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🌱 North Fork Daily: Mourning A Beloved Teacher + Pup Finds Home

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Good morning, North Fork friends. The North Fork has been cloaked in sadness this weekend as we learned of the sudden passing of beloved teacher Cindy Goldsmith-Agosta. Hearts are broken as scores share memories of a mother, daughter, wife, friend, and teacher who touched countless lives with her bright smile and caring heart. Funeral services have been set, a candlelight vigil takes place Tuesday, and Greenport schools will be closed Thursday in her honor. During the darkest of times, the North Fork community, with ties that run deep and extend through generations, comes together like nowhere else. Keep the Goldsmith and Agosta families, as well as all the students and friends who are mourning, in your hearts and prayers this week. And stay safe and warm during today's stormy weather.

First, today's weather:

Rain tapering off. High: 46 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories today in North Fork:


  1. Funeral Services, School Closure Announced For Beloved Teacher (North Fork Patch) The North Fork mourns Cindy Goldsmith-Agosta, who died suddenly Saturday. A candlelight vigil has been planned for Tuesday and Greenport schools will be closed Thursday in her memory.
  2. North Fork: 4 Newest Houses To Hit The Market (North Fork Patch) Take a look at these beautiful homes and think about living where others vacation.
  3. One Minute on the North Fork: A winter morning at Indian Island (Northforker) Enjoy this moment of serenity from our Northforker friends.
  4. Still a rare sight this winter, Peconic Bay scallops popping up on menus (Northforker) Who doesn't love these delectable morsels? And now, finally, they're back on the menu.
  5. Cutchogue East unveils new indoor sensory path - The Suffolk Times (Suffolk Times) A sensory path is a series of guided movements and activities usually shown on the ground, in a hallway or on walls. It's designed so students can follow the path and complete the movements as a way of working off excess energy, develop their motor skills and prepare them to better focus on classroom activities and instruction.


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Today in North Fork:

  • Martin Luther King, Jr Day - Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD (12:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • The North Fork Animal Welfare League: "Our beautiful pup Ellie has found a home! We are over joyed! We wish you all the love,happiness, treats, and toys you deserve! #happylife #adoptlovenfawl #nfawl🐾" (Facebook)
  • Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library: "Looking for new books? Join us at the Friends of the Library Pop-Up Booksales, next Sunday January 23 from 1:00-4:00pm; also running February 6 & 20, and March 6 & 20! https://libraryaware.com/2FZRZJ" (Facebook)

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— Lisa Finn

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