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VOLUME 7, NO. 5
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016
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Cameron Higgins, 11, was transferred to Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville on Saturday. His mother, Ashley Higgins, wrote this update on the boy, who is fighting a rare condition: “Cameron was transported by non emergency ambulance, and I rode with him to keep him at ease. ... We have a wonderful room that is very roomy, allowing us all to be comfortable while keeping the CamMan company. ... We had quite a few visitors today, which made Cameron very happy. We even got quite a few smiles out of him.” We’re rooting for you, Cam!
Let’s try this: Three bus stops begin pilot program If it works, they’ll spread the program across the school district. JONATHAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR
Three school bus stops — at London Drive and Lee Drive, Rolling Sands and Rolling Fern Drive, and Farnsworth Drive Fairbanks Lane — may get a safety-friendly makeover. The three stops would serve as a kind of trial or “pilot program” for potentially districtwide improvements that could involve adding concrete pads off the road for children to wait on, and in some cases adding crosswalks, Flagler Schools Consultant for Operations Mike Judd told School Board members in a presentation at a March 1 board meeting. “Once that pilot program is put in place, it gives us an opportunity to look and see if people are actually using them,” Judd said. SEE CITY PAGE 10
Photo by Jeff Dawsey
What’s better than the opening day of Little League? Getting a surprise visit from your brother, who has been serving in the Navy for the past three years. Read the Marinos’ story on PAGE 5, and see opening day pics on PAGE 18.
Follow me. I’m about to set Princess Place on fire ... Don’t worry, folks. Chris Schlageter (pictured at the right) knows what he’s doing. Read all about last week’s prescribed burn — and the science behind it.
STORY ON PAGE 3
Photo by Jonathan Simmons