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While most Supreme Court followers have been waiting for the other shoe to drop in the ongoing nat’l healthcare debacle, the Court on Thursday handed down a decision in a First Amendment case. Discussion of this case will undoubtedly be on the agenda for the new village board after Brian Tymann and Rob Rubio are sworn in on Monday, July 6th.

On June 18th the Supreme Court, with one majority opinion and three concurring opinions, held that a sign ordinance that restricted “temporary directional signs” was unconstitutional.   The Town of Gilbert, Arizona had run afoul of the 1st Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech.

With the Supreme Court being of four opinions in this 9-0 decision, our Village Attorneys will be busy.  (yes two village attorneys for the price of one will be coming in handy this year) Some of the affronting language in Gilbert’s Town Code can be found in our own village sign code, albeit without as much tedious verbiage.  Minor corrections to the village code may be in order.

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Polls open at 12:00 noon and close at 9:00 p.m.  There are two Village Trustee seats on the ballot, each for a two-year term of office.

Incumbents running for re-election are:

Patricia Dibenedetto and Hank Tucker 

The challengers are:

Rob Rubio and Brain Tymann

With the results now in, there are two new village trustees.  Brian Tymann and Rob Rubio will officially take office on Monday, July 6, 2015 at noon.¹⁾NY Village Law § 3-302.  Official year, terms of office…

1. An official year begins at noon on the first Monday in the month following the date of the general village election or the date such an election would have been held had elections been held annually.

2. The term of office of each elective village officer shall commence at the start of the official year following his election  Congratulations to both Brian and Rob.  The re-organizational meeting will be held that Monday, July 6th at 7:00 p.m.

Thanks should be extended to Hank Tucker and Patricia Dibenedetto for their years of service to the village.

Robert Kelly, Jr. was returned to office as village justice without a challenge.

By:  Maria Z. Moore, Mayor

Monday Night Movies On the Great Lawn!  The Village will be showing classic films under the stars on the big screen.

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Presented by the Village of Westhampton Beach &

The Westhampaton Free Library

With Generous Sponsorship By:

I look forward to seeing you at the Monday Night Movies.

Your Mayor,

Maria Z. Moore

Movie Schedule Click here.