Altman, Others Seek School Board Re-Election
Bank Robbery Leads to Arrest of ‘Pasco Squatter’
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 […]
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T. Rowe Price Ends Plans to Move to Pasco, Will Remain in Tampa
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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Pasco County Fire Station on Massachusetts Could Be Ready by June
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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School Testing Woes Continue
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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Fasano Fires Printing Company Over Registration Error
Drivers with May birthdays may have had their driver’s license information shared with another Pasco resident.
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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