The race for the mayor of the Village of Southampton is heating up and drawing a lot of attention from police unions. But Mr. Epleys son took a different position on their unwelcome tenant: Hes nasty, said the son, Zach Epley, himself a former political appointee. 2021 . MICHAEL HELLER, Newly-re-elected Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren, fifth from left, poses with family, friends and the members of his campaign following the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. Warren did very good things in his first term. MICHAEL HELLER, The scene at the Southampton Cultural Center Friday as Southampton Village residents vote in the village election. EHP Hospitality Group is now hiring for the 2023 summer season! The incumbents, Deputy Mayor Leonard Oppenheimer and trustee Gil Bruh, are running on the Residents Party line against challengers Domenico Calandrella and Afrim Pulatani, of the For a Better Hewlett Harbor Party. Copyright 2023 Newsday. Dozens of signs placed around town during his first term demanded his resignation. That was the June 18 election for Mayor of Southampton Village. Cuomo in response to the coronavirus pandemic. June 18: Southampton Village Election for Mayor and Two Trustees. 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. He says a political rivalry is the reason he's getting kicked out. Why are you still here? Mark Epley demanded, standing in the doorway. Jesse Warren, the political neophyte who became Southamptons youngest-ever mayor when he was narrowly elected in 2019 at age 36, acknowledged that he had overstayed his lease, which ended in October, and should not be in the apartment, where he has lived for about five years and resides with his girlfriend, Martyna Sokol. 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. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. In a landslide victory, Jesse Warren retained the mantle of mayor of Southampton Village on Friday, June 18, besting challenger Michael Irving by 460 votes. With absentee votes tabulated, Mr. Peter H. Tooker of Bridgehampton Dies February 26, Peter Joseph Deleski Jr. of Southampton Dies February 23. 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. General election for Mayor of Phoenix. Likely Long Islands most contentious mayoral race this year, Newsday noted. The face-off turned contentious after Warren was blasted by the PBA for appointing Hulbert Waldroup, a convicted criminal, to the village police reform committee. Mr. Warren is a registered Democrat and Mr. Epley, who owns a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, is a registered independent. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren, right, chatswith Isabelle Marino of Southamptonon Friday. And while the role of mayor is a nonpartisan position in Southampton, there are reasons the two mayors might not share warm feelings for one another. Your vote counts for more in Southampton! Budget Vote and Board of Education Election. Write to us at southamptonassociation@gmail.com if you would like assistance. Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Because we live here, Warren shot back. The drama began, by Mr. Warrens telling, in July. He was such a creep. May 18: The Southampton School District Budget and Board of Education. Mr. Warren ultimately purchased a home of his own, about a mile away, an approximately $1.3 million house on Potato Field Court. Sag Harbor and Southampton were among seven villages across the Twin Forks to have elections this week. The face-off turned contentious after Warren was blasted by the The election marked a shift in village politics, with spending from private outside groups on behalf of the candidates that included mailers from the Long Island Law Enforcement Foundation, the Suffolk Police Benevolent Associations Political Action Committee. No you dont. Rarely has an election campaign been held with such hatred by those who did not support Warren. You've read 4 of your 7 free articles this month. Voting is for (2) members of the Board of Education for (4) year terms and budget. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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MICHAEL HELLER, Election Inspectors look on as an election official retrieves the vote count from a voting machine during the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. COURTESY ANDREW PILARO, Jesse Warren is running for Southampton Village Mayor. Warren had said he was running on his record of addressing pollution in Lake Agawam and revitalizing the villages downtown. 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. All rights reserved. Jerry Larsen, once the East Hampton Village police chief, won the village's highest office in a three-way race with 453 votes, according to Rebecca Molinaro Hansen, the village administrator. Andrew Pilaro is running for Southampton Village Trustee. GREG WEHNER, Left to right: Mark Parash, Jesse Warren and Andrew Pilaro GREG WEHNER, Jesse Warren was elected to serve as Southampton Village Mayor on Friday night. It is not surprising you would have the former mayor and his family buying my house through an anonymous L.L.C., then proceeding to make a motion to evict me during a pandemic to force me from elected office, said Mr. Warren, who purchased a new home in Southampton in December and is preparing to move. First-term incumbent Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren defeated his predecessor, Michael Irving, by a vote of 1,064-604 on Friday in what was likely Long Islands most contentious mayoral race this year. Warren's opponent, former Mayor Michael Irving, has denounced the flyers. Beach Permit Registrar Births & Deaths Agendas & Minutes Public Hearings Senior Resources Report An Issue Latest News Stay up to date ADOPTED Comprehensive Plan 9.2022 Additional Info. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren has been elected for a In the Village of Sagaponack, incumbent Trustee William Barbour sought re-election unopposed and Carrie Thayer Crowley ran uncontested for the seat being vacated by Joy Sieger, whos the deputy mayor. The landlord and former mayor, Mark Epley, disputed the idea that political bad blood was to blame for the fight over the apartment. He lowered property taxes and submitted a budget with a surplus. mailers from the Long Island Law Enforcement Foundation. "Have a good clean fight and may the best person win," says Waldroup. He was 89. He presented as proof a checkbook entry of a rent check dated Jan. 14 and a certified mail receipt a day later. He had been challenged by Michael Irving, his predecessor as mayor who wanted the job back after losing to Warren. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. He's been trying to reign in overtime and other costs related to the village police department and that has rankled the PBA. Warren said he and his girlfriend have closed on a new place elsewhere in the village and he expects to be out for good sometime next month. General election. He says a political rivalry is the reason hes getting kicked out. Vera Chinese covers Suffolk County government and politics. 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. His efforts resulted in less algae pollution in Lake Agawam, something not accomplished in years. The Epleys denied this. An ugly election fight for mayor of one of the Hamptons' wealthiest communities is now embroiled in allegations of racism, as a powerful police union is using the image of a Black artist in. EHP Hospitality Group is now hiring for the 2023 summer season! He is just packed in squatting. 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Over the summer, Mr. Warren discovered the buyer behind the company was Mark Epley, who served as mayor of Southampton for 12 years before retiring in 2017. He said the Epleys are deliberately not cashing his check so they can claim hes a deadbeat. You dont have a lease you need to leave, said Epley. Results below. He is abusing the system, is what hes doing.. Candidate. "Our goal and first priority now is to bring everyone together regardless of how one voted while we focus on our universal platform of revitalizing our business district, investing in the environment, lowering property taxes and including all.". ZOE KAVA, An election official helps a young voter insert his ballot into the voting machine during the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. East Hampton Village has a new mayor and two new board members after the votes were tallied in the delayed village election on Tuesday. Tell us about it! GREG WEHNER, Left to Right: Andrew Pilaro, Jesse Warren and Mark Parash, Jesse Warren hugs Southampton Village Deputy Clerk Eileen Musarra after being declared the winner of the mayoral race on Friday. There are five propositions on Tuesday's ballot. And six incumbents ran uncontested re-election campaigns in three villages. Fortunately we are leaving soon. "Likely Long Island's most contentious mayoral race this year," Newsday noted. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren has been elected for a second term in offices. We've received your submission. Please log in or create an account to continue reading. 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. 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MICHAEL HELLER, Incumbent mayoral candidate Jesse Warren, at left, goes over the numbers from the voting machines with his attorney Lawrence Silverman, center, and attorney William Forero that were tabulated during the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. Mark Parash Peter H. Tooker of Bridgehampton Dies February 26, Peter Joseph Deleski Jr. of Southampton Dies February 23. At Seans Place Deli on Jobs Lane, slinging the egg sandwiches he is known for, the owner, Sean King, said he was sure politics, not real estate, was at the root of the dispute. He's been trying to reign in overtime and other costs related to the village police department and that has rankled the PBA. ZOE KAVA. SOUTHAMPTON, NY With mental health concerns escalating during the pandemic, the need for services is vital. He's also calling for an investigation by the district attorney into what he calls voting irregularities involving absentee ballots. Jay Schneiderman, the town supervisor, refused to comment on who he thought was in the right, citing a desire to preserve the peace. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, February 1, from 2-4 p.m., with a service at 4 p.m. at the Brockett . Warren got 1,064 votes and Irving got 604. In The Southampton Press, Zach Epley offered a different rationale for asking Mr. Warren to leave: Its about how nasty he was during the election and how he harassed our family, he said. The Epleys say Mr. Warren was required to leave the apartment by Jan. 15; Mr. Warren says his lease agreement gave him the right to stay even longer, until October. It is part of a politically motivated, multimillion-dollar real estate scheme to oust him from office over residency requirements, he says. We partnered with Hampton Health Society to get PPE and ventilators to healthcare workers. Warren was facing off against former village Mayor Michael Irving. This entire thing has been an effort to try and remove me from office and intimidate me and harass and simply thats their entire goal, Warren said. He oversaw the opening of the Southampton African American Museum on North Main Street. PBA for appointing Hulbert Waldroup, a convicted criminal, to the village Four candidates are running for two trustee seats that come with a two-year term. A police political action committee sent out anti-Warren flyers He got to work on the new sewer plan. Land Preservation and Housing Affordability: How Will They Co-exist? I was going door to door with my family, and he was following my family around with a video camera and walking into houses after me and trashing us out. Voters pick two out of the four candidates. He owns Tenet, a high-fashion shop he opened about a decade ago that sells things like $495 sneakers. We're happy you are enjoying our content. COURTESY JESSE WARREN, Joseph McLoughlin is running for Southampton Village Trustee. An earlier version of this story listed the wrong date. You've read 4 of your 7 free articles this month. You've read 3 of your 3 free articles this month. MICHAEL HELLER. Her current term ends on April 21, 2025. second term in offices. You've read 3 of your 3 free articles this month. Independent/Desire Keegan. Then as one of several personnel changes he made shortly after being elected, Mr. Warren replaced Zach Epley on the planning board, a position he had held for about a year. Paradise Valley is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and a suburb of Phoenix, the state's largest city.It is Arizona's wealthiest municipality. He has no excuse, no reason, Epley told The Post. As his communications director takes some video, newly-re-elected Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren gets a long hug from his girlfriend Martyna Sokol following the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. Warren told The Post his landlords are engaging in a Mafia style shakedown, and said he planned to file a police report. 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 when Mr. Warren demanded via his lawyer that it include a stipulation that the landlords never set foot on the property, among other requests, the Epleys rescinded the offer, the younger Mr. Epley said. Long Island voters in eight villages will elect trustees running in contested races and elect mayors who are also facing challengers in Southampton, Sag Harbor and Port Jefferson. Wording for the proposed budget: The $68,954,600 budget would represent a 1.81-percent, or $1,223,136, increase in spending over the current year's $67,731,464 budget. But in interviews, the Epleys said the situation at 81 David Whites Lane was nothing more than a shrewd real estate investment gummed up by an obdurate tenant. He created a new park on Moses Lane. The mayor of Southampton is a squatter, according to his landlord, who also happens to be a bitter political rival. Anyone can read what you share. William N. Robertson of Sagaponack died on January 23 in Southampton. Village of Southampton Heliport 87N update to Landing Fees Additional info. 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. Sag Harbor Village Trustee James Larocca unseated Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy by a 22-vote margin on Tuesday. Despite its relatively small area and population compared to other . (Error Code: 232011) The mayor of Southampton is a squatter, according to his landlord, who also happens to be a bitter political rival. "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. 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. As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses daily, we continue to work to keep the village safe and vibrant. MICHALE HELLER, A gallery of interested persons watches from outside the main room as 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. But, said Mr. Schneiderman, who would buy a house for $1.5 million just to kick someone out?. 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. Please subscribe to continue reading. 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