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Danielle Hendrix
March 15, 2017

Windermere’s Park Avenue to expand this summer, alleviate traffic

Road reconstruction to expand Park Avenue to the north will begin in June, with the goal of completion by August.

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Danielle Hendrix
March 15, 2017

Winter Garden to install surveillance cameras in parking garage

Winter Garden city leaders gave the go-ahead for a $70,000 camera surveillance system.

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Danielle Hendrix
March 15, 2017

Noose found hanging near entrance to Gotha Middle School

School officials said whoever is responsible for the incident will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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Danielle Hendrix
March 15, 2017

Lisa Bennett wins Winter Garden District 1 seat

District 1 voters selected challenger Lisa Bennett to represent them on the Winter Garden City Commission.

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Gabby Baquero
March 14, 2017

McKinley, O'Brien retain seats in Windermere Council, Montgomery takes third

Incumbents James “Jim” O’Brien and Robert “Bob” McKinley were reelected, and Richard Montgomery was elected with only four votes separating him and candidate Christopher Sapp.

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Brittany Gaines
March 14, 2017

Garden Theatre announces the lineup for its 10th Anniversary Season

The 2017-18 season will feature six full-length theatrical productions

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Gabby Baquero
March 10, 2017

Meet the candidates for Winter Garden's district 1 commission seat

Three female candidates are running against incumbent Kent Makin in the March 14 election for the District 1 commission seat. If any of them are elected, it will be first time the city has had a woman in the W.G. City Commission since 2005.

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Brittany Gaines
March 10, 2017

OCPS Board sees opposition to rezoning neighborhoods west of West Apopka Vineland Road

The proposal would affect nearly 100 students currently attending Dr. Phillips Elementary School

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Gabby Baquero
March 10, 2017

School bus crash in Ocoee leaves 5 students injured

Orange County Public School officials said the five students had minor injuries.

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Gabby Baquero
March 9, 2017

Windermere PD Foundation raises $100,000

The Windermere Police Department Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization that raises funds to donate to charities, has raised more than $100,000.

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Gabby Baquero
March 9, 2017

New lanes will ease C.R. 535 congestion, W.G. officials say

Winter Garden officials expect the new left lane and right-turn lane, among other future road improvements, will relieve peak-hour traffic.

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Gabby Baquero
March 8, 2017

Ocoee approves final site plan for 45-acre PUD, first reading for panhandling ordinance

On March 7, city leaders approved the second reading for the Park at 429 final site plan and the first reading of a panhandling ordinance.

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Danielle Hendrix
March 8, 2017

Summerport Village farmer's market seeks new vendors

The Lakefront Farmer’s Market at Summerport Village turned 1 year old in February but needs more vendors and community support to stay operating.

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Danielle Hendrix
March 8, 2017

Keene's Crossing Elementary fourth-grader begins battle with osteosarcoma

Daniel Roberts, a fourth-grader at Keene’s Crossing Elementary, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his right leg in February.

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Gabby Baquero
March 8, 2017

‘Hiding dropouts’ is not the goal, OCPS says

Orange County Public Schools was the subject of a story that alleged the district distorts graduation rates by pushing low-performing students into alternative schools. 

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