Denise Schoen Named Village Attorney for Sag Harbor Under New Mayor
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Sag Harbor Village Attorney Denise Schoen
Sag Harbor Village Attorney Denise Schoen
on Jul 30, 2019
Denise Schoen, who first began working for the village a decade ago as the attorney prosecuting cases on behalf of the village in the local justice court, was named village... more
The State Legislature delivered a bill that provides for reinstatement of recognition and acknowledgment of the Montaukett Indian Nation to Governor Kathy Hochul last Thursday, December 12. The governor — who vetoed similar legislation a year ago — has until December 24 to sign or veto the bill, which supporters say would correct an unjust and racist 1910 ruling in which the tribe was declared extinct. “We hope she understands,” read a December 12 alert from Chief Robert Pharaoh, that Justice Abel Blackmar’s 1910 ruling “was based on racism and greed,” and that “for 114 years after the Blackmar ruling, ...
by Christopher Walsh
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on Jul 30, 2019