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  • The Pool Man Builds on 30+ Years of Pool Construction and Service in Eastern Suffolk

    The Pool Man Builds on 30+ Years of Pool Construction and Service in Eastern Suffolk

    CENTER MORICHES, NY — For more than 30 years, The Pool Man has operated from Center Moriches as a locally based swimming pool contractor serving homeowners across Eastern Suffolk County.

    Owner Kevin Cherwinski remains directly involved in the business, particularly on construction and renovation projects. The company says customers work with Cherwinski from the first visit through the final walkthrough, while a dedicated service crew handles ongoing maintenance and routine pool care. 

    The Pool Man’s service area stretches across much of the South Shore and East End, including Center Moriches, East Moriches, Eastport, Remsenburg, Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Quogue, Hampton Bays, Shirley, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Manorville, Brookhaven, Bellport and Patchogue. 

    Its work covers the full life cycle of a residential pool. The company offers custom gunite and vinyl inground pools, spas, tanning ledges and water features, along with vinyl liner replacement, heater installation and repair, weekly maintenance, seasonal openings and closings, equipment repairs and emergency service. 

    The Pool Man also holds a Certified Builder Professional credential through the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, which lists the Center Moriches company as a service business associated with Cherwinski.  A separate Long Island pool-industry directory lists the business as holding a verified Suffolk County home improvement contractor license. 

    According to Better Business Bureau records, the business dates to 1995, with Cherwinski listed as president. The BBB profile notes more than three decades in business, though the company is not BBB accredited and is currently not rated by the organization. 

    What distinguishes the operation most clearly is its owner-operated model. Rather than routing large projects through a distant sales or management structure, The Pool Man emphasizes direct involvement from Cherwinski on builds and renovations, while still maintaining the service infrastructure needed for weekly cleaning, water balancing, equipment checks and seasonal care. 

    That combination of construction experience, routine service and local coverage has allowed the company to remain a familiar name in Eastern Suffolk’s pool industry for more than three decades.

  • Rich Carozza Puts Experience, Housing and Water Infrastructure at Center of Southampton Supervisor Campaign

    Rich Carozza Puts Experience, Housing and Water Infrastructure at Center of Southampton Supervisor Campaign

    Rich Carozza is making experience and municipal problem-solving central themes of his campaign for Southampton Town Supervisor, laying out an agenda that focuses on several of the Town’s persistent challenges: housing affordability, water quality, infrastructure and the way major projects are handled at Town Hall.

    Carozza’s campaign website identifies him as the Southampton Republican Committee’s nominee for supervisor in the November 2026 election, where he is challenging incumbent Supervisor Maria Z. Moore. Southampton Town’s official website confirms Moore currently serves as supervisor. 

    Rather than centering his campaign on a single issue, Carozza is presenting his professional background as part of his case for the job.

    According to his campaign, Carozza has more than 35 years of involvement in Long Island politics and experience in real estate development and financial services. The campaign says his work has included financial planning, capital formation, real estate management and site development, along with experience working with municipal officials on land-use, zoning and development matters. It also states that he holds a master’s degree in public administration from LIU Post. Those biographical details are campaign-provided. 

    His policy platform concentrates heavily on development and infrastructure.

    On housing, Carozza proposes increasing housing supply, supporting workforce housing for Town residents and using Town assets and financial tools to address affordability. His platform also singles out Hampton Bays for economic-development initiatives, infrastructure investment and additional parking solutions. 

    Water quality is another major component. Carozza is proposing the development of three sewer districts — East, Central and West — as part of a broader effort to reduce nitrogen entering local waters. His campaign argues that expanded sewer infrastructure could help address pollution associated with harmful algal blooms, low oxygen levels and habitat degradation. 

    Carozza is also calling for changes in how major Town projects and expenditures are presented to residents. His campaign proposes public-comment opportunities related to project spending, additional disclosure regarding project goals and implementation, and what it describes as a stronger requirement for public support before major expenditures move forward. 

    The office he is seeking carries substantial administrative and financial authority. Under Southampton Town’s description of the position, the supervisor serves as the Town’s chief administrative and fiscal officer, presides over Town Board meetings and participates as a voting member of the board. 

    That makes the 2026 supervisor contest a decision not simply over personalities but competing approaches to managing Town government and addressing growth, housing and infrastructure.

    For Carozza, the campaign’s initial pitch is clear: his professional and governmental experience, combined with an infrastructure-focused agenda, is what he wants Southampton voters to consider as the race develops.

    Learn more about his campaign here: https://www.richcarozza.com/

  • Southampton Town Trustees Face Questions Over Experience and Public Communication

    Southampton Town Trustees Face Questions Over Experience and Public Communication

    SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The Southampton Town Trustees oversee roughly 25,000 acres of shores, waterways, marshes and bottomlands, along with issues involving public access, water quality, docks, bulkheads and marine resources.

    But less than a year after a major turnover reshaped the board, residents have relatively little public information showing how the current Trustees are handling that broad responsibility.

    The current board consists of James Mack, Matthew Parsons, Joseph McLoughlin, Hannah Pell-O’Farrell and Sara Topping. The 2025 election removed longtime Trustees Edward Warner Jr. and Scott Horowitz, taking years of institutional and maritime experience off the board at once.

    That loss of experience matters because the Trustees are not a ceremonial body. Their authority is tied to centuries-old public rights and a complicated mix of environmental, maritime and access issues.

    The current board now has to show that it can maintain that institutional knowledge while also keeping residents informed.

    So far, its public-facing communication has been limited.

    The Trustees’ official Town News Flash shows very few current updates, despite the scope of the board’s responsibilities.

    Screenshots of the Trustees’ Facebook activity reviewed by East End News Now also show a public message heavily centered on piping plover movements, beach restrictions and related access changes.

    Those updates are legitimate. Piping plovers are protected shorebirds, and their nesting activity can affect beach-driving access.

    But the concern is the narrowness of the overall message.

    The Trustees are also responsible for water quality, shellfish, fisheries, marine infrastructure, docks, public access and other issues affecting communities across Southampton.

    If substantial work is being done in those areas, residents should be hearing more about it.

    The public should not have to attend every Trustee meeting or search through municipal records simply to understand what its elected officials are doing.

    The communication issue is especially important because the current board is still establishing itself after the loss of veteran members.

    The question is not whether the current Trustees care about Southampton’s waterways.

    The question is whether they have demonstrated the experience, visibility and responsiveness expected from a board with this much authority.

    That question becomes even more important as legislation advances that would move Southampton Town Trustee terms from two years to four years.

    Supporters say longer terms would provide greater political stability.

    But before Trustees spend twice as much time between elections, residents have every right to ask whether the current board has demonstrated enough performance and accountability to justify that change.

    There is no evidence of corruption or wrongdoing by the current Trustees.

    But accountability does not require a scandal.

    It requires communication.

    For a board responsible for 25,000 acres of public resources, occasional notices and a social-media presence dominated by piping plover updates are not enough to give residents a full picture of what their elected Trustees are doing.

    The current board inherited an important institution.

    Now it has to prove it can lead it.

  • San Gennaro Feast Returns to Hampton Bays Sept. 12–13

    San Gennaro Feast Returns to Hampton Bays Sept. 12–13

    HAMPTON BAYS — The San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptons returns to Good Ground Road on Sept. 12 and 13, bringing two days of Italian food, live entertainment, family activities, vendors and fireworks to downtown Hampton Bays.

    The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Organizers say the event typically attracts 35,000 to 40,000 people over the weekend and is designed to celebrate Italian-American culture while bringing visitors into Hampton Bays beyond the traditional summer season. 

    Saturday’s schedule includes a fireworks display at 8:15 p.m., along with live entertainment and festival activities throughout the day. 

    The feast is organized by San Gennaro Feast of the Hamptons Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Its official materials say the organization supports local charitable efforts and community programs, including fundraising for Maureen’s Haven and scholarship initiatives for local schools. 

    The event will again feature a midway with carnival rides and games, along with food vendors, Italian specialties and family-oriented programming. Organizers describe the feast as one of Hampton Bays’ signature post-summer events. 

    The festival takes place on Good Ground Road near the Hampton Bays Long Island Rail Road station.