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State tourism agency visits Marathon

Marathon Free Press - Friday, November 20, 2009

A representative with Visit Florida, the state's tourist development agency, stopped in Marathon on Wednesday morning to pitch the latest ideas aimed at increasing tourism. Beth Rice, a business...

GLEE R4 fair features green living resources

Marathon Free Press - Friday, November 20, 2009

Piggybacking on the City of Marathon's 10th Anniversary party will be a decidedly green companion. The local group Florida Keys Green Living and Energy Education will be holding the last of four R4...

UM gets mention as possible hospital manager

Marathon Free Press - Friday, November 20, 2009

If there weren't enough groups already duking it out for control over Marathon's Fishermen's Hospital, a local politician and perhaps a major university are joining the fray. For the past two...

City ready for decade celebration

Marathon Free Press - Friday, November 20, 2009

The party for the city's 10th anniversary will be held at a venue that was a key point in the city's incorporation. The Marathon Community Park, a facility that got its start as the community was...

Marathon tax rate continues to undercut county number

Marathon Free Press - Friday, November 20, 2009

For the third year in a row, the total property tax rate in Marathon will be lower than most parts of unincorporated Monroe County. The recent trend is a reversal from the higher property taxes...

Marathon efforts lauded at Tallahassee cabinet meeting

Marathon Free Press - Friday, November 20, 2009

Local officials in Marathon were pleased with their annual trip to the state's capital this week. Marathon Mayor Ginger Snead, Interim City Manager Peter Rosasco and City Planning Director George...

City honors decade of local rule

Marathon Free Press - Friday, November 20, 2009
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It was perhaps fitting that a group of Marathon officials were in Tallahassee this week updating the governor's cabinet on the city's progress in a variety of key areas.

County tries FEMA again

Key West Citizen - Friday, November 20, 2009
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Monroe County will ask the federal government to consider a new plan for ending the county's controversial inspections for illegal first-floor living spaces, after it rejected a previous...

ICE finds closer jail

Key West Citizen - Friday, November 20, 2009
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The federal immigration agency that pulled its female detainees from the Monroe County jail this week said it did so because the Stock Island facility is too far from its Miami offices....

Schools to study up on handling illnesses

Key West Citizen - Friday, November 20, 2009
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School principals soon will receive direction on the procedures that all employees must follow to prevent possible blood-borne pathogen exposure to students and adults. In the age of anthrax, bird...

Ros-Lehtinen intervenes in postal staffing

Key West Citizen - Friday, November 20, 2009
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The Florida Keys' congresswoman has protested staffing reductions at Key West post offices, which have resulted in long lines and waits of 30 to 60 minutes for service. U.S. Rep. Ileana...

Outsiders to prosecute murder

Key West Citizen - Friday, November 20, 2009
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Monroe County prosecutors learned Thursday the governor has assigned a Fantasy Fest stabbing death case to an outside State Attorney's Office because of concerns over perceived conflicts of...

City OKs tour rules

Key West Citizen - Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Key West has a new rule governing the way sightseeing tour vehicles operate on city streets, but lawmakers failed to hash out a specific agreement for a company that wants to start a new trolley-tour...

Local agencies collect toys, seek needy families

Key West Citizen - Thursday, November 19, 2009

Local law enforcement agencies are collecting unwrapped holiday toys and monetary donations for needy children and seeking needy families who want a visit from Santa. Until 3 p.m. Dec. 10, the Key...

Late commissioner was for the people

Key West Citizen - Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Mary Kay Reich, a former two-term Monroe County commissioner known for her pragmatism and being a friend of the working class, is dead at age 76. Reich lapsed into a coma after surgery to remove...
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