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Hannah Bergan Kates graduated May 5 from Georgia Institute of Technology with a bachelor's of science in environmental engineering.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 30, 2012
Class of 2012

These Longboat Key, Lido and Bird Key high school seniors have aced countless exams, read stacks of literary classics, won football games and tennis matches, danced at prom, learned to drive, learned foreign languages, mastered the FCAT and took their high schools by storm.

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  • May 30, 2012
Vets knighted for service

Recently at a ceremony held in Pinellas Park, six World War II veterans received France's highest honor for their service liberating France.

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  • May 30, 2012
Couple celebrates engagement

On June 8, 2011, BJ Webb was at a bookstore looking for a book a grief counselor told her to read.

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Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 30, 2012
Centennial plus two

For Jack Goldsmith's 102nd birthday, he appeared on Willard Scott's segment on the "Today" show.

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The town spends an amount equivalent to 60% of firefighter payroll on its required contributions to the firefighter pension.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 30, 2012
Proposal defines pension meeting

Discussion shifted to a plan transitioning firefighters to 401(a) accounts throughout the May 23 Firefighter Pension Board meeting.

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Police Chief Albert Hogle's casket is lifted out of the hearse Thursday at the Sarasota National Cemetery. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 30, 2012
End of watch

Longboat Key Police Chief Albert 'Al' Hogle was remembered at a public funeral as a private man, public servant and mentor to other law-enforcement officers.

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  • May 30, 2012
News Briefs

St. Armands access point temporarily closes; Longboat Key makes groin modifications; Town Commission approves alcohol sales

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 30, 2012
Circle officials bemoan lack of service

St. Armands Circle officials warn city staff that the lack of basic services is starting to affect the Circle's overall appearance as a major tourism destination.

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    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 30, 2012
Caragiulo's new restaurant comes to St. Armands

If you are a fan of Owen's Fish Camp, Nancy's Bar-B-Q and Caragiulos Italian Restaurant, then you will most likely be excited about the Carigiulo brothers' latest venture - Shore Diner on St. Armands Circle

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Tom Finnegan spent three years as a paratrooper instructor at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. He remembers his fellow fallen soldiers throughout the year.
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • May 30, 2012
Finnegan helps honor fallen soldiers

Tom Finnegan's Memorial Day was especially poignant this year; he shared it locally with one grandson and from a distance with another.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 30, 2012
Commission puts community center committee on hold

The Longboat Key Town Commission delayed appointing members to a Community Center Advisory Committee to allow town staff time to gather additional data.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 30, 2012
Town prepares for $4.7 million Sarasota County surtax shortfall

The town predicts that revenue from Sarasota County's 1% sales tax will be approximately 38% below original predictions.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • May 30, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Susan Phillips and Steve Branham
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  • Dora Walters
  • May 30, 2012
Longboat Key couple celebrates engagement

It's official! Susan Phillips and Steve Branham are engaged and are planning a beach wedding for this summer.

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Donors Sally and Sam Shapiro, of Longboat Key, stand with Glasser-Schoenbaum Human Services Center Executive Director Phil King, center.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 30, 2012
Glasser-Schoenbaum Center unveils plans for new health facility

With donations from Longboaters Sam and Sally Shapiro and co-founder Betty Schoenbaum, the center hopes to break ground on its new children's health facility this summer.

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