALE | WESTCHESTER/PUTNAM | FLORIDA OPPORTUNITY, OPPORTUNITY, OPPORTUNITY! information, including, but not limited square to footage, room count, number of bedrooms Douglas© 2012 and Elliman the school Real district Estate. All material in property presented listings herein are deemed is intended reliable, for information but should purposes be verified only. While, by your own this attorney, information architect is believedor zoning expert. be to correct, it is represented subject errors, to omissions, changes or withdrawal without notice. 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The reason we ran is so that we can govern, make Brookhaven move forward, so we can fix the finances and get rid of the zombie homes, and do the things necessary to build a better town and the things that are right for the Town of Brookhaven.” The mostly Republican board was held with only one incumbent Democrat, Valerie Cartright, re-elected in a close race earlier in the night against Republican Tracy Kosciuk, who fell short by over 2,000 votes. Legis. Rudy Sunderman celebrates his win with friends and family at the Stereo Garden Also, as part of the town Republicans’ in Patchogue. almost-clean sweep, councilman Neil Foley ADV/Fuentes (District 5) was re-elected with just over 60 percent, with 48,624 votes, against Democrat vote, respectively.