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Weekly Wrap-Up: Gas Leak, Summerwind Expected to Break Ground

A round-up of the biggest news in Riverhead during the week of Oct.16.

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 On Monday, Patch reported that the New York State Department of Transportation began nighttime construction on Main Street. Construction will last for the next three weeks, weather permitting.

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Police evacuated Main Street on Tuesday after contractors for National Grid struck a gas line on Peconic Avenue near .

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Local business owners blasted a proposed law to limit accessory buildings at a public hearing on Wednesday.

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On Thursday, Patch reported that the Summerwind Square Project, a $4 million private apartment complex built at the site of the old Club 91, is expected to break ground in the next two weeks. 

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On Friday, town officials claimed the town averted an attempted water district takeover by Suffolk County, saving Riverhead residents from an increase on their water bills.

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