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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL - May 3 through May 9, 2013 • Year IV • Number 144 - FREE
Addison Mizner Student to Attend Youth Leadership Conference in DC
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Iron Man Quips and Jokes His Way Through Armageddon
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Watchdog Group Questions Health Department’s Deal With City Over Water Issues
Dr. Steven and Becky Scott have committed $6.5 million to further the education of first generation college
By Toni Marshall Following a more than three-yearbattle, an environmental watchdog group questions why the county health department settled with the city of Boca Raton after citing the municipality with five counts of major drinking water violations. “The idea that they would get to within days of the hearing, after they have gone through weeks of depositions, use taxpayers’ money, then, all of sudden drop it, is absurd,” said Jerry Phillips, Florida director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility . “I’ve really not seen it done before,” he said. The city and the Health Department settled on March 22 of this year. The city was required to pay only $2,500 in court costs and admitted to no wrong doing,
students through Wake Forest’s Magnolia Scholars program. The majority of the gift will fund scholarships for students who are the first in their families to attend college. It is the second largest commitment to scholarships by individuals in Wake Forest’s history. Wake Forest University President
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Boca Couple Gives $6.5 Million for First Genenration College Students
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Lieutenant Kim Puchalski Wins Paramedic of the Year Award
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