Central Florida projects, grants vetoed by Scott

05/26/11 Here is a list of Central Florida projects that were vetoed Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott: Brevard County Brevard Community College Public Safety Institute, $7.5 million National Veterans Homeless Support Group, $12 million Orange County Pine Hills Neighborhood Redevelopment Project, $3.4 million Renaissance of the Parramore neighborhood in downtown Orlando, $900,000 Valencia College, major ...

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Islander wins medals at veteran games

06/13/11 Mike Giobbe had a heck of a vacation in Hawaii recently. While competing in the National Veterans Golden Age Games May 26 through 31, he received a silver and a bronze medal in a competition with more than 900 veterans. Any veteran over the age of 55 who receives health ...

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Body of soldier killed in Iraq comes home

07/07/11 The body of Army Specialist Matthew Gallagher, who was killed in Iraq, was scheduled to arrive at Otis Air National Guard Base yesterday for a wake at Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home in Falmouth. A funeral Mass is scheduled for this morning at St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Falmouth, followed by burial at the Massachusetts National Veterans Cemetery in ...

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