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Longboat Key

    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 2, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Plymouth Harbor President and CEO Harry Hobson, Field Office Manager Jon Seehawer, of the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration, and Vice President of Health Services Joe Devore, of Plymouth Harbour
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 2, 2016
Plymouth Harbor receives Governor’s Gold Seal Award

Plymouth Harbor’s Smith Care Center was one of 32 nursing home facilities in Florida to receive the award.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 2, 2016
Eagles land at Triton Bend

The construction of a home on Triton Bend is delayed until May 1 due to a bald eagle’s nest near the property.

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    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 2, 2016
Town crawls toward turtle solution for beach project

Longboat's final beach project permit depends on an agreement with condos at the south end of the island.

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Clockwise, Police union representative Sgt. Robert Bourque and attorney Jim Brantley shake hands with Police Chief Pete Cumming, Town Manager Dave Bullock and Town Labor Attorney Reynolds Allen after negotiations.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 2, 2016
Police, town agree on three-year contract

Sergeants could see pay raises as high as 44% as the town and union seek to make department pay competitive.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 2, 2016
Longbeach Village home sells for $620,000

The home at 6909 Longboat Drive S. has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,619 square feet of living area.

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    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 2, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 3.3.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 1, 2016
Centre Shops host Mix and Mingle

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held a Mix and Mingle Tuesday, March 1, at the Center Shops.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 1, 2016
Tangerine Bay has a quadrennial celebration

Tangerine Bay Club residents leaped into March with a Leap Day party Monday, Feb. 29.

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Dr. Matt Nessetti, Dr. Doris Ramirez Nessetti, Dr. Irv Becker and Physician Assistant Anne Marie Dozier
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 1, 2016
Longboat Key medical center sets opening date

The Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living will open March 31, at the Centre Shops.

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New Pass
    By
  • Jack Short
  • February 29, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard rules New Pass unsafe

Until dredging is complete, the Coast Guard said too much of New Pass is too shallow to navigate safely.

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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been closed since 2010.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 29, 2016
Unicorp, Colony owners consider plan that could end litigation

Colony unit owners will consider pursuing a $46 million offer from Unicorp that includes a global settlement of litigation.

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Gene Jaleski
    By
  • Jack Short
  • February 26, 2016
Elections Commission dismisses final Jaleski claim

The commission cleared the town of any violation of elections laws when it removed public information from its website about a referendum.

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Ralph Hunter owned the Longboat Observer for 17 years with his wife, Claire.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 26, 2016
Longboat Observer founder Ralph Hunter dies at 95

Ralph Hunter founded the Longboat Observer in 1978 in part because he was bored with retirement.

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Jolanta Sobolewski, Dan Wiseman and Tim Smalley have won the Observer's photo contest for February.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2016
Congratulations to this month's winners of our photo contest!

Jolanta Sobolewski, Dan Wiseman and Tim Smalley have won the Observer's photo contest for February.

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