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Isolina Maroño wins only contested Sweetwater council seat

- The Miami Herald , May 14
The Miami Herald

Sweetwater commissioner Isolina Maroño was elected to serve on the Group 4 commission seat during Tuesday’s municipal ele... ctions.

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Sweetwater has eyes set on land to west

- The Miami Herald , May 10
The Miami Herald

There are several plots of land that Sweetwater is interested in acquiring and thereby lowering taxes for its residents.

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County to vote on annexation of land near Miami International Airport

- The Miami Herald , May 10
The Miami Herald

A group of four cities in west Miami-Dade are making a renewed, concerted attempt to acquire land from the county.

Sweetwater

Sweetwater names day for longtime Commissioner Manuel Duasso

- The Miami Herald , May 10
The Miami Herald

The city of Sweetwater has proclaimed May 6 to be Commissioner Manuel Duasso Day. Commissioners Jose Manuel Guerra, Isolina Maroñ... ;o, Jose Diaz, Duasso, Jose Antonio Bergouignan, Mayor Manny Maroño and Prisca Barreto celebrate the moment at the May 6 commission meeting. Duasso, who received the proclamation for serving on the commission for close to 20 years, was elected in 1995. He moved into the city in 1973. He applied for the position of maintenance director in 1978. He plans to continue to run for another four-year term when his seat is up for reelection in 2015.

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Video depicts wild shootout that wounds Miami-Dade detective, kills growhouse suspect

- The Miami Herald , May 9
The Miami Herald

Video of a 2012 firefight between a drug suspect and police that was seized from the home of suspected marijuana growhouse operators was air... ed at a hearing. The suspect was killed, and a detective was wounded.

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Westchester pain clinic managers are accused in fake claim scam

- The Miami Herald , Apr 23
The Miami Herald

Miami-Dade police say seven people recruited county bus drivers to help them file fake claims to the taxpayer-supported insurance program.

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