Hampton Bays

The Shinnecock Nation reclaimed eight acres of ancestral land in Hampton Bays after a 6-year effort, marking a historic step in restoring tribal territory and resisting local government opposition.

A New York state court will consider whether to issue an injunction against the Shinnecock Tribal Nation to stop the construction of a travel plaza in Hampton Bays.

Tensions escalated at this week's Southampton board meeting when Shinnecock tribal members confronted the board over a recent lawsuit. It alleges that the construction of the gas station and travel plaza violates zoning ordinances and state and local laws and creates a public nuisance.

A New York court has ordered the Shinnecock Nation to shut down two electronic billboards in Hampton Bays.

The Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Regional Tick-Borne Disease Center, the first and only of its kind on Long Island, will treat children and adults for tick bites and diagnose tick-borne diseases.

Southampton Town Board members and residents gathered at a public hearing to discuss what to do with the Bel-Aire Cove Motel which closed three years ago. The motel was home to low-income immigrants and their families.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start taking bids this week for a project to replenish the beach along Dune Road in Hampton Bays. Soil in the area…

After decades of declining water quality and a septic system that almost overflowed into the Peconic Bay last year, Suffolk County has a new wastewater…

A national education expert told Long Island school administrators Tuesday that they should join parents in the revolt against Common Core. Diane Ravitch,…