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Hallandale Beach & Broward Sheriff’s Office Merger Hallandale Beach Commissioners Voted 4 to 1 In A Recent Meeting By Austin Torres
A Special Committee Meeting voted on an agreement on October 21st to authorize negotiations for a final contract with The Broward Sheriff ’s Office (BSO) to provide medical and fire assistance to the city of Hallandale beach. The merger, which has been often discussed over the last few years, is being negotiated by City Manager Greg Chavarria. The partnership would provide Hallandale’s Fire Rescue with enhanced service levels at lower costs, value-added administration, cost-effective training programs, and long term financial pension stability. The merger would also provide Hallandale firefighters with enough personnel to not only perform their jobs more efficiently but also more
safely. A presentation by the BSO and staff detailing all of the potential benefits of the merger, as well as a tentative cost break-
down and comparison, was presented at the meeting. Broward County’s Fire Chief Joseph Fernandez, who is a veteran firefighter with 35 years of expe-
rience, opened up the discussion. BSO, which boasts 81% customer satisfaction as opposed to the national average of 61%, is a
fully accredited organization with an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) rating of 1, that follows industry standards which ensure optimum response time and is constantly being reevaluated to ensure a safer environment for citizens as well as firefighters. One of the codes BSO is in compliance with is National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1710, which specifies a minimum of 15 firefighters in the event of a fire at a single-family home, 28 for an open airstrip shopping center or garden apartment fire, and 43 for High Rise buildings 17 stories or higher, as well as additional firefighters if needed. With over 150 people on duty, Merger, Page 3A
Italian Pianist Pietro de Maria Opens Miami International Piano Festival Series At Aventura Arts And Cultural Center On November 17. The Classical Sundays at Five Series at The Aventura Arts and Cultural Center offers the return of the international piano sensation Pietro de Maria and brings the popular “Magic of Opera Arias and Piano Masterpieces” to Aventura on December 15. A PIANO FESTIVAL THAT IS TRULY INTERNATIONAL The Miami International Piano Festival discovers great pianists from throughout the world and offers their gifts to the South Florida Community. This season The Piano Festival is presenting exceptional pianists from Italy, Croatia, Russia, Serbia, Cuba and The United States. On November 17 it will present Italian artist Pietro de Maria, who will offer a program of masterworks by Ludwig Van Beethoven and Sergei Rachmaninoff. On December 15 both piano and opera are celebrated in a special program. Miami International Piano
PIETRO DE MARIA BEETHOVEN Sonata in A, Op. 2 No. 2. BEETHOVEN Sonata in F Sharp Op. 78,RACHMANINOFF 9 etudes-tableaux Op. 39 Festival Artistic Director Giselle Brodsky explains that “we are in our 23rd season of bringing to South Florida pianists from numerous countries, presenting
artists who are able to speak with unique musical voices, enlightening and moving our audience. For musicians of the very highest level, extraordinary
technical skill can only take you so far. To be truly unique, you must have a special intuition, an almost mystical ability to capture the emotion behind and beyond
Ever wonder why you wake up coughing and sneezing on a regular basis? The CDC may have the answer.
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up coughing and sneezing on a regular basis? The CDC may have the answer. According to the CDC (Centers For Disease Control) in 2004 the Institute of
each note. Pietro de Maria, Micah McLaurin and soprano Eglise Gutierrez have such intuiPiano, Page 6B
Medicine (IOM) found there was sufficient evidence to link indoor exposure to mold with upper respiratory tract symptoms, coughing, and wheezing in otherwise healthy people and in individuals susceptible with compromised immune conditions. Mold or mold spores may cause asthma attacks in people who have asthma and are allergic to mold. Even in some nonallergic individuals, mold can cause symptoms of irritation in the eyes, skin, and airways. For example, the “black mold” Stachybotrys, along with some other types of mold, produces toxins known as mycotoxins that can cause irritation of the skin and airways in susceptible individuals. Sometimes, people may develop severe reactions to mold exposure. Symptoms of severe reactions, which are uncommon, include fever and difficulty breathing. Mold, Page 4B
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