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Longboat Key

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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.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The town spends an amount equivalent to 60% of firefighter payroll on its required contributions to the firefighter pension.
    By
  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Police Chief Albert Hogle's casket is lifted out of the hearse Thursday at the Sarasota National Cemetery. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 30, 2012
News Briefs

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

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 30, 2012
Our View: Don't fall for steelworker's sob

You have to be dreading the next five months. We are.

  • Longboat Key
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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.

  • Longboat Key
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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

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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.

  • Longboat Key
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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.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • 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.

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

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Susan Phillips and Steve Branham
    By
  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Key-wide, Longboat Key Finance Director Tom Kelley estimates a 1.5% to 3% decrease in property values this year.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 30, 2012
FULL STORY: Longboat Key property values will decrease by 1.5% to 3%

Longboat Key taxable values are dropping, but preliminary estimates show the dip is less than the previous four years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
File photo.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 30, 2012
Fundraiser dedicated to restoring the bay

Scallopalooza is a night of fun that also does a lot of good.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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