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Shinnecock Hills
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06.30.05WSJ Op-Ed: Hamptonites on the WarpathAnd if the Shinnecock don't get what they want, they've threatened to sue for every single hedge row, pool and tennis court in this rich man's town! What, you may ask, is the ultimate goal of the land claim besides pissing off the neighbors? The Shinnecock hope the lawsuit will persuade the State of New York to permit them to build a giant casino on the narrow South Fork of Long Island and thereby become Hamptons-wealthy. Read More WSJ
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06.24.05Indian Tribe Accuses N.Y. State of Land TheftFrom Southampton in New York state, Gene Bryan Johnson reports on the Shinnecock Indian Nation, which has filed a federal lawsuit charging the state with stealing more than 3,600 acres of land from their ancestors. The property would be worth billions of dollars in today's real estate market. Listen to the story: NPR
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12.15.04Residents critical widening County Road 39“If you widen the road, that increases speeding. It doesn’t necessarily make the road safer,” said Jane Nichols, who conducted a study in November of Southampton property owners along the highway. Out of 142 property owners along CR39, 50 of whom responded, 44% said they were unaware of the plans to widen the road, and 86% said they are opposed to the taking of their property to widen the road. According to the Southampton Town Police, there were about five fatalities on CR39 this year, including pedestrians walking along the road. And The Suffolk County Department of Public Works reports that the ...
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12.02.04Hamptons Landscape Fetches $932,000 in Sotheby’s AuctionWilliam Merritt Chase's ``Landscape, Shinnecock Hills,'' a pastel painted circa 1900, fetched $932,000, beating the high estimate of $700,000. It features lush dune grass and shrubbery, a portrait of unspoiled Southampton, Long Island, decades before it became part of ``The Hamptons.'' Read More: Bloomberg
