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Get a vaccine, receive a free drink. As part of the county’s effort to boost vaccination numbers, any resident age 21 or older who receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a county-run site in May will receive a ticket that can be redeemed at several North Fork breweries, wineries and distilleries for a free drink. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the “Lift Your Spirit, Take Your Shot” initiative at Raphael Winery in Peconic Wednesday morning alongside representatives of several of the participating businesses. Mr. Bellone pitched the initiative as a potential “win-win” to n...

Farm workers arrive at the vaccination site Wednesday. (Credit: Tara Smith) A van parked along a North Fork farm field or at one of the area’s winery tasting rooms may seem unlikely places to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, but both are part of a new effort to reach farm workers throughout the region. The tasting room at Raphael Winery in Peconic was transformed into a pop-up vaccination clinic Wednesday, where over 500 first Moderna doses are expected to be distributed over two days. “We want to vaccinate as many people as we can,” said Carlos Ortiz, vice president o...