Party nods sought in Brookhaven Town race
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | A file photo of Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri. (Jan. 25, 2012)
Suffolk County Legis. Tom Muratore is going after the Republican nomination for Brookhaven highway superintendent in a big way.
The day after Thanksgiving, the Ronkonkoma Republican mailed 2,000 invitations to a $200-a-head fundraiser Dec. 12 to raise $100,000 for the politically potent town post.
"I really want the job and I think I can do what needs to be done," said Muratore, 67,...