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Normand continues recovery, store opens
By Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
“Taking care of business” proved the motto in the aftershock of the Dec. 5 shootings on Anna Maria Island.
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How to help
Friends and family of Sue Normand have launched a Web site, www.supportsue.com, to provide updates on the Islander’s recovery and to receive assistance.
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Anna Maria to withdraw more than $500,000 from troubled SBA fund
By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
Anna Maria city commissioners last week unanimously agreed to withdraw more than $500,000 in city funds invested in a beleaguered state fund.
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Bradenton Beach man dies in Virginia plane crash
Hugh Bryant, 43, of Bradenton Beach, died Dec. 9 in a single-engine plane crash in Virginia.
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Bradenton Beach officer now with FBI
Chuck Sloan has traded the sand of Bradenton Beach for the snow of Quantico, Va., and the slow pace of police work on Anna Maria Island to the frenzy that is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Advisory board merger approved by one group
By Paul Roat
Let’s all come together and sing “Kumbaya.”
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Chief: 'Somebody saw her'
By Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
Holmes Beach police continued last week to pursue leads in the slaying of Carla Ann Beard, 29.
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Bridge closure to pass quietly
The Florida Department of Transportation was scheduled to close the Anna Maria Island Bridge to boat traffic between 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19.
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CART to host property tax proposal meeting
By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
Islanders, mainlanders and anyone interested in the property tax situation in Florida are invited to a public meeting Wednesday, Dec. 19, to hear Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio present his plan for a maximum annual property tax increase of 1.35 percent.
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Attorney asks GSR judge to cancel trial
By Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
Islanders and mainlanders who have lost money investing in the failed GSR Development LLC were hoping for their day in federal bankruptcy court Jan. 10. That’s the day that adversarial proceedings against GSR principals Robert Byrne and Steve Noriega and others involved in the failed company were slated to start.
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HBPD names new community policing officer
By Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
Officer Brian Copeman dared to step up for the job he wanted.
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Insurance: Zoning decision could cost Perico Bay Club $300,000
By Molly McCartney. Islander Reporter
Here’s a Christmas letter to the nearly 700 members of the Perico Bay Club condominium complex Island on the south side of Manatee Avenue.
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Center grant deadline Dec. 31
The world is counting down the days to the end of the year and the start of 2008: Thirteen if you are reading TheIslander the morning of its issue date.
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Palma Sola gets sand, awaits plants
By Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
Sand - tons of it - was deposited along the Palma Sola Causeway last week to renourish the bay beaches.
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Emergency signs still in 'test' mode
By Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
Four electronic message signs installed for Anna Maria Island will remain in “test” mode until two other signs are replaced.
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