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NOFO festival gets green light from state Supreme Court

Originally published: July 29, 2010 9:33 PM
Updated: July 29, 2010 10:17 PM
By MITCHELL FREEDMAN  mitchell.freedman@newsday.com

Quick ReadA judge ruled the Southold Town Board did not have the authority to change conditions on a permit.

Brian Ritchey of Nashville, one of the performers

Photo credit: Handout | Brian Ritchey of Nashville, one of the performers at the NOFO Rock & Folk Fest taking place on Saturday, July 31, 2010 and Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 in Cutchogue.

This weekend's rock and folk music festival at Peconic Bay Winery in Cutchogue is good to go, a State Supreme Court justice ruled Thursday.

After an all-day hearing that covered a variety of concerns, Justice Jeffrey Arlen Spinner ruled the Southold Town Board did not have the authority to change conditions on a permit issued by its own Zoning Board of Appeals.

The ZBA issued a permit...

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