The Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe of Massachusetts its committed to its casino site, vice chairman Aaron Tobey said.
The tribe filed a land-into-trust application to build a casino in the town of Middleboro, about 40 miles from tribal headquarters. The tribe cites modern and historical connections to the site.
A historian hired by the town of Halifax claims otherwise. James Lynch, who was paid $5,000, wrote a study that said the Mashpees have no ties to Middleboro.
"I think he researches and writes to a predetermined conclusion," Dennis Whittlesey, an attorney for Middleboro, told The Boston Globe.
The town of Middleboro supports the casino.
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(The Boston Globe 7/23)
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