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Thursday, June 12, 2025 ~ Volume 137 ~ Issue Number 30 ~ $1.00
Credit: Matt Meduri
Cheers! SCWA Meets Water Quality Standards Before Federal Deadline By Matt Meduri “I’ll drink to that!” was the operating line at Tuesday’s announcement that the Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) is operating within full compliance of federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards - a full six years before the federal deadline.
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(Left to right) P.O. McCaffrey, Exec. Romaine, Adrienne Esposito, Min. Ldr. Richberg, and Chairman Lefkowitz raise a toast.
Vs.
Rob Trotta
By Matt Meduri
The election for Smithtown Town Supervisor will be held alongside local elections in November, but the first hurdle is the primary for the Republican nomination. Two-term Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R-Kings Park) successfully primaried thenSupervisor Pat Vecchio (R) in 2017, winning a full term that November. He was reelected with almost 75% of the vote in 2021. Wehrheim has staked his campaign for a third term on downtown revitalization, overhauling the town’s park system, and delivering infrastructure and quality-of-life upgrades to bring Smithtown into the “Twenty-First Century.” Wehrheim is facing a primary challenge from term-limited Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga). Trotta has staked his campaign on advocating against overdevelopment and creating an open space preservation program similar to its County-level counterpart. Early voting begins June 14, with the primary election to be held Tuesday, June 24. Both candidates sat down with The Messenger one-on-one for the purpose of these candidate spotlight interviews.
Interviews on Pages 14 & 15
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Ed Wehrheim