Tuckahoe School One Step Closer To Reorganizing Following Signed Bill
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Tuckahoe School. COURTESY LEN SKUGGEVIK
Tuckahoe School. COURTESY LEN SKUGGEVIK
Michelle Trauring on Dec 18, 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill last week that will allow Tuckahoe Common School District to hold a referendum — should it choose to do so — to reorganize as... more
A chance to have pictures taken with Santa will be available at a breakfast/brunch hosted by the Shinnecock Community Center on Saturday, December 21, from 8 a.m. to noon. The center is located at 100 Church Street, Southampton. All proceeds will go to Hamptons Community Outreach’s home repair program on Shinnecock territory. On the menu are shrimp and grits, fried fish, chicken and waffles, and an assortment of breakfast items. There will also be a chance to win auction items. For more information, call 631-506-9069.
by Staff Writer
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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Michelle Trauring on Dec 18, 2024