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More of the "low-speed vehicles" are turning up on roads at the Beaches.

By DREW DIXON, Shorelines

As gas prices continue to hover around $4 a gallon, more "low-speed vehicles," also called bubble cars, are popping up in Beaches traffic.

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In Atlantic Beach, residents are being asked to change the plan they voted for last fall.

By DREW DIXON, Shorelines

ATLANTIC BEACH - The City Commission voted Monday to approve the wording to a proposed referendum that says commissioners wouldn't have to live in the districts they represent.

By DREW DIXON, Shorelines

Two of surfing's earliest professional world champions will attend Saturday's Jacksonville premiere of Bustin' Down the Door, a documentary film that chronicles how short surfboards have impacted the sport.

Shaun Tomson and Peter Townend will take part in the event at 6:30 p.m. at the Regal Cinema, 14051 Beach Blvd. Townend, also known as P.T., and Tomson star in the documentary, which traces how short boards challenged surfing's traditions that originated in Hawaii in the 1970s.

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A participant in the kingfish tournament says his vessel was nearly rammed.

By DREW DIXON, Shorelines

Two law enforcement agencies are investigating reports of "boat rage" in which a participant in the AT&T Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament said his vessel was damaged when he was nearly rammed by a boat carrying scuba divers about 50 miles east of Mayport.

073008 neshorelines 2 drew.dixon@shorelines.com Some Ponte Vedra residents deal with wildly fluctuating bills and bad water.--> Last modified 7/30/2008 - 6:59 am
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Some Ponte Vedra residents deal with wildly fluctuating bills and bad water.

By DREW DIXON, Shorelines

PONTE VEDRA BEACH - St. Johns County's recent purchase of Intercoastal Utilities water and sewer service is causing some mistakes in billing and issues with water quality, which government managers acknowledge need to be worked out in the period of transition.

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By DREW DIXON, Shorelines

NEPTUNE BEACH - A veteran of three decades at the city's police department, Lt. Joan Hermann retired Friday, but not before leaving the department's communication system in better shape than she found it.

072308 neshorelines 2 drew.dixon@shorelines.com NEPTUNE BEACH - Despite late spring and early summer concerns about a crush on parking at Town Center, the City Council agreed Monday to drop any plans to increase parking control at the popular commercial hub.--> Last modified 7/22/2008 - 12:36 am
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By DREW DIXON, Shorelines

NEPTUNE BEACH - Despite late spring and early summer concerns about a crush on parking at Town Center, the City Council agreed Monday to drop any plans to increase parking control at the popular commercial hub.

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Atlantic Beach let him go after finding he used excessive force in 2004.

By DREW DIXON, Shorelines

ATLANTIC BEACH - A Florida appeals court has ruled a man fired from the city's police department three years ago on charges of using excessive force while arresting a juvenile should to be reinstated to his job as an officer.

More and more military families are going to the Mayport USO station for no-dough dinners, where they get meals for free every other Monday. See our story with a photo selection.

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Idea is on the table for a terminal to be built in the fishing village.

By DREW DIXON, The Times-Union

If they want to bring a cruise ship terminal to the village, let's move the village elsewhere.
   
That's a conclusion some members of a Mayport advisory board arrived at Tuesday while discussing the possibility of a Jacksonville Port Authority terminal being built in the historic fishing village.

"Move the residents and everybody," said Carroll Huffines, secretary-treasurer of the Mayport Waterfront Partnership, which advises Jacksonville City Hall on Mayport issues. "It's something to think about. It's very progressive. It may be controversial. I don't think we should close our minds to that."