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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL - June 7 through June 13, 2013 • Year IV • Number 149 - FREE
FAU Students Finish 8th in International Competition See page 3
Boca Students Inducted Into National Achievers Society
Boca Raton-Based Promise Healthcare Expands In Home State
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New Downtown Library Opening This Summer By: Gina Onori Between the children’s service area, the discovery center for exhibitions to the study rooms for tutors and students, the new downtown library in Boca Raton is an innovative place for the community to come together. In 2001 and 2002 The City of Boca Raton passed a bond bill referendum concluding that $19.8 million would be used to build two libraries. After Spanish River opened up in 2008, the community has reaped many benefits. However, the final piece of the bond bill is coming to fruition and a new library is opening up this summer to replace the downtown library in Boca Raton. “This library has created an enormous amount of community space that is flexible and can be used
Gov. Rick Scott signed a statewide ban on texting while driving into law on Tuesday. The law makes it a secondary offense to read or send a text, email or instant message on a smartphone while driving. This means that authorities must first stop drivers for a seperate offense, such as passing through a red light.
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Gov. Rick Scott Bans Texting While Driving
Boca Resident, and Soccer Star Jozy Altidore to Participate In New York City Charity Event International soccer star Jozy Altidore will headline a special evening June 26 in New York as The Partnership of Drugfree. org presents its annual “All-Star Tasting” charity event. Altidore, one of the world’s top strikers playing for the United States Men’s National Team and Dutch professional club AZ Alkmaar, joins former NBA standouts Darryl Dawkins and John Wallace as the current confirmed athletes taking part in the event, which begins with a VIP Reception at 6:30 p.m. EST at the beautiful Astor Center in the NoHo section of New York City.
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