Friday, July 11, 2025
After a four-person race for two Atlantic Beach board seats, Joseph Pierantoni (372) and Laura Heller (257) won the trustee election defeating incumbent Nat Etrog (182) and Julia Herbert (196) in the open race on Tuesday.
“I’m really proud of our village for turning out in such high numbers, this is definitely a higher turnout than we’ve seen in a long time,” Pierantoni said. “I’m very honored and humbled to be selected to serve as a trustee.”
Atlantic Beach saw the highest turnout of voters, this election. The voter turnout and high candidacy comes after the announcement of an 87 percent jump in their property taxes as the village faces a tax warrant — a notice of unpaid taxes — for $3.746 million.
"I'm very excited to have the opportunity to take on this new role which is really imoirtant at this time where there are a lot of challenging and imporant issues that the vilage is facing," Heller said. "I'm looking forward to working with Joey Pierantoni who I'm sure will be an excellent co-board member and the other board members. I love this village and I want to do the best I can to make it continue to be the great village it is."
Incumbent Michael Meyerson won his re-election for village justice with 377 votes for his fourth four-year term over newcomer Martin Cohen, 176 votes.
Uncontested races
In Lawrence, Trustees Aaron Parnes and Tammy Roz ran and were re-elected for two more years.
Incumbent Trustee Gil Bruh gained his third term with 56 votes and newcomer Hamza Akram will also be on the Hewlett Harbor board with 49 votes.
In Hewlett Bay Park, Renee Zylberberg retains her trustee position with 141 votes and first-timer Steven Wilkowski joins the board with 134 votes.
The scenario repeats itself In Hewlett Neck with sitting Trusting Isaac Showman remains Trustee with 10 votes and another newcomer Ariella Gassner gains the seat with 11.
All four candidates in Woodsburgh won re-election. Mayor Jacob Harman (39), Trustees Alan Hirmes and Barry Rozenberg with 38 and 31, respectively. Brian Ziegler (30) will remain as the village justice.
All trustee and mayor terms are two years.
