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Center field: Stadium rededicated in ceremony
by Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
Marie Franklin stretched her hand to touch the bronze-colored plaque in honor of her brother who died so young.
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Two suspects arrested in Cramer home invasion
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men May 3 suspected of beating a former Anna Maria commissioner and robbing the home she shares with its owner.
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Drainage permit delays costing Anna Maria
by Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
With the start of Phase 1 of Anna Maria’s planned $630,000 stormwater drainage project delayed because the city can’t get a permit from the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Adkins Contracting Inc. - the lead contractor hired by the city for the project - has quit.
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Lane closure came quickly on AMI Bridge
Quinn Construction Co. of Palmetto is working as quickly as it can to make repairs on the Anna Maria Island Bridge. The $9.1 million rehab project was projected to take up to a year to complete when Quinn began work in February.
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Real estate booms at end of winter season
by Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
Island real estate agents are all smiles following what many consider an extremely successful winter season for sales after several years of a down market.
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 City seeks grant for park
by Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
Bradenton Beach city commissioners hope to secure a state grant to achieve two goals - to put an end to already costly litigation and to create a new park on the Gulf of Mexico.
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Cortez Trailer Park: Triumph for all
by Jim Hanson. Islander Reporter
The victory party is history. Residents are settled into homes and land they own. The prior owner is tidying up his affairs, preparing to move along.
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Historic Cortez store gets big boost from booster
by Jim Hanson. Islander Reporter
The Marie Selby Foundation of Sarasota has again come to the rescue of historic preservation in Cortez.
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 Fire investigators close Holmes Beach case
by Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
A hired investigator has concluded his review of the fire that destroyed a home on 58th Street in Holmes Beach April 17.
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Arraignment date set in blown kiss case
by Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
An 18-year-old woman is scheduled for arraignment May 23 in connection with an alleged scuffle with a Bradenton Beach police officer on Coquina Beach.
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Man acquitted in shooting of off-duty officer
by Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
A man who spent 13 months in jail awaiting trial in connection with the off-duty shooting of a Holmes Beach police officer walked tall - and free - from the Manatee County Courthouse May 1.
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 Landmark restaurant to close
Ham Jones, owner of the landmark Seafood Shack in Cortez made a apologetic announcement Monday. “I’m closing for good after Mother’s Day.”
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Calling all WWII, Korean War veterans
by Rick Catlin. Islander Reporter
Many readers in the Islander circulation area, including many World War II and Korean War veterans, are now back north in cooler climates.
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WMFR observes Arson Awareness Week
by Lisa Neff. Islander Reporter
West Manatee Fire Rescue officials are hoping to remind Islanders of unsolved arsons and perhaps stoke a memory during National Arson Awareness Week.
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