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Letter from the editor: Thanks for the stories
Managing editor says goodbye
It’s been an absolute pleasure getting to know Winter Park and Maitland through a journalist’s eyes. Now I’m excited to be on the other side, as a resident in the community.
No injuries in Winter Park cemetery standoff
Man was suicidal
The suspect surrendered after about a two-hour standoff and was charged with two counts of aggravated assault.
Lake Mary's Rowdy Gaines in London
Olympics' big shift
London Olympics commentator Rowdy Gaines of Lake Mary talks swimming’s evolution, Phelps’ future and the drowning epidemic.
Two stories on Rollins nab state editorial awards
Stories about Rollins College's football team and senior photography class win state awards.
The Winter Park-Maitland Observer won awards in three categories at the Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper awards on July 7.
Letter from the editor: Exciting changes
Rebranding ourselves as the Community Media Division of Turnstile Media Group will allow our titles to grow as a more cohesive unit.
Vigil planned for Winter Park High Schoolers
Friends seek answers
The two burned bodies found on the Cady Way Trail early Sunday morning are of Winter Park High School students.
Schieferdecker retains Maitland mayor seat
Incentives OK'd
Howard Schieferdecker was overwhelmed Tuesday by the support throughout the city, which had just re-elected him with 68 percent of the vote.
Winter Park, Maitland mayoral elections loom
Gingrich stops by
Cities to elect mayors Tuesday; Gingrich stops by
Maitland Fire Station debuts
Fire Station debuts
The $3.8 million, 15,500-square-foot, three-story Maitland Fire Station is “the personification of what a traditional station should like,” Chief Ken Neuhard said.
Howard Schieferdecker, Doug Kinson agree on a lot
Early voting starts Saturday
The candidates for Maitland mayor answered residents’ questions for nearly three hours at a forum held Jan. 11.