🌱 North Fork Daily: DWI Charges + Gallery + Orient Stunner

Good morning, North Fork neighbors and friends! It's Monday and a little warmer. We want to hear from you about the issues you feel are most important on the North Fork right now — and what you think needs to be done about them. Send your thoughts to Lisa.Finn@patch.com for a story I'm working on this week. Whether it's traffic, development, deer, the environment, or shifting community character, we want to hear what's on your minds and hearts.

Until tomorrow, stay warm and safe.

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First, today's weather:

Showers late in the morning. High: 41 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories today in North Fork:

1. Wow House: $3.5M Luxurious Nantucket-Styled Home In Orient (North Fork Patch) The new owner will have a chance to help create the home of their dreams in this new build in Orient.
2. A new vision for Greenport's Fiedler Gallery (Northforker) "Lucas Natali, North Fork local and a knowledgable figure in the local art world, has partnered with East End gallerist Julie Keyes on the new Natali/Keyes at the Fiedler Gallery, which was previously managed by the late Richard Fiedler, who passed away in 2018," our friends at the NorthForker said.
3. North Fork Teddy Bears are handmade with love in Orient (Northforker) A line of teddy bears handmade on the North Fork.
4. Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole: Police (North Fork Patch) A Greenport man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated Wednesday night after he crashed into a utility pole, police said.
5. Mattituck woman arrested for DWI in Hampton Bays (Riverhead News Review) She was stopped after reports of a person driving erratically, police said.

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Today in North Fork:

• Var Girls Basketball @ Center Moriches (6:15 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The North Fork Animal Welfare League: "It was meant to be! Jet came to New York from Georgia. Her forever person drove all the way from Massachusetts to New York just to meet her. It was love at first sight." (Facebook)
• northforker: "Beach walks forever #nofo #northforker #northfork #mattituck : @michelinadafonte" (Instagram)
• Dl, Neighbor: "The Activity Connection grand opening!! Come join us weekdays for fun and friendship. Questions? Call 631-281-0241" (Patch)
• Rachel, Neighbor: "Anybody know if the rescue dog who went missing, didn't have a name, was very skittish, totally unfamiliar w his "new" neighborhood, has been seen or found?" (Patch)

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— Lisa Finn

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