🌱 Cutchogue Hotel, Restaurant Plans + Land Preservation Funds Up

Happy Halloween, people of North Fork! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

Greenport Village's Halloween event will go on as planned today.

Land preservation funds are up over 80% in 2021 compared to last year across the East End. A new boutique hotel and restaurant is coming to Cutchogue. Find out what the owners are envisioning. And Southold Town needs more office space. See what they are considering.

First, today's weather:

A passing shower. High: 64 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories today in North Fork:

1. The Northforker writes about Mattituck antique shop In the Attic Too's move to a new retail spot on Main Road. The shop will be in the NoFo Center. (Northforker)
2. Patch reports that Southold Town is weighing whether or not to acquire another former bank building for more government space. The building is at 1400 Youngs Ave. in Southold.
3. Looking for a house with a heated pool? From Orient, at $1.44 million, to Mattituck, at $1.8 million, the Northforker has found some options. (Northforker)
4. Lisa Finn talks to the new owner of the former Peconic Bay Winery in Cutchogue. Stacey and Stefan Soloviev are planning a 40-room boutique hotel, a spa, and an "immersion" into local wine and products experience. (Patch)
5. Across the East End, Community Preservation Funds (CPF) for the first three quarters of 2021 for the five East End towns are 87.6% more than they were for the same months of 2020. Shelter Island leads the increase, while Southold saw a 58.6% increase and Riverhead 51.4%.(Shelter Island Reporter)

Today in North Fork:

• 50th Annual Cutchogue Lions Car Show at Pindar, 9 a.m.
• Trunk or Treat, Hortons Lane & Middle Road, Southold, noon to 1:30 p.m.
• HOWL—o-ween Dog Costume Parade, Greenport Harbor Brewery, Peconic, 2 p.m.

North Fork Patch Notebook

• The police blotter for this week reports a Calverton man was arrested for DWI in Cutchogue, a cigarette caused a fire in Southold and police had to respond to a fight at a Greenport wedding. (The Suffolk Times)
• Greenport Village's Halloween parade was cancelled yesterday due to weather but the 2nd Annual Greenport Halloween Village will continue as planned rain or shine from noon to 3 p.m. in the Village today. (Instagram)
• The North Fork Animal Welfare League, Inc. says they are desperate need of wet cat food at their Southold shelter. (Facebook)

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— Jackie

A bit about me: I have loved visiting the North Fork since I was young. My family has a house in Southold that I try to spend as much time as possible at with my two children, where we enjoy nature, the beach, the small towns of the North Fork and all the delicious local food. If you have any news tips about events, stories or anything you want to share with your neighbors here in this new daily digest, please get in touch!

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