City Manager Debbie Manns believes that Pasco County is willing to transfer ownership of Plathe Road west of Rowan Road to the City, according to her weekly memo to City Council. The discussions with Pasco County continue in relationship to the City’s interest in acquiring Plathe Road for the purpose of roadway improvements. At this […]
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Robert Lovering is scheduled to start Oct. 20 as the police chief for Port Richey, City Manager Tom O’Neill announced.
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Pasco County’s Clerk of Court and Comptroller, Paula O’Neil, has ordered an Inspector General to look into the County’s billing of a couple that has been reported in the media this week. New Port Richey, FL, October 1, 2014 – In response to the media coverage of the Pasco County utility bill concerns, the Clerk […]
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Pasco County’s Clerk of Court and Comptroller, Paula O’Neil, has ordered an Inspector General to look into the County’s billing of a couple that has been reported in the media this week. New Port Richey, FL, October 1, 2014 – In response to the media coverage of the Pasco County utility bill concerns, the Clerk […]
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NewsPortRichey was launched in April of this year. It’s taken a bit to get it started, and there have been plenty of technical difficulties along the way. At its base, NewsPortRichey is designed as a “clone” of Reddit. It functions in the same way. The difference is that it’s local and provides only New Port […]
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The city of New Port Richey’s Environmental Committee wants to substantially improve the local ecology, sustinability and, perhaps more notably, improve the city’s curb appeal.
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Week of September 29, 2014 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Garden Overview Fall began on September 23. The summer crops are largely spent. Okra is declining quickly now, and the harvest is shrinking dramatically. Seed pods are gigantic, and we harvested […]
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Weekly Weather Report Week of September 29, 2014 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Historical Average (for 9/26): 88 HIGH, 73 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average high temperature is now 88 degrees (eighteen degrees higher than the lowest average high [70]). Our average low is now 73 […]
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A joint operation between the New Port Richey Police Department and the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of 14 women, according to the organization’s Facebook page. The ages of those arrested ranges between 20-47. No Johns were arrested in the sting operation. The charges are mostly “offer to engage in or […]
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UPDATE: A Sears representative has countered the claim that the mall location of Sears is closing, instead saying that the KMart on US19 south of Main Street in New Port Richey will close. Official: “There may be confusion as the Kmart store in New Port Richey will close to the public in early December. Until […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on happening in New Port Richey. This week, the Greater New Port Richey Main Street program, it’s direction and it’s funding.
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The City of New Port Richey Parks & Recreation department is hosting a “Trunk or Treat” Halloween event on Saturday, October 18th, 2014 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm around Orange Lake at Sims Park. Following that event, movies will be shown in Sims Park at 7 pm. The movies to be shown are “Hotel Transylvania” […]
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A precautionary boil water notice has been issued to residents in the Seven Springs Water System for former customers of Aloha Utilities. An eight-inch water main break occurred earlier today on Heritage Lake Boulevard according to FGUA (Florida Governmental Utility Authority–previously run by Aloha Utilities) and has since been repaired, but officials are urging residents […]
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New Port Richey City Council members voted to approve the application for a special event alcohol permit for the Cotee River BikeFest 2014 at the meeting on Tuesday. The event was discontinued in 2013 due to a loss of sponsor revenue. The event is hosted by the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce. At the time, […]
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Weekly Weather Report Week of September 22, 2014 From Friendship Farms & Fare A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Historical Average (for 9/18): 89 HIGH, 74 LOW–Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ The historical average high temperature is now 89 degrees (nineteen degrees higher than the lowest average high [70]). Our average low is now 74 […]
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Week of September 22, 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. As just noted, fall begins on September 23. The summer crops seem to know what is coming, although many perhaps most people do not. […]
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New Port Richey, FL (Sept. 19, 2014) – Las Vegas Casino Night, a fundraiser hosted by Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation, is being presented by the nonprofit to benefit its Children’s Hearing Help Fund on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. Sponsorships for this gala affair are now available with George’s Wholesale Tires as top sponsor for […]
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New Port Richey Main Street is hosting ROCKtemberfest this weekend in Sims Park. The event features live music, beer, crafts, vendors and a petting zoo. The music schedule is as follows: MUSIC SCHEDULE: Friday, September 19: Lawless Intent 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm ALMOST STYX (Styx tribute band) 9:00 – 10:30pm Saturday, September 20: Wingate Entertainment Noon to […]
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New Port Richey’s women will have a chance to learn next week while helping victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. The Women’s 360 Expo will be held on September 27th from 10 am – 1 pm at the Verizon Event Center at 8718 Trouble Creek. The event is in its third year. WFLA anchor […]
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Things are looking greener in New Port Richey, according to Council members and volunteers. The City of New Port Richey Environmental Committee made its annual report to the City Council last night and highlighted the City’s recent achievements as well as recommending nine additional projects for the City. Among the proposals were: Requiring planting of milkweed […]
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New Port Richey City Council voted last night to approve the lease of Cavalier Square to the soon-to-open Dulcet restaurant for outdoor seating space. Some concerned business owners had previously asked for clarification about whether the parking lot adjacent to the square would be leased as well. City staff and Council members cleared that up […]
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Week of September 15, 2014 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community Garden Overview Although temperatures are still in the 90s, Summer is almost over. Fall begins on September 23. The summer crops seem to know what is coming, although many perhaps most […]
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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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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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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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