Op-ed – Satire: Florida GOP legislators banish NRA lobbyists; they flee to Texas In an abrupt about-face, conservative Republican legislators banished NRA lobbyists from the Capitol last week after getting what appeared to be divine instructions at a Republican prayer meeting. Shouts of “ban guns!” and “Get lost!” were heard echoing through the Capitol corridors. […]
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GEEKNOTE: As I write this, we are in the second full week of the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Tests or FCATs as they are commonly known. If you count the pretests done a week before the FCATs started, we are actually into week three of four straight weeks of testing for Florida students. Am I the […]
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According to an article published on Broadwayworld.com, husband and wife team Jimmy Ferraro and Dee Etta Rowe will open Jimmy Ferraro’s Studio Theater in downtown New Port Richey. The Theater will contain a small black box theater with limited seating. The theater will occupy the space previously used by a nightclub in downtown New Port Richey. […]
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Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford has recently been touting his budget increases in 2014-2015 that will improve access to services for disabled citizens. He has also recently emphasized a “3% increase per student” in education funding. What he has failed to mention is that nowhere in the 2014-2015 priorities list is the expansion of Medicaid. […]
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GEEKNOTE: I would like to start off by commending Jon Tietz for creating a new local news site for New Port Richey and the rest of West Pasco. He has his work cut out for him. First a little history: The advent of the Internet and the 24 hour cable news cycle have changed the […]
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The vacant Bank of America building on the northwest corner of Massachussetts ave and Congress St was demolished yesterday. I had contacted Jeff Starkey on the City council last Monday regarding the property being out of the County’s code (it’s located just outside city limits) and we had jointly contacted Commissioner Henry Wilson. Code enforcement […]
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Here’s the link to the article referenced above from the Tampa Bay Times. PEDC President John Hagen presented to County commissioners last week on a project which would spend the County’s allotted $45 million in Penny for Pasco funds sooner rather than later. It essentially would mean borrowing against the promised revenue to spend the […]
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New Port Richey City Council selected a new City Manager this morning after a long and arduous search. Council members have been busy interviewing candidates in multiple workshops and meeting one on one with the candidates to discuss needs. In the end, they selected Ms. Debbie Manns in a unanimous 5-0 vote. “I am very […]
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The 15th annual Cotee River Seafood Festival is coming up next weekend in New Port Richey. The event starts at 5 PM on Friday, April 27th and will continue throughout the weekend. The event will feature food and beverage vendors, bounce horses, bungee jump games, a pony ride and a petting zoo. There will also […]
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A bill, HB209 has passed the Florida House of Representatives with a vote of 80-36. The bill would allow for citizens in “lawful possession of guns” to carry weapons during evacuations prior to and during natural disasters in the State of Florida and does not necessarily require a registered weapon permit or a concealed weapons […]
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New Port Richey Police Chief Kim Bogart asked City Council last week for approval to reorganize the City’s emergency dispatch. Chief Bogart cited prolific turnover in staff as a serious concern, and Council voted to approve his plan to change the part-time based dispatch department to nine full time positions. The jobs are currently available […]
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The City of New Port Richey is partnering with SWIFTMUD to provide rebates for residential or nonresidential potable water users who have toilets installed before 1995 (and that use 3.5 gallons per flush or more) with a $100 rebate for purchasing a new, low flow toilet. I will be checking with the City for more […]
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Rob Marlowe’s weekly blog–titled “GeekNote”–discusses technology issues. This week: replacing the aging Windows XP Operating System after its loss of Microsoft Support.
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Tuesday was election day in a number of municipalities in Pasco County. In New Port Richey, Rob Marlowe defeated Bob Langford with a margin of 55% (465 votes) to 45% (381 votes) for Mayor. Both Marlowe and Langford have served terms as New Port Richey City Council members, Langford for three years and Marlowe for […]
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Hi there! NewsPortRichey is a website aimed at replacing the functionality of the community spirit that was originally encouraged on Patch.com. With the subsequent layoff of all local Patch employees, that website lost its momentum for providing a forum for our community. This is my attempt at answering that lack of service. My name is […]
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