New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog about events and happenings around town. This week, he’s talking about the budget season (again).
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Recreation Center Upgrades Estimated at $2.47 million
The Suncoast News reports that a preliminary estimate of work to be done on the Recreation Center could reach $2.4 million.
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Police Say Tom Townsend is Missing
New Port Richey Police say that Tom Townsend, a New Port Richey local and business owner, has been missing since Monday. Police say they are investigating the disappearance, and that Townsend has not had any contact with anyone since Sunday, and that it is uncharacteristic of him to not have contact with family. Family and friends said […]
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Agriculture News – July 20, 2015
Week of July 20, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community July 20 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_78e0c4203ae54db48d179caa18507b48.pdf Seedings: none Garden Starts: Red Malabar Spinach, sweet bell peppers Harvest Notes: okra, eggplant, herbs, red malabar spinach, sweet potato leaves Sweet […]
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Weather Report – July 20, 2015
Weekly Weather Report for West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community A Service Of http://www.fffsite.org/ Friendship Farms & Fare Weekly Weather Report Last Week: Heavy Rain This Week: Milder (80s) Expect 90s until September 78 degrees at 3:30 AM, July 18, 2015 Historic Average (for 7/20): 90 HIGH, 76 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ Historically, the average high […]
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Rob Marlowe: Budget Season 2015
New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on events and happenings around town. This week he’s talking about the 2015 city budget.
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Citizen Protests Removal of Sims Park Hickory Trees
NewsPortRichey received a complaint Wednesday that contractors had spray painted red “X”s on three Hickory trees north of Sims Park on Orange Circle. I stopped by to take some pictures of the tree and spoke on the phone with Mr. Terry Kline, a board member at the West Pasco Historical Society. City Manager Debbie Manns […]
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‘Summertime in the City’ Event Postponed to July 25
New Port Richey, Florida – The Summertime in the City event that was scheduled for Saturday, July 18, 2015 from 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Gulf High School, 5355 School Road, New Port Richey has been postponed until Saturday, July 25th due to inclement weather and poor field conditions. For more information on this […]
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Pasco County Charter Proposal Meetings Continue to August 24
The committee has been meeting now since mid-May. The 15-member board is still interviewing representatives and staff of the county’s government. At the July 13th meeting were three members of the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) and Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley. The previous meeting involved Property Appraiser Mike Wells and Tax Collector Mike Fasano. It’s […]
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New Port Richey Releases Yard Debris Pickup Schedule and Map
New Port Richey Public Works is now maintaining an online map and schedule that shows the areas of New Port Richey that can expect yard debris pickup on any given week. The map is color coded with areas highlighted for yard debris pickup in the current week, the next week, and the “following week.” Other […]
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Crossbow Lane and Hills Drive Gets a 4-Way Stop
New Port Richey City Council last week approved the installation of a four-way stop sign at the intersection of Crossbow Lane and Hills Drive in New Port Richey. As a result of resident complaints about vehicles speeding and the large volume of vehicle cutting thru the Jasmine Hills neighborhood at the intersection of Crossbow Ln. […]
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Green Commerce Association Hosts Mixer, Expo
Learn more about the Green Commerce Association on their website: http://gca.us.org NEW PORT RICHEY, FL (July 3, 2015) – The Green Commerce Association (GCA) will be hosting a mini-expo and mixer on Thursday, July 23 at Suncoast Toyota (3001 US Hwy.19, Holiday, 34691).The expo and mixer opens at 6:30 p.m. and the public is invited […]
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NPR Approves Lawn Maintenance Costs of $104,830
New Port Richey City Council approved a bid for lawn and landscape maintenance on public property in city limits in the amount of $104,830 annually. The agreement includes landscape maintenance of City Hall and mowing and general grounds maintenance for city properties. The contract was awarded to Lawn Techs of 8300 Leo Kidd Avenue in […]
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‘Canoe Battleship’ to Set Sail August 1 at Rec Center
New Port Richey, FL – The Recreation and Aquatic Center, in partnership with Gill Dawg will host Canoe Battleship on Saturday, August 1, 2015 from 5:30-8:30pm at the Recreation and Aquatic Center located at 6630 Van Buren St., New Port Richey. Co-ed Canoe Battleship is a new event for the City this year! Canoes of […]
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State Senator May Replace Spoonbill’s Restaurant with Beef O’ Brady’s
The Suncoast News is reporting that State Senator Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, is looking to purchase the downtown New Port Richey property in order to tear it down and build a new Beef O’ Brady’s.
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NPR Hosts ‘Summertime in the City’ Event
The City of New Port Richey to Host Summertime in the City Event New Port Richey, Florida – The City of New Port Richey’s Parks and Recreation Department will host Summertime in the City on Saturday, July 18, 2015 from 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Gulf High School, 5355 School Road, New Port Richey. […]
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Rob Marlowe: Sims Park Improvements
New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on events and happenings around town. This week he’s talking about the improvements coming to Sims Park for 2016.
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Weather Report – July 6, 2015
Weekly Weather Report for West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community A Service Of http://www.fffsite.org/ Friendship Farms & Fare Rainy Season Begins Last Week: Hottest Yet This Week: Possible Moderation (to low 90s) 90s until September Weekly Weather Report Last Week: Above Normal Heat This Week: Possible Moderation (to low 90s) 90s until September 78 degrees at […]
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Urban Agriculture Report – July 6, 2015
Week of July 6, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community July 6 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_9757a5526c2c4e659ef21304a80d1e66.pdf Seedings: none Garden Starts: Red Malabar Spinach, sweet bell peppers Harvest Notes: okra, eggplant, herbs, red malabar spinach, sweet potato leaves DRY […]
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Credit Card Skimmer Found at NPR Sonoco
WTSP Tampa is reporting that New Port Richey Police found a credit card skimmer at the Sonoco on US19 north of Gulf Drive. The skimmer was found during a state inspection after employees reported an issue with printed receipts. Credit card skimmers are external devices that are illegally placed inside the pump card reader. The […]
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Special Agricultural Report: Leaf-Footed Bug Invasion
LEAF-FOOTED BUG INVASION New Port Richey Urban Agriculture Project Special Report East Madison Growers may be discovering a rather scary looking insect on some of their vegetables. It is called a “leaf-footed bug,” and it can be very abundant some years – like this one. They seem to really like tomatoes, although plenty of other […]
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New Port Richey Ready to Provide Incentives to Main Street Landing
The Tampa Bay Times reports that City leaders have made another step toward providing more than $2 million in incentives to the developer of Main Street Landing, Ken McGurn.
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