Southampton

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.

The Town of Southampton is suing the trustees of the Shinnecock Tribal Nation over the construction of its travel plaza in Hampton Bays.

The Town of Southampton is in talks with the Shinnecock Tribal Nation after some residents complained about an economic development project on tribal land.

WSHU's Jeniece Roman spoke with former Shinnecock Tribal Nation Chairman Bryan Polite about his time in leadership.

The Southampton Town Board has designated Oct. 1 as Shinnecock Heritage Day.

The Shinnecock Tribal Nation announced a new partnership with a cannabis development company as part of their plan to open a dispensary this fall on Long Island.

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.

On eastern Long Island, the Sag Harbor School District has pulled out of a land deal with the Town of Southampton to preserve property for a new athletic field.

The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers received $75,000 from The Nature Conservancy to help expand their Indigenous-run kelp farm and hatchery in Shinnecock Bay on eastern Long Island.

The Nature Conservancy’s SOAR program has environmentalists on Long Island and the rest of the U.S. collaborating to support aquaculture restoration and shellfish industries.