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The office of the Supervisor of Elections' redrawn precinct boundaries include 98 separate precincts.
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Commission approves reprecincting

Sarasota County Commissioners approved an ordinance for new precinct numbers and layouts, which is expected to save the county thousands during elections.

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Tyler Reasoner, Corinna Kuschnitzky, Mason DeMichele, Tracy Bakich, Annabel Norman-Webb, Jackson Day and Laurie Brown stand with their Santa-themed vehicle.
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Bay Haven students head to Odyssey of the Mind

The motto of one of the fifth-grade teams at Bay Haven School of Basics-Plus competing in the Odyssey of the Mind competition is apparent.

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Neighbors: Ward Larsen

Sarasota native Ward Larsen has written four books and won numerous awards. His first book is being adapted for a major motion picture.

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Debora Blomster has always been a gearhead. On Thursday, May 24, she and three close friends will take part in the annual weeklong, 3,000-mile Gumball Rally from New York City to Los Angeles.

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2 - The number of Sarasota High defensive backs who will be playing football in Ohio next fall. Lenard Rivers will attend The College of Wooster, and Jonathon Berman signed with John Carroll University.

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Athlete of the Week: Austin Jacob Interial

Cardinal Mooney junior, Austin Jacob Interial, is already gearing up for a great senior year. Finishing out his junior year with the spring football season, Interial has been a key player for the Cougars this season as one of the starting linebackers for the team.

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Cops Corner: Pelican Press

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  • May 24, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Katalin Volgyi submitted this sunset photo, taken on the New College campus in Sarasota.

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Unit 502 at Tower Residences, 35 Watergate Drive, has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,751 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.8 million. File photo.
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  • May 24, 2012
Tower Residences condo sells for $1.8 million

. A condominium in the Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Rae Schwartz, trustee, Sarasota, sold the Unit 502 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Fiona Lohrisch, Sarasota, for $1.8 million.

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  • May 23, 2012
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Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway will retire in October after serving as chief for two years. Hollaway has 30 years of service with the department.
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  • May 23, 2012
Sarasota police chief to retire in October

Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway is a member of the state's Deferred Retirement Option Program, which mandates that an employee receives additional pension dollars for five years before they must retire.

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If all hospitals performed at Sarasota Memorial's level of distinction, approximately 56,367 deaths among Medicare patients could have been avoided, according to the study.
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  • May 22, 2012
Sarasota Memorial among top 5% for patient safety

For the ninth year in a row, Sarasota Memorial Hospital received HealthGrades' "2012 Patient Safety Excellence Award."

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