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In today’s North Fork Buzz:

• End of an Era

• Jam Band Nights

• Southold Goes Green(er)

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The Lowdown

End of an Era 🍫

The Candy Man, the spot for chocolate bunnies, and that unmistakable cocoa smell, has closed after nearly 40 years.

Owner Debbie Michta shared that a serious family medical diagnosis made it impossible to keep the business running at the standard people knew.

This wasn’t just a candy shop. It started with Debbie’s grandfather making chocolate rabbits in a garage back in the ’60s, eventually turning a former gas station into one of the North Fork’s most recognizable little red buildings.

The doors closed April 4, the family thanked the community for decades of support and signed off simply: goodbye, and sweet dreams. ($)

Get the full story 👉 Suffolk Times

Jam Band Nights 🎸

Deadwood & Friends, a loose, ever evolving North Fork jam band, is turning a Peconic barn into something that feels a lot like a 1970s Grateful Dead scene.

It started with Southold drummer Joe Campisi, inspired by Levon Helm’s legendary Woodstock barn sessions and local musician Greg McMullen’s pedal steel. From there, it grew organically, a rotating cast of local players showing up, plugging in, and figuring it out as they go.

There’s no rehearsal. No real setlist. Songs stretch, wander, sometimes fall apart and come back together.

Their now annual shows at Treiber Farms started small, a hand-painted sign on Route 48 and a hope that maybe a few dozen people would show up. Instead, hundreds came. Lawn chairs, coolers, kids running around, people drifting in and out of the barn like it was someone’s backyard party.

Next up: a benefit show for the North Fork Chamber of Commerce this Saturday, April 11 at Greenport Harbor Brewery.

After that, it’s back to the barn.

Get the full story 👉 North Fork Sun

Southold Goes Green(er) 🌱

Southold’s Conservation Advisory Council is having a moment, and this spring, it’s showing up all over town.

After shifting its focus last year from behind the scenes reviews to more public facing work, the CAC is rolling out a slate of hands on environmental projects. A new pollinator garden at Town Hall, a Green Expo, and a push to get residents more involved in how they care for their own slice of the North Fork.

The Town Hall garden is the centerpiece. It’ll sit just behind the building, a 700+ square foot space filled with native plants, designed to support pollinators and stay in bloom as long as possible.

Volunteers are invited to help plant it on May 6, part of a broader week of similar garden projects across the North Fork.

That same week, the CAC is teaming up with the North Fork Environmental Council for a Green Expo and Repair Café on May 2 at the Peconic Lane Recreation Center, where residents can fix broken items, pick up compost bins, and get a crash course in everything from backyard composting to watershed awareness.

Get the full story 👉 East End Beacon

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Sponsored by the Greenport PTO

Party Like It’s 1999 🎉

Greenport PTO is bringing back the 90s with The 90s Rewind Fundraiser. An adults only night that leans all the way into the decade (yes, flannel counts as formal). It’s their second annual “field trip fundraiser,” which is really just a great excuse to get out, dress up, and pretend it’s 1999 again.

Enjoy a full night of music, food, and the kind of nostalgic chaos that happens when you put a room full of adults in denim, neon, and throwback playlists. It’s 21+, so no kids just a proper night out with your friends who definitely still remember their AIM away message.

Behind it all, it’s a fundraiser that goes right back into the school community, helping make those extra experiences happen for local students.

So dig out the old school fits, make a plan with your crew, and go be part of it.

Get your tickets 👉 Here

Animal of The Week

Meet Kenji 🐾

Meet Kenji, he is the kind of dog who makes you want to immediately say, “Okay, who let this sweetheart be available?” He’s soft hearted, deeply loving, and clearly just wants a place where life finally feels steady.

He’s a total baby at heart, the cuddly, closeness seeking kind who wants to feel safe, loved, and part of the family. Kenji is dog social, sweet natured, and has an easygoing warmth that would make him a lovely companion in the right home. He’s also got a little athletic streak, so a secure setup is a must. The boy’s got hops, and he’s already shown he’s not above testing the perimeter if the mood strikes.

What Kenji needs now is not perfection, just consistency: a patient person, a stable home, and a yard or routine that helps him feel safe and settled. In return, he’ll give you the kind of wholehearted devotion only a dog like Kenji can. Somewhere out there is the person who makes his world feel steady for good, and Kenji seems more than ready to meet them.

Questions? Call North Fork Animal Welfare League at 631-765-1811

If you are interested in volunteering and helping animals like Kenji, contact Sherri at [email protected]

Trivia Time 🧠

Your brain deserves more than scrolling and skimming. Each week we’ll hit you with one question designed to make you pause, scratch your head, and maybe argue with whoever’s sitting next to you. Think of it as a quick mental pit stop: a chance to flex your random knowledge, test your memory, or finally use that obscure fact you learned in 7th grade.

Just click one of the multiple-choice answers to see if you got it right!

Find more info on the answer at the very end of the newsletter

Last Week’s Results

Last week we asked: In a famous 1957 April Fools’ Day broadcast, the BBC aired a segment showing Swiss farmers harvesting food from trees, but what exactly were the trees “growing”?

Answer: Spaghetti

30% of you got it right you clearly know your pasta and your pranks, The other 70% somewhere a spaghetti tree is disappointed in you.

Local Spotlight

Strawberry Stage Awaits 🍓

Somewhere between strawberry shortcake and live music, there’s always a moment at the Mattituck Lion’s Cub Strawberry Festival where someone grabs the mic and surprises everyone.

Applications are now open for the Mattituck Lion’s Club Strawberry Festival Talent Show Try Outs, with registration due by Friday, June 5. It’s all part of one of the North Fork’s most beloved summer traditions, where the crowds show up for the berries but stick around for the local talent that somehow steals the show every year.

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Live Music + Fun Breakdown

Wednesday

Greenport American Legion | Adult Roller Skate | 5-9 PM
Shelter Island Slice | Trivia with Think Inc. | 6 PM
Eastern Front Brewing | Bingo with Michelle | 6-9 PM
Andy’s | Trivia | 6:30-8:30 PM
Clam Bar at Alize | Trivia with Pam | 6:30 PM

Thursday

Eastern Front Brewing | Sonic Gumbo | 5-8 PM
The 1901 Grill at Goat Hill | Trivia with Think Inc. | 6 PM
Greenport Harbor Brewing (Pec) | Trivia | 6-8 PM
Bridge Lane | Trivia | 6:30-8 PM
Taps & Corks | Karaoke | 7-10 PM
Southold American Legion | Bingo | 7 PM

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