GOP returns to top in Brookhaven
Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Republican Edward Romaine waves to his supporters at Suffolk Republican headquarters in Patchogue after defeating Brian Beedenbender for Brookhaven Town supervisor. (Nov. 6, 2012)
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Legis. Edward Romaine's election as Brookhaven supervisor has thrust Republicans back into a familiar spot -- leading the Brookhaven Town Council.
But the GOP has a tortured history in town -- one that cost the party its three-decade grip on leadership -- a legacy Romaine asked voters Wednesday to forget, asking them instead to focus on his record and plans.
"I'm starting a new administration...
