Upcoming Community Events
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 MoreFULL Story Behind Pasco Squatters in Veteran’s Home
News 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 […]
Read MoreFCC Abandons Net Neutrality in About Face
City of New Port Richey 2014 Spring Clean Up Day
New Port Richey city government is holding a spring clean up day on June 21st–the first day of summer–from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The city will be providing dumpsters for residents to deposit unwanted material. A current Florida Driver’s License must be shown to a City employee at the dropoff site (must be a […]
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OP-ED: Yacht at the Helm – Florida GOP Legislators Banish NRA Lobbyists
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. […]
Read MorePasco Schools PLACE After School Program Administrator Arrested on Child Porn Charges
GEEKNOTE: FCAT Fiasco
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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New Theater Opening in Downtown New Port Richey
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. […]
Read MoreNew Port Richey Soldier Says Squatters Won’t Leave His Home
EDITORIAL: Florida’s Failure to Expand Medicaid Hurting Disabled Children
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: Local News
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 […]
Read MorePasco Schools to Recruit Teachers Out of State
Pinellas to Pay $110,000 Pasco Property Tax Debt
OPINION: Health Insurance Reforms Are Working
Because Florida Republican officials are refusing federal Medicaid dollars, about 1.3 million low-income Florida residents will not get health care coverage. Before Obamacare, 4.1 million Floridians lacked health insurance. Despite Gov. Rick Scott and other Florida legislative efforts to block Medicaid expansion and enrollment, the number of Florida’s uninsured has been reduced to 3.4 million. […]
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Vacant Bank of America Building in New Port Richey Demolished
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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Local Developer Launches Property Redevelopment IndieGoGo in New Port Richey
OPINION: Marc Yacht: Voters should oust the politicians who refuse to expand Medicaid
Because Florida Republican officials are refusing federal Medicaid dollars, about 1.3 million low-income Florida residents will not get health-care coverage. Obamacare pays the full cost of expanding Medicaid for the first three years. After that, the federal government pays 90 percent of the cost. A family of four could qualify for Medicaid earning up to […]
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EDITORIAL: PEDC Proposes $20 Million Convention Center in Pasco
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 […]
Read MoreMan Arrested for Hoax Bombs at Boston Marathon Finish Line
New Port Richey Selects City Manager
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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Upcoming Cotee River Seafood Festival April 25-27 in New Port Richey
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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Mitchell High First Baseman is Top Offensive Threat
If You Can Dream it, Pasco’s 3D Object Shop Can Print It
Florida House Bill Would Allow Concealed Weapons During Emergencies
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 […]
Read MoreTIMES EDITORIAL: Pinellas Should Pay Debt on Land
With Hurricane Season Approaching, Pasco Officials Warn of Danger
New Port Richey Police Hiring and Reorganizing Dispatchers
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 […]
Read MoreFriday Night Market Starts in Downtown New Port Richey (Market Off Main)
