HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR TO SHARE STORY IN KEY LARGO ON JAN. 27

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tuesday, Jan. 27, the community is invited to an evening of reflection, remembrance and education as Chabad of Key Largo...
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UNDERCOVER DRUG INVESTIGATION NETS ARREST IN KEY LARGO

An undercover drug investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a Cutler Bay man on Jan. 16. According to the...
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LARGEST YOUTH SAILING REGATTA IN THE FLORIDA KEYS RETURNS LATER THIS MONTH

Some 200 young sailors from around the state and beyond will be tacking and jibing this month along Blackwater Sound in Key Largo.  The 17th...
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POPULAR NATURE LECTURE SERIES KICKS OFF JAN. 26 WITH MOTE MARINE LAB’S VP OF...

One of the longest-running lecture series in the Upper Keys, “The Delicate Balance of Nature,” begins its 35th season on Jan. 26 at John...
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BOSTON MAN FLIPS ‘THE BIRD’ WHILE LEADING POLICE ON CHASE IN U-HAUL THROUGH THE...

A Boston man sent law enforcement on a chase through the Upper Keys during the early morning hours of Jan. 6. According to the Monroe...
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS BOOST UPPER KEYS FOOD PANTRIES

The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys’ Upper Keys Advisory Council recently awarded three grants for $5,000 each to strengthen local food pantries, which...
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DOLPHIN LIFE WELCOMES FOUR BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS

When most people hear “Miami Dolphins,” they think football. But at Dolphin Life — the Florida Keys nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of...
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‘OFFICER GRINCH’ DOLES OUT ONIONS INSTEAD OF TICKETS IN KEY LARGO

By Andy Newman Holiday motorists going a bit too fast through a school zone on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway might receive an onion from...
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SHERIFF’S LIEUTENANT JOINS PAWSITIVE BEGINNINGS BOARD

Pawsitive Beginnings, a nonprofit fox sanctuary dedicated to animal-assisted therapy and community healing, recently appointed Monroe County Sheriff’s Lt. Mario Benedetti to its board...
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CROCODILE SPEARED IN THE HEAD DIES FOLLOWING MONTHSLONG RECOVERY BATTLE

An American crocodile spotted in a Key Largo canal with a spear lodged in its head in October passed away from complications associated with...