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The Isles' Sydney Moncher, who is 14, writes a note to put inside the backpack she filled with food and toys. "I just like helping the community and helping people don't have as much," Moncher says about volunteering.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 18, 2020
Sweet chance to spread SUGAR in Manatee County

Lakewood Ranch nonprofit works to give stuffed backpacks to students who are homeless in the School District of Manatee County.

  • East County
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The project will be done in two segments, one from Beneva Road to Caribbean Drive and another from Caribbean Drive to Stickney Point Road. Photo courtesy of FDOT
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
Bike lanes, median upgrades coming to U.S. 41

Six-foot bike lanes and signal modifications will be added to ensure safer travel.

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The new development will feature 232 multifamily units with an age restriction of 55 years or older. Photo courtesy
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
Commission OKs residential project on Honore

The complex will have an age restriction for residents ages 55 and older.

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Rabbi Samantha Kahn, Temple Sinai's Director of Youth Education, Outreach and Engagement Bethany Leinweber and Gulf Gate teacher Michelle Portnow Rivas said the Daffodil Project is a way to remember those who died in the Holocaust
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
School, temple partner on Holocaust education

Gulf Gate fifth grade students will plant a Holocaust remembrance garden as part of the Daffodil Project.

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  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
School board OKs equity job

The new administrative role will focus on equity across the district and innovate teacher development techniques.

  • Sarasota
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Despite an unusual end to the school year and a concurrent learning model, students are performing well on benchmark tests.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
Despite 'COVID-slide,' students testing well

Early benchmarks show that students are testing higher than school administrators anticipated.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Manatee County's new commissioners — James Satcher, Kevin Van Ostenbridge and George Kruse — are all Republicans.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • November 17, 2020
New Manatee County commissioners take their seats

Manatee County welcomes three new commissioners

  • East County
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 17, 2020
Key Niners swing into a new season with a pandemic-era luncheon

The Longboat Key golfers dined outdoors at the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jack Daly
    By
  • Guest Author
  • November 17, 2020
Letters to the editor: Town needs to focus on the future

Longboat Key residents sound off on issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The town resumed in-person meetings on Nov. 2. The town will utilize a hybrid format with four town commissioners meeting in-person and three using Zoom to participate for the remainder of 2020.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • November 17, 2020
Town's COVID expenses reimbursable

Staff installed plexiglass inside Town Hall to separate commissioners, a touch-less temperature scanner and hand sanitizer machines.

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Tom Knight has been sheriff in Sarasota County since 2008. Sheriff-elect Kurt Hoffmann will take office Jan. 5, Knight will assume his new role Jan. 25.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 17, 2020
Tom Knight hired as CEO of First Step Sarasota

The outgoing sheriff will begin work Jan. 25.

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Business has dried up at the South Gate Community Center since the start of the pandemic.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • November 16, 2020
South Gate Community Center faces uncertain future

The longtime event venue is looking for a potential buyer.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County will provide internet services to students in need for six months.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • November 16, 2020
County, Comcast partner to bring WiFi to students

The county will provide internet services for students for six months.

  • Sarasota
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Voters in Manatee and Sarasota counties cast fewer write-in votes for president this year compared to 2016.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • November 16, 2020
Voters cast wide range of write-in votes for president

Even though it didn't count, Kermit the frog, Superman and Baby Yoda received votes during the 2020 election in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

  • Sarasota
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    In Memoriam |
  • November 16, 2020
Andrew David Babcock

Andrew David Babcock, born May 24, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana, beloved son, brother, and friend passed away on November 9, 2020 at his home in Sarasota, Florida.

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