🌱 Controversial Hotel Proposals On NoFo + Orchids And Hemp Farm

Welcome back, North Fork! Let's get you started this Monday with everything you need to know going on around North Fork today.

Hotel proposals in Southold and Mattituck are drawing some local opposition. A greenhouse orchid farmer looks to grow hemp. And check out these houses for sale with elevated decks, to take in the North Fork scenery.

First, today's weather:

Morning rain; cloudy, breezy. High: 55 Low: 32.

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Here are the top stories today in North Fork:

1. For the first time in its history, the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville will stay open through the winter, on weekends, weather permitting. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. An orchid farmer in Riverhead is going to grow hemp and legal marijuana. Bianchi-Davis's Bill Bianchi has a thriving greenhouse-grown wholesale business. (Northforker)
3. The Northforkers shows houses for sale with elevated decks. A $4 million dollar Shelter Island home and a Mattituck house listed at $1.1 million make the list. (Northforker)
4. Revamped, costlier $2.3B project would add long-sought terminal at MacArthur Airport (Newsday)
5. The East End Beacon looks at three hotel proposals on the North Fork, all on Main Road between Mattituck and Southold. The Enclaves would be a 40-room hotel and 74-seat restaurant with an event space and spa in Southold. Some residents are opposed. (East End Beacon)

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Today in North Fork:

• Parent Teacher Conferences, Greenport schools
• Romp & Rhyme, Southold Free Library, 9 a.m.
• Chair & Restorative Yoga, Southold Free Library, 9 a.m.
• Fun and Games, Mattituck - Laurel Library, 4 p.m.
• Senior Sleepover, Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD

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