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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 28, 2009
Anna Maria Island representatives urge opposition to offshore drilling

Vice Mayor Bob Siekmann and Commissioner Gene Jaleski discussed the impact of offshore oil drilling at a Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials meeting.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 28, 2009
Public service was Patterson's life

Retired Army general and former Longboat Key mayor, Major Gen. James 'Jim' Patterson, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, at age 78.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2009
Update: Key Club pushes project approval

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation and expansion project hearing will continue Nov. 5 and Nov. 6, at Temple Beth Israel.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 28, 2009
Citizen of the Year played many roles on Key

"Overdone is lots of fun." That was Claudia Fuller's motto.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2009
Stolen boat recovered

Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle said patrol officer Dennis Silverio Jr. and two U.S. Coast Guard officers assisted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Saturday, Oct. 24 in retrieving a 30-foot Grady-White boat from the hands of two burglars during a high-speed chase.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2009
Police officer disputes firing

Longboat Key police officer Jessica Anderson's attorney called her firing 'excessive and disparate in treatment.'

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  • October 28, 2009
Public Tennis Center nears completion

The town hopes to complete the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center's $732,000 renovation project by Dec. 1.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 28, 2009
Player of the Week: Anna Davis

Anna Davis' tennis partners compare her to a bat boy. She's consistent, and they can always count on her to retrieve the ball.

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  • October 28, 2009
Scoreboard

Get the latest scores from the Longboat Key Women's 18-Hole Golf Association, Longboat Key Duplicate Bridge Club and the Hole-In-One Report.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • October 28, 2009
Deal Us in: Too many finesses

When you first learn the art of finessing, you tend to take every finesse in sight. After you master it, you look for ways to avoid unnecessary finesses.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 28, 2009
Sheriff's office plans vigil

The vigil is being held in remembrance of individuals who have lost their lives to drug and alcohol-related incidents and those suffering from addiction.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2009
Town roads being repaved

The town of Longboat Key's hired asphalt contractor, Superior Asphalt Inc., began resurfacing Channel Lane, St. Judes Drive and North St. Judes Drive this week.

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  • October 28, 2009
Manatee's Feagans named Emergency Director of the Year

Florida Division of Emergency Management has named Manatee County Emergency Management Chief Laurie Feagans the first recipient of the County Emergency Director of the Year.

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  • October 28, 2009
LECOM dean earns medical honor

Dr. Robert George, associate dean of academic affairs at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton, was selected as a Great Pioneer in osteopathic medicine by the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of History and Identity.

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  • October 28, 2009
Armed suspects rob Ranch Chevron

The suspects entered the gas station at 14315 S.R. 70 E. and held the clerk at gunpoint. They stole $50 from the cash register and cigarettes.

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