🌱 North Fork Daily: Canceled Flights + Southampton Cannabis Nod

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Occasional rain. High: 48 Low: 38.

Here are the top three stories in North Fork today:

1. Due to omicron-related staffing shortages United Airlines and Delta canceled numerous Christmas Day flights including some at JFK and LaGuardia airports. (News 12)
2. The Town of Southampton will allow marijuana sales after town officials decided not to opt out of allowing retail and consumption establishments before the end of year deadline. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Long Island churches will mostly follow mask mandates for Christmas Day masses. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in North Fork:

• Merry Christmas from Patch!

From my notebook:

• On Monday from 1 to 4 p.m. the Greenport American Legion is having all-ages roller skating. (Dan's Papers)
• County legislators yesterday authorized a 20-year lease of 38,555 square feet of a vacant former Kmart store on Route 58 in Riverhead for the Department of Social Services. (RiverheadLOCAL)
• Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library has free family passes to the Long Island Science Center at Tanger mall. (Facebook)

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— Jackie