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    <title>Longtime resident announces run for Palmetto Bay mayoral post</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Peter England, a longtime Palmetto Bay resident who once served as vice mayor of St. Petersburg, became the first to formally announce that he is running for village mayor.</description>
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    <title>Cutler Bay police officer honored for good deed</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>&amp;#39;Tis the season to give . . . so one Cutler Bay police officer did.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   A cool $160, right out of his own pocket, to a resident in need.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Earlier this fall, Cutler Bay officer James Timothy O&amp;#39;Riley Jr. was on routine patrol in the Saga Bay area when he was approached by resident Stu Shaw, a self-employed chef and owner of Miami Personal Chefs.Com, a firm that provides cooks for private events.</description>
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    <title>Southridge Spartans football team tackle school's FCAT score</title>
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    <description>Southridge Senior High School finished the regular football season undefeated for the first time since 1997.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   But this year, the school&amp;#39;s football players are focusing on more than just the numbers on the scoreboard.</description>
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    <title>Cutler Bary artist Brain Trainor exihbits 'Water Art' at Biscayne National Park</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Cutler Bay resident Brian Trainor has a knack for snapping pictures out of focus and turning mundane images like shards of glass into pieces of artwork.</description>
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    <title>Top community calls for gratitude</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>This Thanksgiving, I count my personal blessings for my family: my wife, Alexandra, my two young daughters, as well as my mother, and in-laws. Family is the cornerstone of our community. I am blessed.
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    <title>Village of Palmetto Bay honors Westminster Christian School with Warrior Way</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Westminster Christian School joins an exclusive group in Palmetto Bay.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   The mayor and his council, along with Miami-Dade Commissioner Katy Sorenson, recently agreed to rename a stretch of Southwest 152nd Street ``Warrior Way,&amp;#39;&amp;#39; in honor of the 48-year-old school&amp;#39;s history of outstanding athletics and academics.</description>
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    <title>Youth on board to help kids with needs</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Kidz 4 PATCHES Kidz is the newly formed Junior Board of PATCHES, the licensed nursing care facility in Florida City for children with extreme medical needs. 
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    <title>Police reports from local municipalities</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>PINECREST | A vandal smashed a window on a 2007 Ford Escape in the 9100 block of Southwest 72nd Avenue at 6:45 a.m. Nov. 3.</description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>PINECREST | A burglar kicked in the door of an apartment in the 6900 block of Southwest 88th Street and stole a Seiko watch, a laptop computer, two calculators, a visor and a backpack together valued at $1,670 between 12:45 and 6 p.m. Oct. 31.</description>
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    <title>Pinecrest doctor pushes an alternative remedy for healthcare system</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>As President Barack Obama and Congress grapple with reforming healthcare, a doctor with a practice in Pinecrest adds his voice to the debate through town hall-style meetings, including the MillionMedMarch of physicians Saturday on the steps of Miami&amp;#39;s Freedom Tower in downtown Miami.</description>
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    <title>Pinecrest will honor its 90-and-over residents with luncheon</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>At least 10 Pinecrest residents will turn 90 in coming weeks, and the village wants to help them celebrate the milestone with a luncheon at Pinecrest Gardens.</description>
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    <title>Coral Reef High teacher's India journey doesn't disappoint</title>
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    <description>Not many get the opportunity to go to other countries to teach.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   That is why Isabelle Camille, a chemistry and biology teacher of Coral Reef High, jumped at the chance to become part of the Fulbright Program, an international exchange program.</description>
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    <title>Courtesy,  communication skills go a long way</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Putting on my tennis shoes, I left the house ready for a three-mile senior ``fast walk.&amp;#39;&amp;#39; I hoped the rain would stay at a drizzle.
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    <title>Pinecrest teen bowling star achieves national recognition</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>At 17, Andrew Koff of Pinecrest has spent more than half of his life bowling. And his love for the game has certainly paid off.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   The Gulliver Preparatory School senior has won nearly $70,000 in national scholarship awards for bowling and academics, most of which have been earned in the last four years. His latest prize, the 2010 Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Award, comes from the U.S. Bowling Congress.</description>
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    <title>Pinecrest poet provides new view of the Bible</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>After toiling for 30 years, a local author and biblical scholar finally published his literary version of the Bible, aptly called A Literary Bible.</description>
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    <title>Bus line being considered in Pinecrest</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Pinecrest has launched a study to determine the feasibility of having a circulator bus operate within the village.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;  The study includes an online survey of potential users.</description>
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    <title>Homestead Air Show was a huge success</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The Wings over Homestead Air Show was spectacular in every way.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Although the base had not hosted an air show for 17 years, this year&amp;#39;s show was extremely well organized.</description>
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    <title>Canines help raise money for charity</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Some cooled off in the lake. Others preferred to take a nap in the shade under one of the park&amp;#39;s trees after chasing a Frisbee. &amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Marcello, a 5-year-old miniature dachshund, preferred the spotlight.</description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>PINECREST | A thief stole a camera and a GPS together valued at $460 from a construction site in the 12300 block of Southwest 69th Court between 10:30 a.m. Oct. 23 and 10:50 a.m. Oct. 26.</description>
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    <title>Art supporters celebrate work of gifted Miami Dade College students at Quest for Peace Exhibition</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>More than 230 art supporters attended the fifth annual Quest for Peace Exhibition held recently at the Miami Dade College Kendall campus gallery. The event celebrated 13 award-winning art students who were honored for their achievements.</description>
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    <title>Cutler Bay Mayor Paul Vrooman says he won't seek reelection</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Cutler Bay Mayor Paul Vrooman will not seek reelection in November while council member Timothy Meerbott and Vice Mayor Edward MacDougall said they will run for the post.</description>
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    <title>Cutler Bay Mayor Paul Vrooman says he won't seek reelection</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Cutler Bay Mayor Paul Vrooman will not seek reelection in November while council member Timothy Meerbott and Vice Mayor Edward MacDougall said they will run for the post.</description>
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    <title>Longtime resident announces run for Palmetto Bay mayoral post</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Peter England, a longtime Palmetto Bay resident who once served as vice mayor of St. Petersburg, became the first to formally announce that he is running for village mayor.</description>
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    <title>Cutler Bay police officer honored for good deed</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>&amp;#39;Tis the season to give . . . so one Cutler Bay police officer did.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   A cool $160, right out of his own pocket, to a resident in need.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Earlier this fall, Cutler Bay officer James Timothy O&amp;#39;Riley Jr. was on routine patrol in the Saga Bay area when he was approached by resident Stu Shaw, a self-employed chef and owner of Miami Personal Chefs.Com, a firm that provides cooks for private events.</description>
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