🌱 North Fork Daily: Jax Was Found + Fishers Island + "Mocktails"

Happy Monday, people of North Fork! Diane Witek here to help you get all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Colder with clouds and sun. High: 30, low: 16.

Here are the top stories today in North Fork:

1. Jax Was Found! After being lost during the season's first snowfall, prayers were answered, Jax was found on Saturday. It was a community effort to find Jax and get him home unharmed. Once sighted, they used his favorite squeaky toy and that did the trick! Welcome home Jax! (North Fork Patch)
2. Southold is one of four Long Island towns to receive funds from the State Department of Health's $611,363 grant. The funding was part of a $20 million statewide grant to improve the quality of residential drinking water. Southold plans to focus state funds on replacing lead service lines in water distribution systems on Fishers Island, cutting Greenport out of its plan. (Suffolk Times)
3. Those of you with new year's resolutions to participate in Dry January, well you now have restaurants serving "Mocktails." We've put together a list of three of your favorite restaurants serving delicious and skillfully crafted alcohol free beverages. (Northforker)

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Today in North Fork:

• Winter Seed Sowing - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County. (9 a.m.)
• Chair and Restorative Yoga - Southold Free Library. (9 a.m.)
• Little Italy Pizza Dough for Families - Chef Rob Grab and Go. (10 a.m.)
• Parent/child workshop - Mattituck - Laurel Library. (10 a.m.)
• Lower Back Pain Seminar. (1 p.m.)
• Fun and Games Grades 2-6 - Mattituck - Laurel Library. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Northforker: "Wintry walks are good for the soul. #downsfarmpreserve, #nofo, #northfork, #northforker, #cutchogue, 📸: @michelinadafonte." (Instagram)
• The North Fork Animal Welfare League: "Come and visit we are open 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. daily! #theleague,🐾 #nfawl." (Facebook) (Website)
• The North Fork Animal Welfare League: "Dwight and his brother Jim are ready for adoption! Come visit 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. daily. These two are in our Southold location." (Facebook) (Website)
• Cutchogue Fire Department: "CFD Announces Officers for 2022 - Congratulations! Last month the members of the Cutchogue Fire Department held their annual Department elections for the purposes of electing the Chief, and the two Assistant Chiefs." (Facebook) (Website)
• Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library: "To register for this program, call the Library at 631-734-6360 or click here to register online." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.