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Unit G-601 of L'Ambiance Longboat Key Club was built with three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths and 3,220 square feet of living area.
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The fake website, which used pictures from the real Manatee Sheriff's County Office site, was traced to a domain in the Netherlands.
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Police Chief Pete Cumming (left) and Fire Chief Paul Dezzi (right) pose for a photo together.
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Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming is set to retire in October after a 40-year career in law enforcement.

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Sarasota City Commission District 3: Erik Arroyo

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Sarasota County Commission District 1: Mark Pienkos

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Sarasota Hospital Board At Large: Britt Riner

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Sarasota Hospital Board At Large: Sharon Wetzler DePeters

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East County resident Amity Hoffman became enthralled with theater when she was 13 and discovered Loveland Center, a troupe of special needs actors, while working at the Venice Theater more than a decade ago. Courtesy photo.
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