After a promising season last fall, the Gulf High Buccaneers are looking to improve upon last season.
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Alex Tiegen: Sometimes, your brain needs time, a little help and a reboot
One of the biggest challenges of having a mental condition such as Asperger’s syndrome is predicting how it will affect your behavior. This was never clearer to me than the morning after a night at the ballpark. Nearly three years ago, my co-workers and I went to a Rays game. We had box seats and […]
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Upcoming Community Events
Upcoming Community Events High School Musical Thursday, May 15 – Saturday, May 17 Pasco County/Musical Pasco Middle School, $15 Adults, $7 Students Pasco Middle School 813-838-1975 13925 14th St. Dade CityGet Directions James P. Gills YMCA Golf Tournament Friday, May 16 Pasco County/Tournament Fox Hollow Golf Course, Call For More Info Fox Hollow Golf Club […]
Read More“Jimmy’s” Downtown Breakfast/Lunch Spot Celebrates 40 Years!
City Officials, Businesses Want US19 Overhaul Changes
Pasco Elevated Toll Road Likely Scrapped, Says DOT Official
Altman, Others Seek School Board Re-Election
Orange Lake to Receive Environmental Testing
New Port Richey plans to conduct environmental testing on Orange Lake, a central fixture in downtown New Port Richey. Gaydos Hydros Services has been hired by the city to pump up to five feet of water ouf of the lake to see if it replenishes on its own. If the water is replaced quickly, according […]
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New Port Richey Water Moves to Digital Meters
According to meeting minutes, City Council members approved an estimated $1.5 million to install digital water meters on homes in the City. About half of the City’s current readers are not digital. Assistant Public Works Director Sherman Applegate said that the city could expect to save about $77,000 a year because the City will not […]
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Police Seek Additional Suspect in Wells Fargo Robbery
New Port Richey Police arrested Julio Santiago-Ortiz (the infamous “Pasco Squatter) on Tuesday at his home at 5147 Greenwood St. Ortiz is being held at the Pasco County jail on $250,000 bail according to the Pasco County Sheriff. Police says that Ortiz was the driver of the getaway vehicle in the robbery. Meanwhile, police are […]
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Bank Robbery Leads to Arrest of ‘Pasco Squatter’
UPDATE: According to New Port Richey Police, Ortiz used his girlfriend’s Honda Accord to escape the robbery. He was tracked in part because of security cameras at a neighboring business, GC Automotive Repair. “He was busy,” said New Port Richey Police Chief Kim Bogart. “He got with his buddies, apparently arranged for this bank robbery and […]
Read MoreFarm Report – May 5, 2014 – New Port Richey
Friendship Farms & Fare Farm Report & Newsletter May 5, 2014 – 31st FARM & CSA Report REPORT 69 degrees at 3:30 AM, May 3, 2014 Historical Average (5/1): 84 HIGH, 66 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average increases about one degree each week. The current average high is now fourteen degrees higher than the […]
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OPINION: Teachers Say VAM Evaluations Flawed
Many of Florida’s public school teachers see little value in the value-added-model (VAM) teacher evaluation process that’s being used this year. Also labeled “value added analysis” or “value added assessment,” the evaluation tool is tied to student testing results. VAM assesses how one student’s scores compare to others and tracks how each student is performing […]
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Robbery Suspect Sought by New Port Richey Police
UPDATE: New Port Richey Police have arrested Julio Ortiz in connection with the robbery. Read more! New Port Richey Police say a male robbery suspect, either white or hispanic, was dropped off by an older Honda Accord at the Wells Fargo bank on Massachusetts avenue. The man entered the bank wearing the stocking over his head, policy […]
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T. Rowe Price Ends Plans to Move to Pasco, Will Remain in Tampa
T. Rowe Price ended speculation about its plans to move to Pasco County where officials had secured more than $30 million in incentives, leaving County Commissioners and Pasco Economic Development Council President John Hagen in the lurch.
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Better than Citronella candles for keeping mosquitoes away
Click the link to check out Aesthetic Candles and their “bug banishing” Citronella candles.
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Aesthetic Candles at M.O.M.’s Friday Night Market
2450 Commercial Way, Spring Hill Florida The market features produce, organic produce, local honey, handmade soap, homemade healthy dog food and treats, heirloom plants and seeds and much much more! And of course Aesthetic Candles
Read MoreSeffner to Tampa Commuter Fined $48,000 for Using Cell Jammer
Burrowing Owl Caught in Hair Weave
In another series of events indicative of how humans affect the ecology around us, a burrowing owl–an endangered species–in Fort Lauderdale was caught in a synthetic hair weave and required rescue from park staff.
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Ever wonder how long you should keep e-mail?
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Pasco County Fire Station on Massachusetts Could Be Ready by June
County officials say that the Pasco County Fire Station on Massachusetts ave currently under construction could be open in June. Officials also said the station will be a model for future fire stations.
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Deer Park OM Support Needed
Six out of the 57 Pasco County public school teams that competed in the April 12 State Odyssey of the Mind competition qualified for the World OM finals May 28 through May 30, in Ames, IA. One of those teams is from Deer Park Elementary. Join us at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Wednesday, April 30th Between […]
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Cotee River Elementary, Gulf Middle Principal Moving On
Cotee River Elementary’s Principal will be moving to a new job at Pinellas Schools as Director of Professional development, leaving an opening at Cotee River. Gulf Middle’s principal, Stanley Trapp, is also leaving for retirement on June 5th and will be replaced by Jason Joens, the current principal at River Ridge Middle School.
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OPINION: How Municipalities Can End the Net Neutrality Debate
The definition of a common carrier is a person or company that transports goods or passengers on regular routes at set rates. Last year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had a tough time with labeling Internet service providers (ISPs) as common carriers, despite the fact that they provide transportation of data at a set rate. […]
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New Port Richey’s New City Manager May Start June 2
The City of New Port Richey confirmed today that Ms. Debbie Manns, a candidate from Ohio, will start next month pending approval of her contract as the new City Manager. Interim City Manager Susan Dillinger has said that Ms. Manns is likely to start her duties on June 2nd and that the contract is likely to be […]
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