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News

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 9, 2010
East County child nearly drowns

An off-duty EMT and nurse helped save the child.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 9, 2010
Sea turtle nests vandalized on nearby beach

At least a half-dozen sea turtle nests have been disturbed on Siesta Key beaches this nesting season.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • July 9, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Hurricane Season

The East County Observer caught up with some local residents to see whether they've prepared their homes for hurricane season.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 9, 2010
Paving project begins Monday

The Florida Department of Transportation will begin paving State Road 789 from Longboat Pass Bridge to Cortez Road Monday, July 12.

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  • Michael Eng
  • July 8, 2010
UPDATE: Deputies find missing Ranch man

Stephen Green, 78, was found eight miles from his home late this afternoon.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2010
Haile TSA team takes top honors

Haile's Technology Student Association team took first place in the district and state TSA competitions before heading to nationals this weekend.

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  • Robin Roy
  • July 8, 2010
Proposed park starts dispute

A woman wants to sell the property she's owned for 44 years, so it can become a park. One neighbor disagrees.

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  • Robin Roy
  • July 8, 2010
Who's funding the candidates?

Developers, builders and construction companies are all contributing campaign money to County Commissioners Joe Barbetta and Nora Patterson, who are up for re-election this fall. But Patterson, who's married to a lawyer, is also receiving donations from attorneys.

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  • July 8, 2010
City seeks task-force members

City parks staff held a meeting last week to recruit community members to help design a scaled-down second phase of Payne Park construction.

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  • Robin Roy
  • July 8, 2010
GOP invokes Internet infantry

Republican Party leaders asked members to spread the word about its candidates through e-mail and social-media sites to help stem gains Democrats made in 2008.

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  • July 8, 2010
News Briefs 07.08.10

Residents of the Dolphin Tower condo high-rise on Gulfstream Boulevard still don't know when they'll be able to return home.

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  • July 8, 2010
Business Observer 07.08.10

The luxury bath and beauty boutique Simply Spoiled Boutique announced it would be relocating its retail store operations July 1 to 1471 Main St.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • July 7, 2010
Longboat Key triathlon set for October

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce will hold the island's first triathlon in October.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 7, 2010
Manatee deputies thwart burglary

The COPS North unit arrested 39-year-old Jeremy Riffe.

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  • July 7, 2010
Manatee deputies thwart burglary

The COPS North unit arrested 39-year-old Jeremy Riffe.

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