Sea Cliff Mayor Elena Villafane wins re-election, defeating write-in candidate Robert Ehrlich after an alleged attempted coup ...

Sea Cliff's Elena Villafane wins mayoral race with 1,064 votes, defeating write-in candidate Robert Ehrlich, on Long Island.

Running unopposed, Sea Cliff Mayor Elena Villafane and Trustees James Versocki and Mark Sobel were re-elected on Tuesday, March 18. Villafane received 1,064 votes, Versocki 1,027 and Sobel 1,055. “ ...

Robert Ehrlich walked into Sea Cliff Village Hall like he owned the place, falsely declaring himself mayor and trying to fire ...

A snack food magnate declared himself mayor of the Village of Sea Cliff, on Long Island. The voters said otherwise.

Time to walk the plank! The founder of popular Pirate’s Booty cheese puff line got shellacked in Tuesday’s Sea Cliff mayoral ...

Robert Ehrlich, the founder of the snack brand Pirate's Booty, attempted to seize control of his coastal Long Island village ...

Robert Ehrlich was “falsely asserting his authority as mayor, demanding access to office space, and declaring that the entire ...

Incumbent Sea Cliff Mayor Elena Villafane defeated Pirate's Booty founder Robert Ehrlich in Tuesday's election. The election captured widespread attention. Prominent businessman Ehrlich ran as a ...

Robert Ehrlich is a longtime resident of Sea Cliff and the founder of Pirate's Booty snack. Last Monday, he entered Village Hall, declared himself mayor, and said the entire village staff was fired.