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Town Board to extend outdoor dining permits by six months Outdoor diners in Riverhead last summer. (Credit: Tara Smith) Riverhead Town’s initiative to ease the process for restaurants to obtain outdoor dining permits helped eateries cope with the capacity restrictions set by the state as a result the COVID-19 pandemic. But those approvals expired at the end of December. And the Town Board is hoping to get a jump on next summer by extending the outdoor dining permits for another six months. The board discussed the issue at Thursday’s work session and agreed informally to extend permits by six months instead of three. ....