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Fire service changes hands Monday

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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KEY LARGO -- Out with the old and in with the new. On Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, the Key Largo Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department is to be replaced by the newly-formed Key Largo Volunteer Fire...

Heavy traffic expected this weekend

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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UPPER KEYS -- Memorial Day weekend in the Florida Keys often means happy merchants and frustrated motorists. "It's our busiest weekend of the year," said Robby Whitehurst, co-owner of the Caribbean...

County:Key Largono donor

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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KEY LARGO -- Key Largo residents are getting more county services than they are being taxed for, according to initial documents provided by Monroe County. A small group of influential Key Largo and Tavernier residents have begun meeting monthly to explore breaking off from the county and forming their own municipality.

Local group to march against Monsanto

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

MARATHON -- In an effort to bring healthier foods to the dinner table, a Marathon woman is organizing a rally against a Missouri biotechnology corporation that genetically engineers food...

Hot sauce creator takes 2nd at Cajun festival

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

ISLAMORADA -- Frequent customers of the Lorelei Cabana Bar may have tried the Datil Pepper "Cracker Style" Hot Pepper Sauce made by manager John Maloughney. Those who haven't might want to...

Ex-state attorney takes seat on planning board

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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ISLAMORADA -- Former State Attorney Dennis Ward has taken a step back into politics -- his first since losing Monroe County's top prosecutor seat to Catherine Vogel in last year's elections. On...

Village, state target beach camping

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

ISLAMORADA -- Concern from the village about beach camping led the Florida Department of Transportation, last week, to close off parking alongside Sea Oats Beach. In an email, FDOT spokesman Brian...

City latches on to zip line

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

MARATHON -- The Marathon City Council, by a 4-1 vote last week, once again attached its support to a zip-line project as the best solution for bringing much-needed money to foundering Crane Point...

City fine tunes new taxi cab regulations

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

MARATHON -- The Marathon City Council tweaked proposed tax cab regulations last week after hearing from local operators and city staff. Staff will now bring back for a vote an ordinance that...

Shutdowns raise red flags

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

HOMESTEAD -- Three unplanned reactor shutdowns at Florida Power and Light's Turkey Point Nuclear Facility have prompted federal regulators to increase its safety presence. But officials with the U.S....

Teacher found not guilty of inappropriate touching

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

KEY LARGO -- A Marathon jury took less than an hour Tuesday to acquit a former Key Largo School teacher of two counts of misdemeanor simple battery. While serving as a fifth-grade math teacher,...

Waterfront board OK's assisted-living project

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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An advisory board to the City Commission on Monday unanimously approved a revamped proposal to build a 110-unit senior housing complex on the Truman Waterfront. The vote came 10 years after the...

Coach punched in the face

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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An argument over football drills has led to the hospitalization of a volunteer coach, and a third-degree felony battery charge against an ACE program student, who participates in Key West High School...

New clinic holding its own in dePoo building

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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With the Monroe County Health Department refocusing its mission away from primary care, the Lower Keys Community Health Center (LKCHC) has arrived just in time, according to its top administrator,...

Man found floating a mile from bridge

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The Monroe County Medical Examiner was working Monday to identify a man who was last seen alive by two people fishing from the Channel 2 Bridge early Sunday morning. The two Miami residents...