Oct. 3: Five Reasons to Look Forward to the Week Ahead

Start the day by thinking about what lies ahead during the week — from coverage of elections to a dramatic sailboat race — before the big Columbus Day Weekend.

1. We begin our run-down of candidates this week with a few profiles of those in the running in Election 2011 for seats for Southold Town Supervisor, Council, Trustee, Justice, and Tax Receiver.

2. There’s plenty of high school soccer happening throughout the week, starting with , and . Click on the events page to see who else is playing this week.  

starts at early Saturday morning, continues around Shelter Island and comes back around to a great party at the marina. Great photo opportunities abound at this colorful race.

take place all week at wineries like in Peconic, marinas like in Southold and restaurants like the in Greenport.

5. Before you head out the door on this rainy Monday, don’t forget last week’s lessons on the, and See? We not only inform you. We feed you.

Stuff happens on the North Fork. Be sure to stay with North Fork Patch for our comprehensive events listings: http://northfork.patch.com/search/events.