Archive for May 2009
Oviedo hospital may delay plans for 18 months
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 23, 2009
Originally posted by: Orlando Business Journal – Melanie Stawicki Azam Staff Writer Oviedo HMA Inc., a subsidiary of Health Management Associates Inc., may delay construction on its new $62.7 million, 60-bed Oviedo hospital for up to 18 months, thanks to an extension granted by Gov. Charlie Crist. At issue: It needs time to find [...]
Polk County Sheriff’s Traffic deputies are working a fatal vehicle crash in Haines City this morning.
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 23, 2009
Around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2009, PCSO received a call for assistance from the Bartow Police Department in reference to crowd control in the area of Wabash, off of Bay Street near US 17. BPD advised there was a street party in that area that was becoming unruly. A PCSO deputy sheriff arrived [...]
Poinciana residents band against possible incorporation
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 23, 2009
- In: News| Osceola County
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Originally posted by: Eloísa Ruano González | Sentinel Staff Writer
4:09 PM EDT, May 22, 2009
POINCIANA – Residents living in the 55+ community of Solivita have band together to oppose a possible incorporation. Members of the Save Our Solivita say they aren’t against Poinciana becoming a city. They just don’t want to be a part [...]
Deputies Locate Grow House Operation and Arrest 10 Suspects in Poinciana
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 20, 2009
Osceola County -On May 19, agents with the Osceola County Investigative Bureau (OCIB) and Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) served six search warrants in Poinciana which resulted in the arrest of 10 suspects and the discovery of 139 marijuana plants. The joint operation was conducted in conjunction with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began [...]
Osceola County Issues First Paperless Building Permit
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 18, 2009
- In: News| Osceola County
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Osceola County, Florida – Recently the Osceola County Growth Management Building and Document Management Offices achieved a milestone: a building permit allowing construction of an 11-story 300 room Embassy Suites Hotel with meeting center was submitted, reviewed, and issued completely paperless, except for the permit application. What also makes this project special was that [...]
Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk This Saturday
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 14, 2009
Osceola County -The Osceola County Cystic Fibrosis Walk is this Saturday, May 16 at the St. Cloud Lakefront Park. The registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 9:00 a.m.
This national fund-raising program, now in its 21th year, aims to raise [...]
Sexual Predator Notification- Larry Joseph St. Peter
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 14, 2009
Sexual Predator Notification (Poinciana)
Published On: Tuesday May. 12, 2009
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is advising the public about Larry Joseph St. Peter (DOB 9/25/74), who is a registered sexual predator by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. St. Peter recently moved to 106 Bianca Court in Poinciana, Florida. St. Peter was convicted of the following:
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Commuter rail model needs fixing
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 12, 2009
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NYPD Pizza Expands Development in Central Florida
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 12, 2009
World renowned “NYPD Pizza” has expanded with two new locations in Central Florida bringing the total to six in the region while creating jobs to stimulate the Central Florida economy. Both locations are endorsing their Grand Openings with rewarding specials for the community and offer dine in, take out, delivery and catering services while operating [...]
What we think: Go green on cameras
Posted by: Lilsis on: May 12, 2009
May 11, 2009
In Groundhog Day, a TV weatherman covers a story about Punxsutawney Phil, the famed weathervane rodent, and soon learns that he is seemingly forever doomed to repeat the same day.
Orange County’s dogged reluctance to embrace red-light cameras at dangerous intersections has shown that what makes for laugh-aloud comedy makes for head-scratching public-safety policy.
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