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Section of rendering by architect Stephen Jacobs . A proposed five-story mixed use building with 116 apartments and ground-floor restaurant and retail uses on East Main Street and McDermott Avenue won approval of the Riverhead Town Board Tuesday night . In a split 3-1 vote, the board approved a pair of resolutions that simultaneously dispensed with extended environmental review and approved a site plan and special permit for the “ Riverview Lofts ” project proposed by Georgica Green Ventures LLC of Jericho. The actions green-light the construction of the five-story building with 12,623 square feet of first- floor commercial space , 55 on- site parking spaces and four-stories consisting of 116 workforce rental apartments : 31 studio, 37 one-bedroom and 28 two-bedroom units. Councilman Tim Hubbard , without comment, cast the lone vote against both measures. Councilwoman Jodi Giglio , an owner of Summerwind Square — the first mixed-use apartment building built in the downtown dis...

A Texas 14-year-old who turned up dead in an Arlington landfill in June died of “ homicidal violence ,” officials said. The Tarrant County medical examiner announced its findings Thursday, nearly two months after Kaytlynn Cargill disappeared while walking her family dog, the Star-Telegram reported. She was last seen at her apartment where she tied up her pet at the dog park. She asked her friends to watch the pup, but never returned, police said. The teen was reported missing June 19 when she didn’t make it home to her Oak Creek West apartment , and authorities found her body at Republic Services landfill — which contracts to receive waste from nearby cities including Bedford — two days later. Questions remain after Texas teen's body turns up in landfill Her mother, Trisha West, said she later found the dog tied to a post while she was out looking for her daughter, according to the Dallas News. Police at the time told the Star-Telegram they’d b...

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