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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 21, 2012
Razorbill rescued from Longboat beach

The bird is part of a sudden influx that began in Florida last week.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 21, 2012
Town holiday closings announced

The town of Longboat Key and its departments will be closed three days this month for the holidays.

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  • December 20, 2012
Dec. 20: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Plane crash leaves pilot unscathed; Main Street building under contract; Marina Towers residents want event moved; Hunters kill 39 hogs in pilot hunt

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  • December 19, 2012
Dec. 19: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Group plans tar-and-feather Walmart protest; District buys land for future stations; Workers group protests Publix; and Horseshoe Cove parades holiday cheer

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 19, 2012
March election date changes

The town of Longboat Key will hold its municipal election March 12 with one week of early voting at Town Hall the week before.

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The news came after the Longboat Key Town Commission held an executive session with Bullock and the town labor attorney Dec. 14, to discuss a an agreed upon contract.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 19, 2012
Firefighter contract receives support

The town of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key Fire Rescue union have agreed to consider a contract for ratification.

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Protesters gathered near Publix along Gulf of Mexico Drive Sunday afternoon for approximately two hours. Photos courtesy of Rabbi Jonathan Katz.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 19, 2012
Workers group protests Publix

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers wants Publix to pay tomato pickers an extra penny per pound.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 19, 2012
Season of Sharing donations continue to grow this year

As the campaign comes to a close, contributions are still coming in, but donations are slightly behind last year.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 19, 2012
Fire contract expenses: $120,000 and counting

Town Manager Dave Bullock is using a labor attorney and communications firm in his quest to get a firefighter union contract approved.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 19, 2012
Temperatures, octopi net stone-crab season lull

Recently, stone-crab season hasn't been all it's cracked up to be due to warm water temperatures and an increase in predators.

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Joan Sinder, the first customer to walk through the doors of the new Publix, put bread in her cart before stocking up on orange juice.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 19, 2012
New Publix registers with shoppers

Customers lined up early Thursday morning as they waited for the supermarket's automatic doors to open and see what was in store.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2012
News Briefs

Fire Department receives top marks; Rats discovered at Town Hall; Holiday schedule

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Longboat Key police and firefighters responded to assist 25 Cuban refugees early Dec. 21, 2006. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 19, 2012
DEC. 18, 2006: 'Bienvenidos a Longboat'

Six years ago, 25 Cuban refugees got their first glimpse of America when they landed on Beer Can Island.

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  • December 19, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • December 19, 2012
Obituary: William Battle Wall Jr.

William Battle Wall Jr., 89, of Pinehurst, N.C., and formerly of Longboat Key, died Nov. 8.

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