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Bryce Tone and Justin Callahan get ready to hoist their sails at the 67th Annual Labor Day Regatta
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 31, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: 67th Annual Labor Day Regatta

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron hosts the 67th Annual Labor Day Regatta Saturday, Aug. 31.

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The Town Commission is scheduled to adopt a millage rate and 2013-14 fiscal year budget on first reading at its 7 p.m. regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 3, at Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 31, 2013
Town manager now recommends 4.5% millage increase

State officials want town-hired actuaries to revise the assumption rates for two of the pension plans they believe are too high and are unattainable. The move changes the town manager's tax rate recommendation.

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Mayor Jim Brown declined an invitation to meet with a police officer and union representative this week.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2013
Aug. 30: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Vehicle burglaries hit one Lakewood Ranch street; TAC unit nabs burglars; City scraps State Street garage proposals; Town and police union at odds over new contract

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The Longboat Key Police Department and the town are at odds over a new contract.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2013
Town and police union at odds over new contract

Mayor Jim Brown declined an invitation to meet with a police officer and union representative this week.

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The Optimist Fleet lines up for its first race of the day during the 66th annual Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta in 2012. File photo.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 30, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: 67th annual Labor Day Regatta

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting the 67th annual Labor Day Regatta this weekend.

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Bay Isles Parkway from Gulf of Mexico Drive to the Harbourside entrance on Harbourside Drive is being repaved this week.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 29, 2013
Bay Isles Parkway under construction

There will be daily lane closures and some delays for Bay Isles residents. At least one entrance from Bay Isles Parkway into the Longboat Key Publix/CVS Pharmacy will be open at all times.

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David Novak’s ultimate goal for the next five to eight years is a same-sex pair of swans for each Key territory — most likely two female pairs and four male pairs.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 28, 2013
Swan keeper seeks community donations

The Regal Swan Foundation has agreed to a multi-year effort to help swan keeper David Novak with the Key's swan population.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2013
Virginia Sanders nest yields 115

A nest named for a top turtle recently hatched at 6429 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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Eva Waldroup. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2013
Town Hall's cake connoisseur retires

Eva Waldroup, Town Hall's popular receptionist and cake-maker, officially retired this year after 10 years of service.

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  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2013
Commissioner is a proud new grandpa

Commissioner Jack Duncan has taken on an additional responsibility. He and his wife, Debbie, are the proud new grandparents to Liam James Webster.

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Longboat Key resident Charles “Chuck” Nechtem, president and CEO of Charles Nechtem Associates Inc., uprooted his life to make both a professional and a personal move to Longboat Key five years ago.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 28, 2013
BUSINESS & PLEASURE: Charles Nechtem Associates Inc.

A Longboat Key-based company continues to thrive five years after its relocation from New Jersey. The company is also attracting its clients to the Key for annual meetings.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 28, 2013
All eight employees enter DROP

Every general employee eligible to enter the DROP for five years while also working is taking the town up on its retirement offer.

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Learn how to make homemade ravioli with Andrea Bozzolo of Andrea's
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Andrea's

This week we went in the kitchen with Andrea Bozzolo, owner of Andrea's, for a homemade ravioli dish. Get the full recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's In the Kitchen.

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A 2.5-foot-tall bubbling fountain waterfall statue made of basaltic rock has been a part of the Longboat Island Chapel for many years. Church officials call the statue "irreplaceable."
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 28, 2013
Chapel statue reported stolen

A 2.5-foot-tall statue was stolen this month in the Longboat Island Chapel's garden. Parishioners want the statue returned, no questions asked, as soon as possible.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 28, 2013
County stops billing town for trolley

The town of Longboat Key refuses to pay Manatee County for its trolley service. The county stopped sending bills, but it now must find a way to fund the route.

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