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Arsav Mohanty and Arnav Mohanty with finalists Christopher Perrigan and Brett Landau
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2010
Tennis twins win championships

Arnav and Arsav Mohanty, 16-year-old twin brothers from Lakewood Ranch, won the USTA Florida State Doubles Championships (Boys 16s) Sept. 25-27 in Altamonte Springs.

  • East County
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From left: Emily Perez, Devin McDermott, Ashley Platt, Natalie Novak, Olivia Ortiz and Kristin Zarrella.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2010
Lakewood girls win Titusville meet

The Lakewood Ranch High School girls varsity cross country team continued its winning ways at the Elite Flrunners.com Race of Champions Oct. 2 in Titusville.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2010
Collegiate golfers compete at Waterlefe

Golfers from 19 different colleges teed off at the 10th Annual Waterlefe/USF Collegiate Golf Invitational Oct. 4-5 at Waterlefe Golf and River Club.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2010
Ranch Y girls complete triathlon

Eight girls from Lakewood Ranch finished in the top 12 at a youth triathlon at Trinity YMCA Oct. 3.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2010
Ranch swimmers win G.T. Bray tri-meet

Lakewood Ranch High School's girls and boys swim teams both earned wins at a tri-swim meet at G.T. Bray Sept. 29.

  • East County
  • Sports
Phillip Younger is concerned with the firefighter pension board's decision to hire a company to perform a pension audit.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 5, 2010
Commission questions pension decision

Town pension attorney James Linn believes the firefighter pension board may have erred when it approved a study last month.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 5, 2010
OBITUARY: Marlene June Gowan

Marlene June Gowan, 73, was a Longboat Key resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jean Abrams and John Fischer
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 4, 2010
Artist Series of Sarasota 15th Anniversary Celebration 'Extending the Vision'

Artist Series of Sarasota 15th Anniversary Celebration 'Extending the Vision'

  • Black Tie
Patricia Gussin's fourth novel was released today.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 4, 2010
Suspense is over: Gussin releases fourth novel

'And Then There Was One' is available wherever fine books are sold.

  • Arts + Culture
Town Manager Bruce St. Denis thanked the police department for working with the town to ratify a new contract.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 4, 2010
Commission ratifies police contract

The Town Commission ratified a three-year contract with its police department at its regular meeting tonight at Town Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The commission also is expected to pass a resolution to pay for $85,000 in expected costs to update its Comprehensive Plan.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 4, 2010
Commission to ratify police contract

The Town Commission is expected to ratify a three-year contract with its police department at its regular meeting tonight.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 4, 2010
Bones found at Country Meadows not human

The bones found on a lot in the Country Meadows community have been identified as pig bones.

  • East County
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The city budgets about $120,000 per year to manage and maintain the Payne Park Auditorium.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 4, 2010
Dance school offers to manage auditorium

Ballroom City, which conducts its school and dance events in the Payne Park Auditorium, is offering to assume the facility's operations, which would relieve the city of an annual $120,000 cost.

  • Sarasota
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Tiffany Smith, Ali Boiko, Sheena Arnold and Megan Baggett
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 3, 2010
Chili devoured at cook-off

Morton's Gourmet Market held its 11th annual Firehouse Chili Cook-Off Sunday to benefit the Sarasota Fire Fighters Benevolent Fund.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Greg and Jennifer Douglas
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 3, 2010
Triathletes burn rubber on Siesta Key

The Sharks Siesta Key Triathlon drew hundreds of people Sunday for an exciting day of swimming, biking and running.

  • Sarasota
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