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Longboat Key

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  • April 30, 2014
News Briefs

Randy Thompson receives Officer of the Year honor; Officer Lee Smith receives letter of commendation; Longboat Library begins summer hours in May

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2014
Our View

Where to park in the village

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  • April 30, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 30, 2014
Federici was notorious for chasing stories

Bill Federici, former crime reporter and Brooklyn editor for the New York Daily News, died April 22. He was 82.

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Rabbi Jonathan Katz congratulates essay winner Justin Hartshorne. Photo by Kelsey Grau
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  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 30, 2014
Community observes Yom HaShoah at Temple Beth Israel

Sharing was a common theme throughout this year's community observance of Yom HaShoah, the Holocaust Day of Remembrance, April 27, at Temple Beth Israel.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 30, 2014
Saputo awarded DAR Medal of Honor

Gold Coast Eagle's Col. John Saputo becomes one of about 1,500 people honored with the award since 1972.

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Capt. Nick Froelich shows off the 692-pound shark's giant set of jaws. Photo by Robin Hartill
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 30, 2014
12-year-old tourists catch 692-pound mako shark

Tony Musca, Ryan Roberts and Sam Von Duhn have quite the shark tale.

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Donna Bennett submitted this sunset photo, taken at Lido Beach.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Donna Bennett submitted this sunset photo, taken at Lido Beach.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 30, 2014
Business Briefs

$6.1 million sale is top Bird Key transaction since 2008; LaPensee expands to offer new-pool construction; Manatee County's property tax payment plan approaches

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Unit S-201 at La Firenza, 4125 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,521 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.1 million. File photo
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 30, 2014
La Firenza condominium sells for $2.1 million

A condominium in La Firenza tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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Submitted by Shirley Myers
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2014
You Observed

Here's a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this new weekly feature, email Kelsey Grau at [email protected].

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Volunteers mark nests with stakes for documentation and protection. (File photo)
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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 29, 2014
Turtle nesting season begins this week

Beginning May 1, turn off or shield lights visible from the beach to avoid disorienting turtles.

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Emergency personnel transported 54-year-old Thomas Ballerino to Blake Medical Center following a crash on the John Ringling Bridge Monday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 29, 2014
Motorcyclist dies following afternoon crash

The 54-year-old man involved in a crash on John Ringling Bridge Monday, has died from his injuries.

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A family visiting from Massachusetts enjoys the sunshine on an afternoon walk along a Longboat Key beach on Tuesday, April 29.
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  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 29, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: A Day at the Beach

A family visiting from Massachusetts enjoys the sunshine on an afternoon walk along a Longboat Key beach on Tuesday, April 29.

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Town Hall staff is hoping a draft ordinance will steer applicants looking to improve cellular service on the Key toward alternative technologies.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 29, 2014
Legal opinion: P&Z should review ordinance

Town staff's latest draft of a controversial telecommunications ordinance doesn't include a category for cellular towers at all.

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