New blood donation center opens Monday in Palm Harbor

Times staff Thursday, May 10, 2012 Business briefs New blood donation center opens Monday Florida Blood Services' new Palm Harbor Donor Center will officially open at 8 a.m. Monday in the Sabal Ridge Plaza, 33825 U.S. 19 N, on the northeast corner of Nebraska Avenue and U.S. 19, behind McDonald's. The new center will be more convenient for nearby residents because it shortens the driving ...
http://www.tampabay.com/news/briefs/new-blood-donation-center-opens-monday-in-palm-harbor/1229508

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 17:43:56 -0700

Former insurance agent from Palm Harbor arrested for grand theft

By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, May 16, 2012 State investigators have arrested a former insurance agent from Palm Harbor on grand theft charges in connection with a $4.6 million investment scheme that targeted seniors. The Florida Department of Financial Services alleges that Neal Seth Smalbach, 49, misrepresented details of financial products to multiple senior clients for personal ...
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/former-insurance-agent-from-palm-harbor-arrested-for-grand-theft/1230373

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:01:17 -0700

Flagler, Palm Coast agree to cooperate on road projects

Members of the Palm Coast City Council and Flagler County Commission agreed to work together rather than continue squabbling over money for road projects, including the Matanzas Woods interchange with Interstate 95. INSIDE: Interlocal agreement (PDF)
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/flagler/2012/05/23/flagler-palm-coast-agree-to-cooperate-on-road-projects.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 04:25:33 -0700

Motorcyclist dies from injuries from Clearwater crash

A motorcyclist died Monday from injuries received from a crash last week in Clearwater, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
http://www2.tbo.com/news/news/2012/may/22/motorcyclist-dies-from-injuries-from-clearwater-cr-ar-406678/

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 14:26:06 -0700

Former Palm Harbor insurance agent arrested in grand theft probe

The scam targeted seniors, who lost almost half of the money they invested, authorities say.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/banking/former-palm-harbor-insurance-agent-arrested-in-grand-theft-probe/1230373

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:31:06 -0700

Florida's RNC delegates may face dreary ride to the convention hall

By Lane DeGregory, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, May 1, 2012 PALM HARBOR — For Florida's delegates, the road to the Republican National Convention starts here: behind a small white guardhouse rimmed by begonias. Over four days in August, the delegates will leave their rooms at the Innisbrook Resort, board charter buses and begin a long commute to downtown Tampa. The Republican National Committee ...
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/floridas-rnc-delegates-may-face-dreary-ride-to-the-convention-hall/1227950

Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 18:48:15 -0700

Woman finds used bandage in chicken soup at Florida restaurant

PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- A woman found a used bandage in her chicken and rice soup at an Italian restaurant in Florida. Wan St. John said she almost vomited when she made the grim discovery at Leo's Italian Grill in Palm Harbor, Bay News 9 reported. Luckily, St. John...
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Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 05:27:30 -0700

Palm Harbor Library decries budget woes

By Piper Castillo, Times Staff Writer Thursday, May 17, 2012 Cutbacks in staff and operating hours, an inability to purchase new books, and limiting special programs are three examples of struggles that Palm Harbor Library director Gene Coppola has reckoned with in recent years. With its main source of support coming from Pinellas County, the library has seen budget cuts for five years in a row ...
http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/palm-harbor-library-decries-budget-woes/1230677

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:37 -0700

Florida delegation to stay 29 miles from GOP convention

Florida’s delegates to the Republican National Convention will stay 29 miles from the convention site in Tampa at the Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, convention organizers announced this morning. The distant lodging is a consequence of Florida’s decision to flout the GOP’s primary calendar and hold its primary Jan. 31 rather than waiting until March [...]
http://www.postonpolitics.com/2012/04/florida-delegation-to-stay-29-miles-from-gop-convention/

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:07:58 -0700

In club news, AAUW and Sons of the American Revolution

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Teacher Susan Loucks, from left, with Safety Harbor Middle School students Alexa Cetta and Cristie Sue Roberson, who were recognized by AAUW for math and science excellence. Club news Cristie Sue Roberson and Alexa Cetta, eighth-graders at Safety Harbor Middle School, have been recognized by the Clearwater branch of the American Association of University Women for their ...
http://www.tampabay.com/news/briefs/in-club-news-aauw-and-sons-of-the-american-revolution/1231624

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 13:13:45 -0700