It all started last Monday, when Robert Ehrlich, the founder of Pirate’s Booty Snacks, marched into the Village Hall in Sea Cliff (pop. 5,000) and announced that he was now the mayor.

Robert Ehrlich, who created Pirate’s Booty in 1987, has invoked an arcane New York state law called the Citizen Empowerment Act to create a “new” village within Sea Cliff, which is located ...

Time to walk the plank! The founder of popular Pirate’s Booty cheese puff line got shellacked in Tuesday’s Sea Cliff mayoral election, losing to incumbent Elena Villafane 1,064 votes to just ...

Robert Ehrlich walked into Sea Cliff Village Hall like he owned the place, falsely declaring himself mayor and trying to fire the entire staff, officials said.Days later, the Pirate's Booty founder ...

Ehrlich — whose Pirate's Booty brand is now owned by The Hershey Company — allegedly grew confrontational when Sea Cliff staffers refused to comply, requiring police to intervene. "Village ...

The uncontested race comes a week after Robert Ehrlich claimed he was the village's new mayor and attempted to take control of Sea Cliff last Monday. Judge says dismantling of USAID was ...

Elena Villafane won with 1,064 votes to Robert Ehrlich's 62 votes. Trump Takes Aim at Low-Pressure Showers With Executive Order Social Security Halts Change Days Before Scheduled Start: What to ...

SEA CLIFF, New York (WABC) -- An unexpected and peculiar fight is playing out in this one-square-mile village on Long Island as the fight for the mayor's seat in the village of Sea Cliff comes to ...

“I think he’d do a great job because he’s proven himself in the field of business with Pirate’s Booty, and he ran that like a tight ship,” Tim Ayres, a Sea Cliff resident, told News 12 ...

Elena Villafane, the incumbent mayor of Sea Cliff, defeated Pirate’s Booty Snacks founder Robert Ehrlich, 1,064-62, on Tuesday in the village, which is about 26 miles northeast of midtown Manhattan.