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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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 MoreFriendship 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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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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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 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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Click the link to check out Aesthetic Candles and their “bug banishing” Citronella candles.
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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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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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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’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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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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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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Violet Hinrichs, 19, is facing child abuse charges after police said she choked a baby to fake the child’s seizures. Port Richey Woman Choked Baby.
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Last night was the second workshop in a series being pushed by New Port Richey’s newly elected Mayor Rob Marlowe. The topic for the workshop last night was “Penny for Pasco” and Council members looked to discuss a number of ways in which those funds can be utilized. City Financial Director Peter Altman began the […]
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Florida Charter Schools need improved oversight Marc J. Yacht, MD, MPH Florida legislative efforts to increase charter schools continue. About one in 17 Florida children attend a charter school. That’s a six-fold increase in a decade. Both not-for-profit and for-profit companies can operate charter schools. School districts can open charter schools. Charter-school teachers must be […]
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A 7-year-old Port Richey girl, Shaina Foreman, is recovering from her injuries sustained in an attack by a family friend’s labrador. According to County officials, the dog has been placed in Animal Control’s custody. Shaina’s injuries were initially listed as serious and she has undergone reconstructive surgery. Her family has set up a Facebook page […]
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It would appear that the law has finally caught up to Julio Ortiz and his girlfriend, Fatima Cardoso, in Pasco County. Sheriff’s deputies took the couple into custody on Monday morning after they moved out of the infamous soldier’s home last Thursday. According to an arrest report, Duke Energy officials are pressing charges against the […]
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Testing “season” continues in Pasco Schools this week. End of Course exams begin today, a full six weeks before courses actually end. Testing was in the news last week as well with a massive system disruption for 9th graders taking the FCAT last Tuesday. Students were sent back to class and forced to miss 1-2 […]
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GEEKNOTE: Since the beginning of the Internet, it was always agreed that companies would peer with each other at the major interconnects without charging each other for the data transfers. If you were a top level Internet host, like an ATT or Verizon, things worked out just fine. Smaller players always had to buy their […]
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Ecology Florida’s latest published editorial on Creationism and STEM in Florida’s charter schools
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Drivers with May birthdays may have had their driver’s license information shared with another Pasco resident.
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New Port Richey Area Community Events Cotee River Seafood And Blues Festival Friday, Apr 25 – Sunday, Apr 27 Pasco County/Promo Sims Park, Friday-Sunday, Plus Boat Show, Free Greater New Port Richey Main Street 727-842-8066 Debbie@nprmainstreet.com New Port Richey Get Directions http://www.nprmainstreet.com Poet’s Point Poetry Night & 1 Act Play Friday, Apr 25 Pasco County/Community […]
Read MoreNews Channel 8 has been reporting for the past few days about squatters living in the home of Pasco County veteran–who is stationed in Hawaii after a tour in Afghanistan–that refused to vacate the property. Mr. Sharkey, the veteran who owns the property was quoted as saying that the squatters were “criminals, and I want […]
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