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BY DESIRÉE KEEGAN
Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker has won back her seat after a hard-fought battle that began on Election Day, when the polls closed with her leading her challenger by only one vote. After absentee ballots were counted, the 6th District legislator expanded her lead to 17 votes, ending a race on Thursday that had originally been projected to drag through Thanksgiving. “It’s been a very intense race,” Anker (D-Mount Sinai) said. “I’ve had so many people come up to me, claiming that they were that one vote, and I am greatly appreciative and thankful that my supporters did go out there and vote. The bottom line is that every single vote counts.” First-time Republican challenger Steve Tricarico, a deputy superintendent for the Town of Brookhaven Highway Department, said although the results
were not what he preferred, he would continue to be a voice in his community. “This is a great civics lesson,” he said. “We ran a good race, a clean race, an honest race, and I’m just glad that a lot of the positions that we took throughout the campaign have gotten out there. I grew up here, I live here, I’m raising my family here in the 6th District and I will continue to be an advocate for those issues that I feel are most important to the residents.” Tricarico said he called Anker to congratulate her and wish her luck in her new two-year term, but also said he voiced his desire for the incumbent to think about some of the issues he focused on in his campaign, such as the local cost of living and public safety. Anker will start her sixth year in office in January, in an area that frequently elects candidates from the opposite party — 6th ANKER continued on page A7
File photo by Rohma Abbas
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Legislator Sarah Anker stand together on Election Day.
Town braves the cold
Residents were freezin’ for a reason at the annual polar plunge at Cedar Beach
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Photo by Bill Landon
Wildcats win second consecutive county title
The Shoreham-Wading River football team claimed its second consecutive Suffolk County title with a 24-14 win over Elwood-John Glenn at Stony Brook University’s LaValle Stadium last Thursday. The team advances to the Long Island championship game on Friday at Hofstra University. See the story and more photos on page A10.