Farmland preservation

With more than 24,000 acres in agricultural land, Southold and Riverhead are home to nearly two-thirds of the county's farmland. But nearly half of that acreage is still unprotected, making preservation efforts on the North Fork the "highest priority."

Peconic Bay region community preservation fund revenues are up 5.5 percent in the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period last...