An incumbent was defeated, two new trustees were sworn in and a Greenport native following in his father's footsteps was elected mayor in this year's Greenport
Village Board race.
But in other suburbs — including Buffalo Grove and Schaumburg —
village board races have been relatively quiet, with incumbents facing no opposition on the April 17 ballot.
Not exact matches
Monday was the last day for candidates to file nominating petitions for the April 13 election, which will feature
races for various
village positions as well as contests for school
boards, park district
boards and library
boards.
Odd numbered years in New York mean local
races, from the mayor of New York City on down to the
village board of trustees.
The July filing with the state Campaign Finance
Board revealed that state Assemblywoman Barbara Clark (D - Queens
Village) and state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D - Jamaica) will be facing competition during this fall's primary from upstart Democrats Clyde Vanel and Lynn Nunes, respectively, who challenged other longtime incumbents in last year's City Council
races.
Rockland County Democratic
Board of Elections Commissioner Kristen Stavisky says
Village of Suffern Mayor Dagan LaCorte was removed last week from the ballot in the
race for Rockland County executive.
Gipson, a former Rhinebeck
Village Board member, first was elected to the Senate two years ago in a three - way
race against 20 - year incumbent Steve Saland, R - Poughkeepsie, and Republican Neil DiCarlo of Putnam County, who ran on the Conservative line.
She supported him again two years later when he won the mayoral
race but now says the
village board needs more transparency.