Shinnecock Tribal Members Stand Up For Rights To Access Southampton Village Beaches
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Greg Wehner on Jul 27, 2016
Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation this week formally sought the right to access beaches in the Village of Southampton, presenting a resolution to the Village Board on Tuesday night... more
William Donald Dowling Jr. of Hampton Bays died on November 3. He was 66. Funeral Services are under the care of Werner-Rothwell Funeral Home in Westhampton Beach.
by Staff Writer
Robert M. Fabula of Hampton Bays died on October 29. He was 77. Visiting was at the R. J. O’Shea Funeral Home on November 6. A funeral Mass was celebrated on November 7 at St. Rosalie’s Church in Hampton Bays followed by a burial in Calverton National Cemetery.
by Staff Writer
Southampton Town has been awarded a $19 million grant to help fund the construction of a sewer system and sewage treatment plant for Riverside — the cornerstone of the town’s decade-long drive for a sweeping revitalization of the blighted hamlet. The town recently won a lawsuit brought by Riverhead Town seeking to stop the Riverside sewer system, which will be able to treat the daily sewage from more than 700 new residences and hundreds of thousands of square feet of new commercial businesses. The first phase of the design and planing for the sewer system is complete and the town ...
by Michael Wright
Setting aside politics for a moment, the federal government shutdown, now in its fifth week, is having significant consequences. A Washington Post story last week estimated that it will cost the economy up to $14 billion. The Congressional Budget Office says up to 750,000 federal workers are being furloughed or required to work without pay. The impact on air traffic controllers is starting to affect travel just as the holiday season begins. But none of that is as worrisome as the impact on the poorest among us, who are about to see the challenge of simply putting food on the ...
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Greg Wehner on Jul 27, 2016