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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL - August 9 through August 15, 2013 • Year IV • Number 155 - FREE
Baby Plays With Fire, Sets Apartmen on Fire
The Monkees in Boca Raton See page B1
Local Principal Attends Harvard’s Principals’ Summer Program See page 22
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Construction of new I-95 Interchange in Boca Pushed Back By Toni Marshall BOCA RATON - Aria Johnson has taken side roads and rescheduled classes to avoid the sometimes multimile backup at Glades Road and Interstate 95. “I kind of have it figured out in the mornings,” said Johnson, 23, a senior at Florida Atlantic University and Boynton Beach resident. “It’s leaving school I still struggle with.” Commuters traveling through south Palm Beach County will have some relief as designers for the Florida Department of Transportation put the final touches on plans for an Interstate 95 interchange at Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton. Construction on the threeyear, spaghetti-bowl looking project was supposed to start as early as December . But FDOT officials now caution it may be well after the holidays before the project is launched. The final
design hasn’t been approved by the Federal Highway Administration. If it is approved by or near December , it’ll probably be best to wait until the holiday season has ended, says
Nick Conrad reading The Boca Raton Tribune
Chuck McGinness, the District Four spokesman for the Florida Department of Transportation, overseeing the project.
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Boca Raton Assistant Fire Chief Retires After 39 Years Fire Chief Thomas R. Wood, members of Boca Raton Fire Rescue, family and friends came to 6500 Congress Avenue to honor Raul Travieso, Assistant Fire Chief of Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services Department who retired after serving 39 years with the department. The ceremony brought members from other departments of the city as well as Deputy Mayor Susan Haynie and Assistant City Manager George Brown. Raul began his career in 1974 after proudly serving his country in the military. He was promoted to Lieutenant on January 25, 1988. On August 14, 1989 he became the departments Communications Lieutenant.
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Two Local Jewish Educators Named National PELIE Technology Fellows By Andrea Schuver
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BOCA RATON, FL - Two prominent local Jewish educators, just returned as PELIE Technology Fellows from the International Society for Technology in Education, prepared and eager to serve as resources to their colleagues in South Palm Beach County. Marilyn Nachman, director of School Educational Services for the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County and Eve Garvey, a teacher at the Maimonides Institute for Jewish Learning of Temple Beth El in Boca Raton, attended the ISTE conference from June 23 to 26 in San Antonio, Texas.
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