New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on current events in New Port Richey. This week: “Community Spirit.”
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Farm Report – November 2, 2014
Week of November 3, 2014 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Visit Us At EcoFest/EcoMart Next Week November 8 and 9 Sims Park, New Port Richey As a sponsor and strong supporter of Pasco County EcoFest, Friendship Farms & Fare and Ecology Florida […]
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Weather Report – November 2, 2014
Weekly Weather Report For Farmers and Others Week of November 3, 2014 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community 53 degrees at 2:00 AM, November 2, 2014 Historical Average (for 10/31): 81 HIGH, 64 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average high temperature is now 81 degrees (eleven degrees higher […]
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November Neighborhood Cleanup Fills Dumpsters
Chairs and washing machines earned their wings today as city employees loaded them into front-end loaders and tossed them into dumpsters at two locations. Crews at Frances Avenue park on Louisiana Ave and the Old Mission Church on River Road in New Port Richey filled dumpster after dumpster with items brought by residents. It was […]
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New Port Richey House Fire on Halloween; No Injuries Reported
New Port Richey Police and Fire responded to a house fire at 6216 Montana avenue on Halloween that started at approximately 9:20 pm, according to neighbors on scene. No injuries have been reported.
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NewsPortRichey New Feature – Reports Available!
There were some problems with our original form submission, so I took some time to add Google Forms to better let you submit your stories. While I was at it, I added forms for submitting reports about neighborhood crime, code enforcement issues, and broken street lights. These forms will be filtered and reported directly to […]
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Dangers for Cats and Dogs Lurk on Halloween
The Suncoast News reports on animal experts’ suggestions for keeping pets safe on Halloween.
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Dignataries Celebrate New Port Richey’s 90th Anniversary
New Port Richey’s leadership received a boost in numbers yesterday as former Mayors and Council members converged on New Port Richey’s Railroad Square to celebrate the City’s 90th anniversary. U.S. Senator Bill Nelson was also in attendance to speak about New Port Richey’s heritage. The grandson of W. H. Critchley, one of the first New […]
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Rob Marlowe: Happy Birthday New Port Richey
New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on goings-on around town. This week: New Port Richey’s 90th birthday!
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Weather Report – October 27th, 2014
Weekly Weather Report For Farmers and Others Week of October 27, 2014 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community 61 degrees at 2:30 AM, October 25, 2014 Historical Average (for 10/24): 83 HIGH, 66 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average high temperature is now 83 degrees (thirteen degrees higher […]
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Farm Report – October 27th, 2014
Week of October 27, 2014 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Programs and Plans Our 5th Year We often receive questions about the Friendship Farms & Fare project. We are happy to send an information brochure with details on our mission and our […]
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Pasco EcoFest Gets New Port Richey Alcohol Permit
On the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting was Pasco EcoFest’s application to serve alcohol at their events in Sims Park. EcoFest is a volunteer created event whose profits will benefit the New Port Richey Friends of the Library, which is also the 501(c)3 behind the event. This year will be the fourth year that […]
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New Port Richey Celebrates 90 Years, Businesses Offer Discounts
New Port Richey’s 90th Birthday Celebration! Come celebrate the 90th birthday of the founding of the City of New Port Richey on Monday, October 27! The fun starts on Friday, October 24 with special pricing at downtown stores and establishments: From Friday, October 24 through Monday, October 27, enjoy 10% off all sandwiches and 25% […]
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New Port Richey Stops Payment on Traffic Cameras
New Port Richey’s City Manager and City Council voiced disappointment in the falling revenues from the City’s Red Light camera program. Councilman Bill Phillips said the cameras had failed and the program is a “broken.” New Port Richey’s 2013 budget shows the cameras pulled in a net profit of just $59,960, and may soon require the […]
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New Port Richey City Cleanup – November 1st
Neighborhood Fall Clean-Up, Saturday Nov 1, 2014 from 8:00AM-5:00PM. Residents may dispose unwanted items. The City of New Port Richey will be hosting our semi-annual Neighborhood Clean-Up Day Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This special event allows residents of the City of New Port Richey to dispose of unwanted items […]
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Weather Report – October 20th, 2014
Weekly Weather Report For Farmers and Others Week of October 20, 2014 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community 62 degrees at 2:30 AM, October 18, 2014 Historical Average (for 10/17): 84 HIGH, 68 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average high temperature is now 84 degrees (fourteen degrees higher […]
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Farm Report – Oct 20th 2014
Week of October 20, 2014 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Programs and Plans Our 5th Year We often receive questions about the Friendship Farms & Fare project. We are happy to send an information brochure with details on our mission and […]
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Rob Marlowe: Very Different Events
New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on issues around New Port Richey. This week: Very Different Events–a recap of events downtown and their varying character.
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Man Stabbed Fatally in Port Richey
A man was stabbed in the neck at a fight at the Pink Flamingo club in Port Richey and later died, police say.
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NPR Selects Firm to Supervise Sims Park Improvements
City Councilors approved Kimley-Horn, one of the three firms that bid on the park’s design.
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Rob Marlowe: Partly Sunny with a Chance of Jobs
New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on happening around town. This week, his article entitled “Partly Sunny with a Chance of Jobs.”
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Weather Report – October 13th 2014
Weekly Weather Report For Farmers and Others Week of October 13, 2014 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Historical Average (for 10/10): 86 HIGH, 70 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average high temperature is now 86 degrees (sixteen degrees higher than the lowest average high [70]). Our […]
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Farm Report – October 13th 2014
Week of October 13, 2014 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Garden Overview We are in a transitional period, and harvests are light. This will continue until the end of the month. Rick Martinez reported that his seedlings were washed out or […]
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EDITORIAL: City Council Looks Poised to Repeal Alcohol Limits
Only those closely following the scheduling of meetings in New Port Richey, or receive updates from Mayor Rob Marlowe, would have known about an innocuous city council workshop held at 5:30 pm on Tuesday. Up for discussion was the City’s alcohol “special event” ordinance. I wrote an editorial on that very same ordinance two weeks, decrying the […]
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Port Richey City Manager Asks for NPR’s Partnership on US19
During a meeting that largely dealt with the issue of prostitution along US19, Port Richey City Manager Tom O’Neill was in attendance to appeal to New Port Richey’s City Council for additional cooperative efforts along US19. He made a number of suggestions that both cities can work together on to improve the image of the […]
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Prostitution Complaints Dominate New Port Richey Council Meeting
Angry and sometimes explicit testimony echoed in New Port Richey’s city hall Tuesday as a number of residents from the West River and Astor Drive neighborhood spoke to just how bad the issue of prostitution has become in New Port Richey along U.S. Highway 19. Residents were quick to praise the efforts of the New Port […]
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November 8th Fundraiser for Sertoma’s Children’s Hearing Help Fund
New Port Richey, FL (Oct. 6, 2014) – Las Vegas Casino Night, a fundraiser hosted by Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida, is being presented by the nonprofit to benefit its Children’s Hearing Help Fund on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. The event will be held at the West Pasco Board of Realtors (5409 Sunset Road, […]
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Rob Marlowe: Cleaning Up US19
New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on city goings-on. This week: the effort to clean up US19.
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New Port Richey Weather Report – October 6th 2014
Weekly Weather Report For Farmers and Others Week of October 6, 2014 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Historical Average (for 10/3): 87 HIGH, 72 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average high temperature is now 87 degrees (seventeen degrees higher than the lowest average high [70]). Our […]
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Play Day Highlights New Port Richey’s Grey Preserve
New Port Richey’s Parks and Recreation Department highlighted Grey Preserve with a “Play Day” this week.
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