Charlene Kagel . Incumbent Rita Di Lucia is running with newcomer John Dileo Jr. Another incumbent, John Popeleski, is running with Vincent Costa, a newcomer as well. 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. He oversaw the opening of the Southampton African American Museum on North Main Street. Sag Harbor Village Trustee James Larocca unseated Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy by a 22-vote margin on Tuesday. 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. A police political action committee sent out anti-Warren flyers We established a COVID-19 testing site through our partnership with Hampton Health Society. He has no excuse, no reason, Epley told The Post. Sag Harbor Trustees Aidan Corish and Robert Plumb fended off a challenge from Bayard Fenwick in that race. He says a political rivalry is the reason hes getting kicked out. There have been ugly Facebook posts, angry phone calls and a video the mayor filmed last month of the Epleys entering the apartment and demanding his exit. Despite its relatively small area and population compared to other . Please subscribe to continue reading. 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. The town is known for its luxury golf courses, shopping, expensive real estate, and restaurant scene. He got to work on the new sewer plan. Southampton Village, NY | Official Website Government Services Community How Do I. In August, the Southampton Village Police Benevolent Association issued a vote of no-confidence, in part because it was upset about his support of Black Lives Matter, and called for the mayors removal as police commissioner. The mayor of Southampton is a squatter, according to his landlord, who also happens to be a bitter political rival. The Epleys denied this. Mr. Warren is a registered Democrat and Mr. Epley, who owns a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, is a registered independent. Warren told The Post his landlords are engaging in a Mafia style shakedown, and said he planned to file a police report. Mark Parash Peter H. Tooker of Bridgehampton Dies February 26, Peter Joseph Deleski Jr. of Southampton Dies February 23. In just two years, weve turned Southampton Village around. He is just packed in squatting. Why are you still here? Mark Epley demanded, standing in the doorway. The race for the mayor of the Village of Southampton is heating up and drawing a lot of attention from police unions. Vera Chinese covers Suffolk County government and politics. Zach Epley, who ran unsuccessfully for a seat on Southamptons board of trustees, is the son of the former mayor. COURTESY JESSE WARREN, Joseph McLoughlin is running for Southampton Village Trustee. second term in offices. June 18: Southampton Village Election for Mayor and Two Trustees. Hes somewhere between a squatter and a holdover, Mr. DeCorpo said. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. 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. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren won a second two-year term Friday following a heated rematch against the predecessor he unseated two years ago, Michael Irving. We're happy you are enjoying our content. One day, it's Bill Clinton. With the Epleys strong objection to his presence, plus a formal request that he vacate, he turns into a squatter, Mr. DeCorpo said. Village of Southampton Heliport 87N update to Landing Fees Additional info. "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.". That was the June 18 election for Mayor of Southampton Village. But Mr. Epleys son took a different position on their unwelcome tenant: Hes nasty, said the son, Zach Epley, himself a former political appointee. Mayoral elections in Phoenix are nonpartisan. He refused however, to pick a side: Theyre both customers., Is the Mayor of an Exclusive Hamptons Enclave a Squatter? 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. That was when he discovered that the taupe stucco home at 81 David Whites Lane had been purchased for $1.5 million by a limited liability company: 81DW L.L.C. 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. This time he won in a landslide by nearly 500. You dont have a lease you need to leave, said Epley. 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. 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. He presented as proof a checkbook entry of a rent check dated Jan. 14 and a certified mail receipt a day later. An earlier version of this story listed the wrong date. 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. Sag Harbor Village Trustee James Larocca unseated Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy by a 22-vote margin on Tuesday. 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? Warren was one of two East End village mayors up for e-election this week. He says a political rivalry is the reason he's getting kicked out. They absolutely knew, Mr. Warren said.). She assumed office on March 21, 2019. He created an online way to report environmental damage. Please log in or create an account to continue reading. But as of Wednesday, he was still in the apartment, his belongings packed into boxes. He had been challenged by Michael Irving, his predecessor as mayor who wanted the job back after losing to Warren. There are five propositions on Tuesday's ballot. Warren was one of two East End village mayors up for e-election this week. 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. Sag Harbor Trustees Aidan Corish and Robert Plumb fended off a challenge from Bayard Fenwick in that race. 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. We partnered with Hampton Health Society to get PPE and ventilators to healthcare workers. More Letters Blockade Is. We're happy you are enjoying our content. The police department openly criticized him. 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. For this reason, the mayor said, he was slow to find a new place to live. And six incumbents ran uncontested re-election campaigns in three villages. 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. We cant leave soon enough.. Four candidates are running for two trustee seats that come with a two-year term. First-term incumbent trustees Mark Parash and Andrew Pilaro, who had aligned with Irving, received 715 and 611 votes, respectively. He's also calling for an investigation by the district attorney into what he calls voting irregularities involving absentee ballots. 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. 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. Warren says the PBA is attacking him because of his attempts to control police costs, including overtime. COURTESY MICHAEL IRVING, Candidates Andrew Pilaro, left, and Mark Parash shake hands with Joseph McLoughlin after they were elcted to the Southampton Village Board on Friday night. Warren said the contest with Epley has only stiffened his resolve and that he looked forward to running for reelection in June. Things escalated after Warren tossed Zach Epley off the village planning board. GREG WEHNER. Warren has clashed with the village PBA during his tenure, with the police union last summer holding a vote of no confidence against the mayor, who also serves as police commissioner. 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. Mr. Warren ultimately purchased a home of his own, about a mile away, an approximately $1.3 million house on Potato Field Court. 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. Election Day 2020:Phoenix mayor and council seats on the ballot in Tuesday's election Each race is contested, but the most competitive race is for Nowakowski's seat, which has five candidates on . I hope to have two more years to help continue to serve the village, he said. MICHAEL HELLER, The scene at the Southampton Cultural Center Friday as Southampton Village residents vote in the village election. 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.". Results of the uncontested races are pending confirmation. The mayor of Southampton Village on Long Island has been sued for age and gender discrimination. Zach Epley, 33, says his family served their tenant, Mayor Jesse Warren, with a 90-day vacate notice in October but he refuses to move out and isnt paying rent. Copyright 2023 Newsday. COURTESY JOSEPH MCLOUGHLIN, Mark Parash is running for Southampton Village Trustee. Mayor Jesse Warren Talks Big Plans for Southampton Village Juneteenth Declared Official Holiday In Southampton Village Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren On The Coronavirus, Raising Over $300,000 For PPE And Ventilators And More Southampton Village Mayor Aids In COVID-19 Fight Mayor-Elect Warren Is Youngest Yet Results below. 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. Why are we going to keep somebody on a property that was so awful to us?. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, February 1, from 2-4 p.m., with a service at 4 p.m. at the Brockett . Thanks for contacting us. Roy Stevenson and Robin Brown, who had aligned with Warren, both won two-year trustee seats, receiving 996 and 888 votes, respectively. Warren was facing off against former village Mayor Michael Irving. 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. Warren had said he was running on his record of addressing pollution in Lake Agawam and revitalizing the villages downtown. SOUTHAMPTON, NY With mental health concerns escalating during the pandemic, the need for services is vital. Residents in villages across Long Island voted mayors and trustees in or out on Tuesday. Jesse Warren, the mayor of Southampton, packed his boxes over the weekend, preparing to move after a fight with his landlord, a former mayor himself. With absentee votes tabulated, Mr. Peter H. Tooker of Bridgehampton Dies February 26, Peter Joseph Deleski Jr. of Southampton Dies February 23. Land Preservation and Housing Affordability: How Will They Co-exist? This story has been shared 450,020 times. You can vote on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the Southampton Cultural Center. He followed me and my wife around to the point where we were like, we dont want him on this property, Zach Epley said. As his lease came to a close in the fall, the Epleys said they initially offered Mr. Warren a yearlong extension. Cuomo in response to the coronavirus pandemic. 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. A few days after Mr. Epley lost the trustee election, the Epleys served Mr. Warren with a 90-day notice that his lease would not be renewed. 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The $2,750 in rent Mr. Warren has sent since his lease ended has been returned by the Epleys, the check uncashed. Jesse Warren was finishing his first term, now seeking a second. He is abusing the system, is what hes doing.. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren has been elected for a Mr. Warrens 45-vote squeaker victory unseated the incumbent mayor, Michael Irving, who had succeeded Mr. Epley and who was his favored candidate. Warren got 1,064 votes and Irving got 604. PBA for appointing Hulbert Waldroup, a convicted criminal, to the village 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. 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. Voting is for (2) members of the Board of Education for (4) year terms and budget. According to the 2020 census, its population was 12,658. 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. The two-year terms begin July 1. Cleaning up Lake Agawam and other polluted water bodies, Introducing Budgetary and governmental transparency, Pushing for new technology in Village Hall, Strongly supporting law enforcement and public safety, Proposing more affordable housing options for millennials, seniors, families and our workforce, Changing the status quo while preserving our land and the historical integrity of our Village, Paid for by One Community for Southampton. Though Mr. Warren suggested in interviews that he was protected by the New Yorks eviction moratorium, he has not petitioned for such protection. All rights reserved. Copyright 2023 Newsday. The village's 3,285 residents spend $2,318 per capita on police services, well above average $323 cited in national studies, despite the fact that the village had a crime rate of 1,492 serious crimes per 100,000 residents in 2019, which is substantially lower than the national and statewide crime rates, the report found. He may also be considered a holdover tenant, or someone whose lease has expired but remains in place and continues to pay rent, said Nathan DeCorpo, a Long Island lawyer who specializes in such disputes. The PBA is criticizing Warren for choosing Waldroup to be on the panel. Dozens of signs placed around town during his first term demanded his resignation. Credit: Gordon M. Grant. Her current term ends on April 21, 2025. 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. Yes, but you can only vote in one location. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Please log in or create an account to continue reading. While the mayor admitted he overstayed his lease, which ended on Oct. 15, he insisted the landlord has no right to demand his immediate departure, citing the eviction moratorium instituted by Gov. Now, we have a record low of vacancies, installed state-of-the-art technology to clean our lakes with over $300,000 in grant funding, and have lowered the tax levy for the first time in history. 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