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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 15, 2014
Police increase marine patrol

Police Chief Pete Cumming hopes to train the majority of his officers to patrol the waters by the end of 2014.

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On Tuesday, Jan. 14, Ray Rajewski cuts the ribbon on his recently donated DVD collection at the Longboat Library with Patrice Greene and Joan Rotenberg.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 15, 2014
Movies land star role at Longboat Library

Thanks to a resident's donation, Longboat Library members can now rent more than 500 DVDs.

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The showhouse sits on beautiful Sarasota Bay. Photos by Heather Merriman.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • January 15, 2014
Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse

Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County's 19th annual Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse event runs Jan. 19 to Feb. 16.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Obituary: Julius Sydney Rubel

Julius Sydney Rubel, 97, of Longboat Key, died Dec. 29.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Obituary: Frances Kinkle

Frances Kinkle, 79, of Longboat Key and formerly of Red Bank, N.J., died Dec. 19.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Obituary: Phyllis Kee

Phyllis Kee, 88, of Framingham, Mass., and formerly of Longboat Key and Woburn, Mass., died Jan. 2.

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  • Neighbors
Kelsey Grau. Barbara Fleisher holds a copy of "The New Senior Woman: Reinventing the Years Beyond Mid-Life" that she co-authored.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 15, 2014
Your Neighbor: Barbara Fleisher

Barbara Fleisher co-wrote 'The New Senior Woman: Reinventing the Years Beyond Mid-Life.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Director Carol Whitfield plays piano and instructs the Key of Sea Chorus during its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • January 15, 2014
Key of Sea Chorus makes a pitch to music-lovers

Warm up those vocal chords and get ready to harmonize because the Key of Sea Chorus is looking for new members.

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  • January 15, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com/itsreadeverywhere to submit your entries. We can't wait to see where The Observer will travel next!

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Photo courtesy Michael Saunders & Co. This home at 551 Harbor Point Road in Bay Isles has four bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 4,993 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.4 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 15, 2014
Four-bedroom Bay Isles home sells for $3.4 million

A home in Bay Isles tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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Peter and Erika Matheis submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Peter and Erika Matheis submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.

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Photos by Josh Siegel Paula Carmassi, left, and her family stayed with neighbor, mother and fellow nurse, Kim Gennocro, right, in the first few days after a Dec. 30 fire made the Carmassi home unlivable.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
Family recovers after losing home

The Carmassis will rent another home while theirs is repaired from fire damage.

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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
Commission approves 610-home community

Developer D.R. Horton plans to break ground on Del Tierra this year.

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Twelve-year-old Molly Lofthouse cares for September, whom Molly will show at the Manatee County Fair, which starts Jan. 16.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 15, 2014
Manatee County Fair swings into action

This year's fair boasts a 'Celebrating the Great Outdoors' theme.

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