Weekly Weather Report Week of September 8, 2014 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Historical Average (for 9/5): 90 HIGH, 76 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average high temperature is now 90 degrees (twenty degrees higher than the lowest average high [70]). Our average low is now […]
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Week of September 8, 2014 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Garden Overview Summer is coming to a close. Fall begins on September 23. This is the Autumnal Equinox, when day and night are of the same duration. Days have been getting shorter […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly commentary on city events. This week he’s talking about comments he made at last week’s meeting regarding a possible City dress code, as well as community grants and a coastal cleanup on September 20th.
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Pasco Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a prisoner named Jason Adams who allegedly escaped from a Sumter County road work crew after being allowed to enter the woods to urinate, as reported by Hernando Daily News.
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe suggested at the City Council meeting on Tuesday evening that he had received phone messages from a resident who was upset about the way young males in the City were wearing their pants. Marlowe and the City’s Attorney referenced a ban passed in Ocala this year that outlaws pants […]
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New Port Richey, FL (Sept. 2, 2014) – The next meeting of Calusa Business & Professional Women (BPW/Calusa) will be held on Friday, Sept. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Seven Springs Golf & Country Club (3535 Trophy Blvd, Port Richey, FL 34655) in the President’s Room. The cost to attend the […]
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The Tampa Tribune reports on a proposal for a new mall site across from the Wal-Mart on SR54, the southwest corner of SR54 and Little Road in Western Pasco County.
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An article in the Suncoast News reports that the Temple Terrace based Tampa Bay Children’s Chorus is coming to a local church next week in New Port Richey.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing whether the manatee should be reclassified as a “threatened” species, which would allow some flexibility for federal officials as the species recovers while maintaining most of the protections afforded to animals listed as endangered.
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Weekly Weather Report Week of September 1, 2014 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Weekly Weather Report: Dry Summer Continues Last Week (8/23-8/29): Temperatures ran well above normal this past week. We reached 95 degrees twice, and did not have a high below 92 degrees. Remember, the normal […]
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Friendship Farms & Fare Farm Report & Newsletter September 1, 2014 – 48th FARM & CSA Report REPORT 75 degrees at 4:30 AM, August 30, 2014 Historical Average (for 8/29): 90 HIGH, 76 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average high temperature is now 90 degrees (twenty degrees higher than the lowest average high [70]). Our […]
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USF Beats Ivies, UF and FSU: USF Ranked 7th in Nation on Sustainable Schools List Feature Ecology Florida Staff Ecology Florida joins the University of South Florida in celebrating the school’s top-ten ranking in the Sierra Club’s “Cool Schools” listing. Coming in 7th overall, USF is ranked ahead of all the Ivy League schools, as well as […]
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Races for two three local positions, local judges, and the State Governor primary wrapped up this Tuesday with landslides in many. In the primary for Florida House District 36, currently held by Amanda Murphy, Jim Mathieu was handily defeated by Republican Chris Gregg in the primary. Gregg took 59% of the vote to Mathieu’s 41%. Mike […]
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The NOAA has moved predictions for Tropical Storm Kristobal further out into the Atlantic, away from Florida and the Atlantic coast states.
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New Port Richey’s Mayor Marlowe weighs in on issues in the community in his weekly blog. This week: Special Events and the Downtown.
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Weekly Weather Report Week of August 25 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Weekly Weather Report: Dry Summer Continues Last Week (8/15-8/22): No report. Weather reporter was out of the area. Regular weather reports will recommence in next week’s Farm Report. This Week (8/23-29): WU is forecasting […]
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Friendship Farms & Fare CSA Farm Report and Share Report for August 25 (#47) Brief Highlights August 25 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_53f1b134e71448739a47133123c45d91.pdf This week, Tampa transmissions will be Wednesday. It is five weeks before the start of the new Garden Year. We hope everyone will renew. So far, we have […]
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According to the National Weather Service and NOAA, Tropical Storm Kristobal has strengthened but increasingly looks like it will miss the Florida Gulf Coast, though it still has the potential to bring heavy rains. Updates to come.
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The Tampa Bay Times reports that VLOC, a Pasco manufacturer and defense contractor located in the Trinity area, will close its doors and lay off more than 70 employees.
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A recent feature in Ecology Florida News reported on an offer from ten climate-change specialists to meet with Governor Rick Scott to explain to him the basics of climate change and the impact global warming is having and will have on the state of Florida.
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In articles posted by Bay News 9 and Fox 13, the manager of the Green Key Motel claims in an interview that poor lighting was to blame for the deaths last week of Taryn Baber, 37, and Mike Acosta, 42. According to friends of the couple, they had been at Wing House celebrating the news that […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on New Port Richey’s progress. This week: Recruiting Businesses.
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Three pedestrians were killed in two separate fatal pedestrian-involved crashes on Friday night, a little more than 15 minutes apart. The first incident occurred at 9:50 p.m. at US-19 and Green Key Road. According to New Port Richey Police, two pedestrians, one male and one female, were killed. Police say that they were likely crossing […]
Read MoreNew Port Richey Council members are discussing options to close Grand Boulevard near the park and move traffic around Orange Circle and Sims Lane instead.
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Ecology Florida in an editorial looking into the response of Florida’s leading scholars to Governor Scott’s comments on climate change.
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A common snake in Florida, the Southern Black Racer often preys on lizards, frogs, and other small snakes and insects. This particular Floridian had lovingly named their “yard snake” Fabrice. In this series of images you can see how Fabrice is taking care of the pest problem of the invasive Cuban Tree Frog invasion of Florida. […]
Read MoreCity leaders revisited the five year capital improvement plan and focused on the condition of Plathe Road for access to Grey Preserve in New Port Richey.
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Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog. This week, “Filling the Empty Storefronts.”
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3F CSA Farm Report and Share Report for August 4 (#44) now posted Brief Highlights posted by Friendship Farms & Fare Staff August 4 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_7efd51c78ffe47ee813c7ceccdcee77b.pdf See Farm Report for information on transmission schedule for the next three weeks (August 4, 11, and 18). Eight weeks until start of […]
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3F CSA Farm Report and Share Report for July 28 (#43) now posted Brief Highlights posted by Friendship Farm & Fare staff July 28 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_2ce6d0d189954129bf5e4443ad73f275.pdf Nine weeks until start of the next Garden Year. We hope everyone will renew. Please let us know your intentions as soon as possible. […]
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