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  1. Moose Lodge holds benefit breakfastRead the original story

    32 min ago | North Port Sun

    NORTH PORT a ' Moose Lodge Chapter 1892 will hold a "Pancakes and More" breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday as a benefit for Angela Pifer, a local cancer patient needing help.

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    Related Topix: Breakfast, Life, Food

  2. Free chicken parm hero with food donationRead the original story

    33 min ago | North Port Sun

    NORTH PORT a ' American Legion Auxiliary Unit 254 is collecting nonperishable food for its Christmas food baskets for needy families.

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  3. Driver still at large after hit-and-run in North PortRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    ... still looking for answers in the hit-and-run crash that left a 47-year-old Port Charlotte bicyclist hospitalized. North Port Police Capt. Robert Estrada said the department has not identified any suspects in the Nov. 19 collision at East Price and ...

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    Related Topix: Port Charlotte, FL, St. Petersburg, FL

  4. Police seek clues in accident that injured bicyclistRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    ... looking for answers in the hit-and-run accident that left a 47-year-old Port Charlotte bicyclist hospitalized. North Port Police Capt. Robert Estrada said the department has not identified any suspects in the Nov. 19 collision at East Price ...

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    Related Topix: Port Charlotte, FL, St. Petersburg, FL

  5. Woman charged after toddler swallows pillsRead the original story

    Yesterday | North Port Sun

    North Port police report that 33-year-old Renay Kaczenski-Varney called 911 Sunday, saying her 1-year-old son appeared lethargic and that she had found a chewed up Valium on the bathroom floor.

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  6. Jacksonville firefighter killed in shooting was beginning a lifesaving career

    Yesterday | Florida Times-Union

    Emanuel Porter II was supposed to treat gunshot wounds, not die from them. But Porter, a 21-year-old Jacksonville firefighter/paramedic, was fatally shot early Tuesday when a gun went off in the hand of a woman who picked it up from the seat of a car in the parking lot of an Arlington gas station, police said.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Jacksonville, FL, Duval County, FL

  7. North Port man charged after fighting to escape ambulanceRead the original story

    Yesterday | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 4:02 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 4:02 p.m. NORTH PORT - A man on his way to the hospital after an alleged drunken fight tried to open the doors of the ambulance he was riding in while it was still moving, according to police.

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  8. Library's 1800s Christmas event SaturdayRead the original story

    Yesterday | North Port Sun

    NORTH PORT a ' The North Port Library will revisit a kinder, gentler era with its third annual 1800s Christmas celebration Saturday afternoon, beginning at 4 p.m. The first 1800s Christmas event, the brainchild of Youth Services librarian Janet Hansen, took place in 2006 as a way to encourage North Porters to learn more about both Victorian times ...

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  9. Mother charged after child reportedly takes sedativesRead the original story

    Yesterday | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. NORTH PORT - A woman called 911 Sunday after her child reportedly swallowed Valium pills she had received at a bridal shower.

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    Related Topix: Sarasota County, FL

  10. Student charged with attempted murder

    Tuesday | North Port Sun

    NORTH PORT a ' Police arrested 16-year-old Zachary E. Smith on the charge of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old Friday in the parking lot of the new police substation and fire department, near the North Port Skate Park.

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  11. Mustangs in need of $30K for Orlando tripRead the original story

    Tuesday | North Port Sun

    NORTH PORT a ' The North Port Pop Warner Pee Wee football team and the Junior Midget cheerleaders are seeking $30,000 from the community to participate in national tournament competition this weekend at Disneya TMs Wide World of Sports Complex.

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Florida High School Football

  12. Carlton plan under reviewRead the original story

    Tuesday | North Port Sun

    ... recreation area. It's located south of Clark Road, east and north of Interstate 75 and is adjacent to the city of North Port. The entrance is on Border Road.   According to the executive summary of the draft plan, which is posted on the county's ...

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    Related Topix: Sarasota County, FL

  13. Controlled burn on Carlton Reserve todayRead the original story

    Tuesday | North Port Sun

    NORTH PORT a ' Sarasota County Emergency Services staff will be conducting a prescribed burn on the Carlton Reserve today.

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    Related Topix: Sarasota County, FL, Fire

  14. Excerpts from editorials in Florida newspapersRead the original story

    Tuesday | News Chief

    ... cooperation, that service could have connected to Sarasota County Area Transit buses that stop along U.S. 41 in North Port. A similar arrangement has made buses more accessible to people who travel between Manatee and Sarasota counties. The ...

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    Related Topix: Florida, Sarasota, FL, Charlotte County, FL, Sarasota County, FL

  15. read storyRead the original story

    Tuesday | North Port Sun

    North Port coach Tom Tintor has 10 girls who play in five-man waves, most of them hovering around 5-foot-5. None of them are superstars and no one girl intimidates opponents more than the rest.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  16. Holiday Festival of Trees receptionRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | North Port Sun

    NORTH PORT a ' The public is invited to attend the Holiday Festival of Trees reception held by People for Trees Inc.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas

  17. Today's Top StoryRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 29 | North Port Sun

    Seven-year North Port Police Officer William Carter was visibly shaken after he shot and killed a 69-year-old local man last week.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Sarasota County, FL, South Sarasota, FL

  18. Put the public in transportationRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | HeraldTribune.com

    ... cooperation, that service could have connected to Sarasota County Area Transit buses that stop along U.S. 41 in North Port . A similar arrangement has made buses more accessible to people who travel between Manatee and Sarasota counties. The ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Opinion, Sports Etc.

  19. Ernst: Call it a clearcut case of a city going too farRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 6:36 p.m. If North Port city government were in charge of our penal system, we'd have shoplifters heading to the electric chair.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

  20. Thousands take advantage of Black Friday salesRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | North Port Sun

    ... Buy store in Murdock. Nestled in a fuzzy, orange blanket on a blow-up mattress inside a pup tent, Smith left her North Port home Thanksgiving morning to be the first in line at the popular, newly opened electronics store. "I've been on the Black ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Port Charlotte, FL, Charlotte County, FL

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