MICHAEL HELLER, Mark Parash congratulates opponent Roy Stevenson on his victory in the race for village board following the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. But in its broad strokes, it is easy to hear the echo of a deeply divided national moment in which some seem committed to their own versions of reality, and each side is convinced that the other is acting only out of political self-interest. The landlord and former mayor, Mark Epley, disputed the idea that political bad blood was to blame for the fight over the apartment. After promising in July they would leave Warren alone and calling his fears of eviction paranoid and ridiculous The Epleys changed their mind after Zach lost an election to a choice seat on the Village Board in September to candidates backed by Warren. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren, right, chatswith Isabelle Marino of Southamptonon Friday. The race for the mayor of the Village of Southampton is heating up and drawing a lot of attention from police unions. Privacy Policy |Terms of service |Subscription terms |Your ad choices |Cookie Settings |California Privacy Rights |About Us |Contact Newsday |Reprints & permissions |Advertise with Newsday |Help. Mayor Jesse Warren is seeking re-election. Warren was one of two East End village mayors up for e-election this week. "We are honored that the community came out in record numbers to show support, which demonstrates the power of positivity," Warren said in a statement. The mayor of Southampton is a squatter, according to his landlord, who also happens to be a bitter political rival. He's been trying to reign in overtime and other costs related to the village police department and that has rankled the PBA. He was such a creep. Copyright 2023 Newsday. William Hattrick Jr., the mayor of the village of Southampton from 1985 to 1989 and a village trustee for the four years after that, is entering the political fray once again. Mr. Warren, who was educated at Brown University and lived in Manhattans West Village after college, first entered the Southampton scene as a retail merchant, catering to the summer hordes. He got to work on the new sewer plan. Source: NY Post The next, it's Paul McCartney. He proposed an initiative which became a law, requiring unoccupied stores to have artwork in the windows. You've read 3 of your 3 free articles this month. He presented as proof a checkbook entry of a rent check dated Jan. 14 and a certified mail receipt a day later. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. Thanks for contacting us. "I am proud of the race the SV-21 team ran, and strongly believe in our vision for the village. When we took office, we inherited a Village that had deteriorated under the previous administration, with record vacancies and the most polluted lakes in the State of New York. Mr. Warrens 45-vote squeaker victory unseated the incumbent mayor, Michael Irving, who had succeeded Mr. Epley and who was his favored candidate. Fortunately we are leaving soon. He created a new park on Moses Lane. But while he equivocates as to whether he has technically been squatting, Mr. Warren is insistent about one thing: The situation is not his fault. In October 2019 Mark Epley warned Warren in a voicemail message that it was game on.. As his lease came to a close in the fall, the Epleys said they initially offered Mr. Warren a yearlong extension. For those who are not able to be in the area for any of the votes, you can easily apply for an Absentee Ballot Application. I have spoken to Mayor Warren to congratulate him on his hard-fought victory and offered to help in any way that I can.". Village of Southampton Heliport 87N update to Landing Fees Additional info. Back in 2005, Waldroup pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, admitting that he acted as security for an escort service. Irving, Parash, And Pilaro Form SV-21 Party And Ticket For Southampton Village Board 4 Photos Kitty Merrill on Apr 13, 2021 It's a new political party, but the members of the "SV-21" ticket that. Voters in Southampton Village will head to the Southampton Cultural Center to cast their ballots in the hotly contested mayoral and Village Board races on Friday, June 18. After responding to questions for this article, he texted a reporter a picture of a moving van outside the house. Whether Mr. Warren is technically squatting is a matter of debate. Results of the uncontested races are pending confirmation. MICHAEL HELLER, Mayoral candidate Michael Irving gets a handshake from a supporter in spite of his loss following the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. Andrew Pilaro is running for Southampton Village Trustee. The mayor did not deny making those requests. In just two years, weve turned Southampton Village around. The mayor of Southampton Village on Long Island has been sued for age and gender discrimination. A village employee claims Mayor Jesse Warren created a hostile work environment. Incumbent trustees and Irving allies Mark Parash and Andrew Pilaro were unseated by challengers Robin Brown and Roy Stevenson, who ran on a ticket with Warren. Waldroup isn't even on the ballot but has become a key figure in the contentious mayoral race. Though the village swells to over 55,000 glamorous residents in the summer, its year-round population of about 3,000 is mostly middle class. Hes somewhere between a squatter and a holdover, Mr. DeCorpo said. UPDATE: Jesse Warren Wins Southampton Village Mayoral Race 11 Photos on Jun 19, 2019 UPDATE: June 21, 11:15 p.m. Jesse Warren was elected to the Southampton Village Mayor seat on Friday. Zach Epley, 33, says his family served their tenant,. With absentee votes tabulated,. Hattrick, 75,. Because we live here, Warren shot back. Despite its relatively small area and population compared to other . They absolutely knew, Mr. Warren said.). MICHAEL HELLER, The scene at the Southampton Cultural Center Friday as Southampton Village residents vote in the village election. UPDATE: June 21, 11:15 p.m. Jesse Warren was elected to the Southampton Village Mayor seat on Friday night after garnering 450 votesincumbent Mayor Michael Irving collected 405 votes. He has not paid any rent since December 7th. Robin Brown Enters Race For Southampton Village Trustee - 27 East By Bill SuttonThe field for the upcoming Southampton Village Board election in June got a little wider this week when. Warren beat Irving by 460 votes following a campaign that featured mailers from the Long Island Law Enforcement Foundation, the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Associations super PAC, attacking Warren, who made taking on police spending a hallmark of his administration. We didnt let the pandemic stop our progress: we produced some of the best COVID-19 testing numbers in the country, issued the first mask mandate in New York State, provided our community members and hospital workers with an ample supply of ventilators, viral testing, and PPE, and ensured that all seniors wanting a vaccine received one. In a recent election, only 876 people voted The Mayor won by 168 votes Can I vote in Southampton if I spend time in another town? For this reason, the mayor said, he was slow to find a new place to live. It all came to a head when Warren appointed local businessman Hulbert Waldroup to a 20-person panel looking into potential police reforms. HIRING 6 BENEFIT REPS-WORK REMOTE W/TRAINING, our Hamptons Insider newsletters delivered direct to you, Band Applications Available! Budget Vote and Board of Education Election. "I am honored to have received such amazing support from the residents of this village, but in the end we came up short," Irving said in a statement. General election for Mayor of Phoenix. Sag Harbor and Southampton were among seven villages across the Twin Forks to have elections this week. Even by the thorny standards of small town entanglements, the saga is uncommonly messy, rife with conflicting claims and mired in years of provincial squabbling. The Epleys and Warren have a long history of bad blood, stemming from Warrens election as mayor in June 2019 when he unseated incumbent Michael Irving a close Epley ally. MICHAEL HELLER, The vote count from each of the voting machines is tabulated during the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. Things escalated after Warren tossed Zach Epley off the village planning board. Of the remaining five uncontested East End village races, two feature fresh faces, while the other three are incumbents running uncontested. COURTESY JESSE WARREN, Joseph McLoughlin is running for Southampton Village Trustee. Keep up with all the latest from Eastern LI. The family said Warrens conduct during the race forced their decision. Alina sits down with Jesse Warren, mayor of Southampton Village, who recently won a second term Alina Cho Jul 28, 2022 The great thing about walking around the Hamptons is you never know who you'll run into. One day, it's Bill Clinton. They include Quogue village trustees Randy Cardo and Ted Necarsulmer, Westhampton Beach village trustees Rob Rubio and Brian Tymann and West Hampton Dunes village trustees Gary Trimarchi and John J. Efff Jr. Four candidates are running for two trustee seats that come with a two-year term. We're happy you are enjoying our content. And six incumbents ran uncontested re-election campaigns in three villages. The purchase of the building where Mr. Warren lives was not part of a grand plot to oust a rival, but was what Mark Epley described as estate planning a row of future homes for his 11 grandchildren, the oldest of whom is in elementary school. But he said he had been stuck at his current address because the new place was a fixer-upper and uninhabitable while undergoing renovations for mold. But Mr. Epleys son took a different position on their unwelcome tenant: Hes nasty, said the son, Zach Epley, himself a former political appointee. I hope to have two more years to help continue to serve the village, he said. It's been a decade since Phoenix home to more than 150,000 people who identified themselves as Black in the 2020 U.S. Census has had a Black council member. The village PBA president issued a statement saying, "The decision by Mayor Warren to appoint an anti-cop crusader and convicted criminal to the police reform committee is not immune to public scrutiny.". The biggest news, politics and crime stories in Suffolk County, in your inbox every Friday at noon. You've read 3 of your 3 free articles this month. All rights reserved. Sag Harbor Trustees Aidan Corish and Robert Plumb fended off a challenge from Bayard Fenwick in that race. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren has been elected for a second term in offices. Incumbent Kate Gallego defeated Merissa Hamilton, Tim Seay, Joshua Carmona, and Juan Schoville in the general election for Mayor of Phoenix on November 3, 2020. The PBA is criticizing Warren for choosing Waldroup to be on the panel. Zach Epley has accused the mayor of surveilling him from a car as he went door-to-door campaigning, which Mr. Warren denies. Zach Epley maintains no check was received. She assumed office on March 21, 2019. Warren, who is 38 and owns two boutiques in the village, was a newcomer to village politics when he was elected in 2019. Irving, who had said he ran again because he has strong family ties to the community and that he has a track record of working with all members of government, congratulated his opponent Friday night. That was the June 18 election for Mayor of Southampton Village. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. "Likely Long Island's most contentious mayoral race this year," Newsday noted. Write to us at southamptonassociation@gmail.com if you would like assistance. Mark Parash Peter H. Tooker of Bridgehampton Dies February 26, Peter Joseph Deleski Jr. of Southampton Dies February 23. We're happy you are enjoying our content. Yes, but you can only vote in one location. Land Preservation and Housing Affordability: How Will They Co-exist? Candidate. Southampton Village Mr. Irving is a candidate for mayor and Mr. Parash and Mr. Pilaro are candidates for trustees in Friday's Southampton Village election Ed. MICHAEL HELLER. Sag Harbor Trustees Aidan Corish and Robert Plumb fended off a challenge from Bayard Fenwick in that race. The. Warren has long insisted the Epleys bought his home in order to kick him out and make him a non-resident of the village, which would make him ineligible to run for office there. In this second term, I believe he will complete the rebuilding of the home of former slave Pyrrhus Concer as a museum, and cause a replica of a colonial windmill to grace downtown. He is just packed in squatting. You dont have a lease you need to leave, said Epley. "Have a good clean fight and may the best person win," says Waldroup. 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