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• Tampa priest celebrates 60 years of service Published 6/17/2013 at 6:12 a.m. 0 comments

  A Tampa priest is celebrating the 60th anniversary of his ordination.

• Parents petitioning against cell tower at Naples Park Elementary School Published 6/17/2013 at 5:38 a.m. 7 comments

  A group of Naples Park Elementary School parents and teachers worried about the health and safety of their students have circulated a petition against the installation of a cellphone tower on school grounds.

• Collier, Lee school budgets coming up short despite getting more state aid Published 6/17/2013 at 5:30 a.m. 0 comments

  Collier and Lee school districts will get more money from the state this year, but one still is looking at making cuts and the other will dip into reserves to balance the budget.

• The week ahead in state and local government: June 17 to June 22 Published 6/17/2013 at 5:15 a.m. 0 comments

  A look ahead at government meetings that could create news in the coming week.

• Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying Published 6/14/2013 at 11:27 a.m. 2 comments

  Basic tips to avoid having your personal life turned into an intelligence report

• Review: FGCU students serve up "peachy" adaptation of Roald Dahl classic Updated 6/13/2013 at 2:08 a.m. 0 comments

  I treasure Roald Dahl's children's fiction. I can recite detailed plots of four from memory. Thus, I approached FGCU TheatreLab's productionof Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach," with trepidation. If Hollywood has taught us anything, is is to be wary ...

• School board approves changes to Collier's after-school programs Updated 6/11/2013 at 9:00 p.m. 3 comments

  In the face of complaints about changes to Collier County's after-school programs, school board members Tuesday authorized the district to sign contracts with four providers that will tend to elementary school students.

• District not budging on asking some Estates students to walk to school Published 6/10/2013 at 9:27 p.m. 1 comment

  Families who live in The Ranch at Orange Blossom, The Grove at Orange Blossom, and the Valencia Golf and Country Club were notified in May that they were no longer eligible for busing because the neighborhoods are within 2 miles ...

• Parents upset about lack of input on changes to after-school program Published 6/10/2013 at 6:15 p.m. 0 comments

  Parents and supporters of Sports Club are expected to descend on the district's school board meeting this afternoon, asking board members to intervene and retain the nonprofit's services.

• Mission accomplished? Parkside principal says not yet, but school has made progress Published 6/8/2013 at 5:00 p.m. 2 comments

  The improvements at Parkside Elementary are enough to make Tamie Stewart, named principal last summer, optimistic about the future. Find out the secret of their success.

• Graduation 2013: Rhodora J. Donahue Academy Published 6/7/2013 at 10:00 p.m. 0 comments

  These are the members of the class of 2013 from Rhodora J. Donahue Academy.

• Collier, Lee students see some gains on FCAT, end of course exams Updated 6/7/2013 at 9:09 p.m. 0 comments

  Collier County Public Schools students in fifth through eighth grade outperformed their peers statewide in the math portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, while all grades improved or remained the same, according to results released Friday

• Twelve Collier schools to have new principals this fall Published 6/7/2013 at 5:48 p.m. 6 comments

  Twelve Collier County schools will have new principals when the school year begins Aug. 19.

• Students struggle on FCAT math & reading tests Published 6/7/2013 at 11:28 a.m. 3 comments

  The Florida Department of Education reported Friday that nearly half of the 9th and 10th graders who took the reading portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test did not get a passing grade.

• Carroll will not seek re-election to Collier School Board Published 6/7/2013 at 5:13 a.m. 4 comments

  Fall 2014 marks 12 years that Pat Carroll has sat as a member of the Collier County School Board. It will also mark the end of her time in the role.

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