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Obie, the Orange Bowl mascot, shows off a rendering of the new Joseph C. Carter Park track and field at a groundbreaking ceremony put on by the Orange Bowl Committee and the city of Fort Lauderdale.

lawingthe sale of syrthetic

one councilman fears David

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Park scores makeover

Orange Bowl, Fort Lauderdale team up to renovate Carter Park
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ka said Davie may be on

FORT LAIIDERDALE

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Joseph

anewname.

The field will be lnown as the Orange Bowl Fblil atCr.ter Park
Government representatives and the Orange Bowl Committee made

it official Thursday at a groundbreaking ceremony at the park located att45o W Sunrise Blvd. The project was praised by officials as the perfect combination of public and private supporL The renovation will cost $3 milliorl shared equally by the city and thecommittee. Fortlauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler said the city wanted to renovate

the park, butthose plans were far

in

approving an unconstitutio wonSt holdup in courL

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Construction is set to start soon

because the renovations

willbe un-

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Ifs not unusual for

a second dust

sLy millry haze on Friday and move alongbySaturday. But another orpansive dust cloud is expected to drift in early next week, and it rnight

*ift

cloud to arive so soorr, rs Saha:an dust is relatively common in South Florida in June and luly. The dust
uzually rides on the backs of dry tropical waves, Baxter said"

Broward County Commi

any advisories, health authorities

urged those with acute respiratory
problems and allergies to remain indoors trntil the dust departs. Atthough the approaching Saharan dust is larger and thicker than the crrrrent layer, it might not be as concentrated by the time it arrives over

V.C Holness, a Jamaican-bor professional, is on one sid,

hang around even longe4, the National Weather Service said.

"This one could stick around T\resday tkou& Thursday or Fridayj' meteorologist Barry Baxter said- 'It will reduce otrr chance of South Floridq said meteorologist thunderstorms and make it hoter RobertMolleda anddrief "There's going to be a Iittle bit On Thursday, the Saharan dust more moisture in the arnosphere raised the aio qnlity index to the ,next week and that might mitigte moderate level, just short of being i{' he said" 'tsut ifs still probably unhealthy. While they didn't issue goingtobehaz5t''

"The waves pick up tlre dust in Africa andpull it across theAdanticj' he said. "\Me usually see this traro to three times inthe summeC' By August the tropical waves tend to be laden with moisture and are

Mcfinzig aBroward native

portion of central Broward

a general contracting compa other. Both want to represen

parts of Fort Lauderdale,

Lakes, Lauderhill, North Lau,

morc apt to develop into tropical

storms andhurricanes,

In

addition to producing pretty

land Parl<, Pompano Beadr, S arac and Plantation The cen unincorporated neighborhoo
the district

sunsets and hazy skies, the dust also heab up the atrnosphere, as it often trapshot air atlowlevrels;Baxter said.
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Whooping cough cases rising in South Florida

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said.
it's sad, very sad."

Beware of lingering

County had just one confirmed case. Miami-Dade

had.32 confirmedcases.

Last year, Broward

cough. With proper documentatioq they may be exempt from vaccinations for
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Across South Florida the number of whooping cough cases has increased over previousyears. Between Jan.l and July 9, Miami-Dade County had 26 confirmed and lo probable cases of whooping cough,

'More and more people are choosing not to vaccinate their childrenj' said Dr.

that spreads when those with the infection cough or sneeze near othease
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said upon her return.

emergency physician at Joe

while Broward County had

confirmed and trvo probablg said Aaron Keller, public information specialist at
26

pital in Hollyvvood. "That leaves their families really

exposed."

DiMaggio Children's Hos-

adults and the elderly, pertussis can merely be a bad cough. The risk of contagion is high because it lasts

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All students in Broward and Miami-Dade public

for about three

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the Florida Departrnent of

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vaccinated for whooping

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the BCS National Championship Game that will be played at $m Life Stadium in Marni Gardens. The imprwements will in-

clude a foo6all field,'eightlane track, new scoreboard and enhancements to the

bleacher area The park was named after Joseph C. Carter who played football at Flori-

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'1Me chose this park be. cause we felt it was a good par\' said Frank Gonzalez chairman of the legacy gift committee for the Orange BowL '1 think ifs goinC to enhance the level ofthe area and make it a safer environ-

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DrBose said" 'Becreiation is the one thingyou don't outgrcvd' Greg Brewton who worlis for the city grew up playing foo$all at Carter Park He played on the Dillard High School team and then at

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Fort Lauderdale City

Commissioner Bobby DuBose represents the district

that includes Carter Park and said the renovations will benefitthe community. '\Me think abotrt the kids, but this is a family projec('

the 1970s before being draftedbythe St Iouis Cardinals 'T rememberwhen itwas just grass fiel& and abasketball cour$' Brewton said" 'Growing up here, this is
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Brothers Tyler and Kyle DePasquale celebrate with sisters, Catlin and Ashley, mother, Marta, and father, Roy, as they make their adoption official on Monday at the Broward County courthouse. Heart Gallery focuses on placing older kids, siblings and those with special needs.

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'Tf's as if we lnew edch athen"

Marta DePasquale Miramar resident
FortLauderdale.

the county.

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In Broward there are nearly 9o children waiting to be adopted who don't have identified matches, said Sasheika Tomlinsorl Childnetspokeswoman. T$er remained serious throughout the

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cit

hearing Monday. Kyle was smiliog and chuckling while Judge Susan Lebow lead
the court proceedings. Leaving traces of their previous life behind, Tller and Kyle decided to change their names, too. They arrived at the courthouse as TYainers, but left as DePasquales. For the DePasqualeq the brothers were

aft

der

FORT LAUDERDALE

ple crowded into a room at the Broward County Courthouse on Monday to celebrate the Heart Gallery's l00th and lolst
adoptions.

Nearly

3O

peo-

nonprofit organization that helps find homes for children by having volunteer photographers take pictures of them for

The gallery which began in 2005, is a

There, they met the DePasquale family. "Tller was adamant about aging out of foster care, then they got a chance to meet the pre-adoptive parents and they hit it off" said Michael Stephens, a child advocate with Childnet who accompanied the teens

sto

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onthe outing.
Marta and Roy DePasquale, of Miramar, became aware of the two boys after they saw their pictures on the Heart Gallery
website. "It's as

another addition to their family. ln 2OO9, they adopted sisters Caidin, now 1g and

201

Astrley, now17.

display around Broward County. . Bu! for Tller and Kyle Trairrer, the occasionwhs a more personal celebrationAs recently as mid-2o[ Tyler was hoping he would age out offoster care and venture

if we lnew

each other," Marta

outonhis own
For yearg he and his brother, Kyle, now

DePasquale said of the two brothers. The gallery focuses on placing older kids, siblinp and those with special needs. About
80 percent ofadoptive parents look for children that are younger than lQ said Jennifer

Raising fow teenagers might seem a little daunting, but DePasquale is not worried. "Teenagers are dif6cult, but I think it's important to rememberwhat it was like to be a teenagerj' she said.

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14 had been shuffled in and out of foster

homes.

To Tlle4 the situation was simple. His initial feelings toward a family dissipated once he met the DePasquales. Now, he is
relieved to be out of the system. "I feel good. I feel permanent hrowing don't have to move aryrrnorei' Tller said. mmontoya@tribune or 954-3 56 4188

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"I just wanted,to live on my own" T!1e4 now16, said. That changed one day in August when Tller and Kyle went on a trip to Boomers in

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the

hily

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ages 13

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NBC ofEcials are expecting strong

viewer interest for next weelCs

Budget issues mean fi firefighters are availal

mer Olympics in London But among

South Floridians, interest level in the

2O12

gamesismixed'1 didn't even know the Olympics were happeningthis yeari' said Stacey I\tlclean, a downtown Fort Lauderdale paralegal duringher lunchbreak "I haven't seen

City firefighter

anythingonit,'

Others said the weng which begins friday, appears to be less buzz-worthy meh! - compared with the hid,ly p.omoted 2OO8 Beijing Summer Games.

The National Fire Protectior says firefighters should n cails in six minutes or less 9O thetime. Whafs pretenting the city fi

tion

'You saw more coverage of The

for this Olympicsj'said Brian Holland a chief firuncial officer ftom Boca Raton
who tuned in to the 2OO8 Beijing games For that even! he said, "there was a buildup about the infrastructure and the invesment made in China It was like a coming out party for thern There is not much hype about this oneAMY BETH BENNETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

fQueen's] Diamond Jubilee than you have

ing that goal? Its low ratio offire residents.

fighters per I,OOO residenl

Broward's t2 largest cities, said cue ChiefFred Kunz.

Miramar has the lowest rat

Miramar operates with

David Van Wormer,73, of Pompano Beach, asks a question during a Facebook class at the Broward County North Regional Library.
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Even NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus said in a recent interview
that there was a big interest heading into the Beijing Olympics and that he didn't grcpect the network to match those ratmgs.

Sihiors'learn
social media
Bv Mpr,rssa Moutova
Staffwriter

OBTTUAPY

Lazants told The Associated Press. '1 think thafs an unlikely scenariol' NBC is the broadcast home of these Olympics. The peacock netrrcrk, which airs on WTVJ-Ch 6 in Fort Lauderdale/ Miami and WPTV-CIL 5. in West palm Beac[ will not only carry the games on television but prolide Iive saeaming of
events online. People will also be able to follow the games by srnartphone, tablet

'1 would love to matchthose numbersj'

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thflt with a tittle bit of hesitancy and a lot of fact q."ertions, agroup;i;il;Gbi""sAi"t" Wople my the world of Facebook at the North Re-

Cr.any

andlaptop.

Fouryears ago, the Olympics drew an average of 35 million U.S. viewers for the
opening ceremony, and about 2ll million U.S. viewers watched some of the games. About 27 million people tuned in for coverage in primetime on NBC, accordingto Nielsen, the TV ratinp company. The figures bgo.lge records for Neet broad-

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Although she never held put there was a time in the l98os r when Helen Ferris was one of

powerful political forces in

County.

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and people are worried about

the widest audience possible for their

classeq but older adults make up the major-

tne classes are-taught thro1lgh a grant, .lqsses said Hayley St John-Ayrg administrative coordinator for Broward County Libraries. In Palm Beach County, libraries target

"They do the opposite of v

promise when theyget elected;'

know the public is watching

said of elected officials. "The5

they'd be l0 times worse." N4s. Ferris, a tireless advocate

thaf,

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No date set to start work on Lyons Road 'm

.
Q: I was just neading about the completion of Lyons Roadrs missing link kween West Adantic Avenue and Bo5rnton Beach Boulevard in 2Ol3 But what about the link_ of .Lyon1 betwe_en 1nrf
Beach Ranchettes neighborhood near

Wellington In 1998, residents persuaded county commissioners not to build Lyons Road through their community until U.S. 441 was overcapacity at

A couple ofyears agq that

peakhours.Itscapacityis6,060. Stat( U.S. 441 currently carries about Fort

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tical, but skeptical people tend to be more comfortable after class." The classes are taught by

66.'trlot everybody is skep-

that more that 6lpercent of students are older than 6l since the courses were first
offered.

plastic" lane striping hasn't been put down

Ar The final "thermo-

tronic resotrrces coordina-

tor and serials deparUnent

supervisor with Palm Beach

Th6 classes with the

computer-sa\rvy volunteers.

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yet.

projqct work is completed to allow the new asphalt to cure," said Barbara Kelleher, a spokeswoman for the Florida Departrnent of Transporation

about gO days after the

'That usually

occurs

CountyLibraryS5rstem. Topics include the basics

of computers, software programs and using social me-

There are 2O volunteers across the eight locations,

St John-Ayre said. Goldberg describes the Facebook course as a niche class; it only has seven sfitdents. Many of her students are nervous about social

highest attendance rates are at the Hollywood Tamarac and the North Regional locations. Since 2OlO, more than

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up for the I\ritter course

taughtatthe library. hunting and picking up by myselfj' said Vdn W'ormer, of Pompano Beach. "Instead of hunting like a sfir-

pack and is already sigrred

ry it anyway, shesaid. "f've got some people I

medi4 but they

with one

MemqriatS(

location and as we got more comfortable we expanded,"

St. John-Ayre said-

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shotrld be installed, she

said,

in the next few

"I

learn everything by

don't even like," student Chris Sabin said of some of

In 2O[ more than gOOO people took cowses to improve their computer and
online skills. By May 2OI2, more than

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taffic signal on Northwest 77th Stneet at Pine Island Road stays red for more than two minutes. Even at night,

his Facebook friends during the class.

The 69-year-old from

Coral Springs is already a Facebook member but says is uncertain about keeping
his profile page active. He's

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taken several cornputer

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"Students enjoy

it. It

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my age are interested in technology,' said Goldbery

courses. Sheb been a volunteer fir almost two years. "I like the fuct that people

- including some more than once - at the

courses library because his "memoryis notso hof'
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FERRIS Continued PagelB

from

persistent, high-pitched
voice that became familiar to many as she lobbied forher
causes.

Tlo some she was agadfly, a sfuhg frail woman with a

meetings and collecting documents. She became

tended public meetings, died Saturday in Hospice

Care in Pembroke Pines She was 93. "She was a feisty and fiery as everf' said her legal guard-

were abusing the public

trusL dant

convinced that port officials

l\lts. Ferris alsohad amorIn 1989, after her

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wit

ls exceptionally long. Alttough this seems lfte an unimportant lntersection, it's the
twcen C5press Cneek Road and Southwest
onlyacrcessto Dixiebe-

ian, Fort Lauderdale attorney Norm KenL fle visited Ferris on Thursday night,
and found

her'topnt

and

Mayor John Rodstrom remembered her as'h force to 6e reckoned witlu Some dismissed her as a gadfly, but she was spot on with the fact She had a significant impactongovenrmenf'

home on SouthMiami Road

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she put up a sigrr out front 'Trlotice to thieves. 8 Robber-

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lucid and miling about government cornrption"

The abolition ofthe then-

Ms. Ferris grew up in

Quincy, Mass. She dropped out ofhigh school, and dur-

ies.Nothingleft' For the:past few years, Alts. Ferds lived at WiIIow

Manor Retirement Assisted Living in Dania Beach. After being moved to Memorial Regional Hospiul in Hollywood on Wedpesday, Ferris refused surgpry for an abdominal rupture, said

rl\rErrEriats .s54.9,67Afi

rtlsttGar{

1ffi.} 'P; 4,G ::9.84"99'3,

l;epc..??t

:EE{Fratndr

tracks on McNab
Road. Please see

Itfud Street, since you cmtcrqslhe Florida East Coast Railway

if we
athastamimrte.

independent Port Everglades came after IMs. Ferris

ing World War

bird-dogged the commissioners for years, collecting

documents that showed the

work for Bethlehem

II

went to
Steel,

.lt[&iEad] rctMBq e
:laNiF,Ari<Ht

helping to organize a tmion

stewardShe moved to South

: :lEfli{tCotu
i,,Ew

appointed board ran'the

port as a lucrative personal

and becoming the company's first female shop

Florida in 1954 She ran a day care

curshortenthewaitbD,
SheldaSalvi, County trafrc signal crews adjusted the video detection equipment at the
DornpnnoBeach

A: Broward

fiefilorn The srnoking gun turrred out to be evideirce that board members used public money to buy dia'mond and,gold rings for
*remselves. But changing ttre culture at the port was not her only triumplr. She battled against proposed sludge plmts and mdical w'dste incinerator$

IGnt "She said she would rather put her faith in the hands of God than in zurgeon$'said KenL "She was
readld'

r#ilir* . Iffi4
i4,7.2,5"1N.i.

and later worked in a flourer shop, and in her spare time

went crabbing at Port Everglades.

intersection and repro\rerrent

mtutrlbell@tribune.com, 95+356-,1155,I};uitter

During one of those trips to the port in the mid-f97os,

IVIs Ferris noticed asign ad-

portedanimmediate im-

\rertisfug public tours. But when she inquire4 slre was

Along with her legacy of civic activiSm,';Ms. Ferris leaves a trust of about S4OO,OOO,Io the Salvation Army "to benefit the poor people of Brinryard Countf'

, ,i

,cfs.$HH E

@.i

0r,ffi

fought for environmental

protectiong and monitored
election law violations.

toldnotours existedThat led her to wonder what was going on at the

porq so shebegan

will be buriod inMils$achusetts. '.

Allsi Frris

saidKent

mwcldry@tribune.com,
9514-356-,44{5

@Mftetumpike

attending

P-N- DolD-"lz.ll

Paul Riggenbach shows Joudeinze Prosper, 16, basic circuitry during a building and cbntractihglraining prograrh in Coconut Creek.

tweer

Teens try hands at construction

BYMELTSSA MoNToyA
Staffwriter

Frida dow.'
move

Th hadb

-"MOSI Of

gams. The gaming console also symbolized achallenge. He remembers when the coirsole brokd and his curiosity drove him to pull it apart andtake a look atthe inside 'Trom when I was a litde boy I remember opening it up and looking at the wires and tryingto fix ig" theV-year-old said. He tried fixing cellphones and a PlaySta-

plafingwith a PlayStation didn't just mean hours of video

For Whitley Browq

to be
coast

ii *i w"

tlw

jObS

Afe gqi7g

gne of work' D],sa said. "Construction

witht
recov

Builders-andcontractors'FloidaEast

Feter Dyga,president

of*sociated

ir.,iiitF'ftffHl,Tffi:sed, Statistics projects a The Bureau of Labor

3-3nerc-enlriseit

rrs sottohappen

Bor

print

"o*tto"tiot "*irtoi,r"""i

chapter

the business and carve a career path

there.

from lo* more than 2 millioi jobs from 20O6 to

2OlO.

harder-hit fields durins the recession and

Previous projections showed a possible increase in employment for 2O[ 5ut now, an optimistic projection is mid-2ol3, said

"f#":Xffi'"Tod"ta
.

**

one of the

table. clean burgtr

printr
Boynl

fm

nelgh

mentorshipi'Quail said-'.\trIe dodtharre the lechnglogy arid the infrastructure, but we

"This_programhelpqtoprovidealevelof

inafr

tiongtoo.
"Only'one camebackto

lifei

said Brown,

ofFort Lauderdale.

they will learn about electrical wiring,

plumbing and carpentry. The program is a parhrership between the Boys & Girls Club of Broward County and the Associated Builders and Contactors, the Florida East

Brown is one of the 26 teenagers attending a craft trainee srunmer program where

four-year program

John Mijareq-an adjuncr professor who Quail said it cost $25,OOO for the 26 kids teaches economics at floriaaetlantic Unito participate in the prograrn- It's funded by versity. donations to the Boys & Girls CIub. 'Tfs almostlike averybrightviewonthat Thq summer program lasrc four weeks industry," said lrlijares. and runs from July 9 to Aug 3. A more coniervative projection has the !!wi[ gtve participants a head start in the economy and construction industT, recovfield, said RuthTiradq thevice president of eringin2Ol4 or 2015, he said. education and training for ABC. Students Multiple students at the worlishop said earn72 credithours about half ayear in a the program is agood plan B in case cbllege -

havethekids:'

the tir ing,ar

sepiar

Ho
charg

theftr

EALI

Poli
wasa

Quail, chief executive officer of the Broward club. He said the prograrh gives kids the opportunity to work with people in

One of the goals is to have members graduate and be career ready, said Brian

ticeship For Makindy Joseph, plan A is going to Peter Dyga, president of the Florida East school to studybusiness administratiorr Coast chapter, said he sees this as. a good '?lan A is not always going to work ou!" opportunity for the participants to exlplore said JoseplU V, of Lauderhill.?But, if you do

- toward withABC.

an appren- doesn'tpanouL

det

As

careerpossibilitiesintheconstructionfield- want to get in ttris world, [the program] 'Most of the jobs are going to be in this starts you offahead of everyone elseJ'

brand dema mone

false

Jot

ofagg

Anr

Pompano cemetery plots to triple in price over 7 years

ByAnrrl BARIcTURST
Staffwriter

Deputy investigation leads to leniency for accused drug dealer

BY IEosvANr RoDRrcuEz
Staffwriter

Ttresd

iff'sO Wayt
When

hisho

L7-yea

POMPANO BEACH - The city's cemetery plots qill be much more expensive starting neld year.

FORT LAUDERDALE

They'll jurnp in price to $t+275 fuom $85O for an adult resident's plot in 2OB. Then thet'll increase by 9.2 percent for
the next seven years, to reach a price $2,580tn2O2L
The city commission voted 5-l in favor ofthe plot price increase this week "Our goal should be tryingto be affordable forourresidents, andthis is not ,accomplishing that goal," Commissioner

drug dealer who was facing a maximum of, 3O years in priSon walked away 4free man on Wednesday because one of the undercover deputies in the case is currendy facing, a criminal investigation. The defense attorney for Andrew Landers,49, oflauderhill, negotiated a plea deal with prosecutors that allowed Landers to receive a sentence of time served in exchange for his plea ofno contest Landers had served about lO days in jail while awaitingtrial, said his attorniy Noi'li'

- An accused

Broward State Attorney's Office confirmed that the sheriff's office conductdd an internal investigation and then forwarded the case for prosecution- Both agencies declined to release details.

heldi:
Faceb

Th(

Andrc
Th(

out" v friend

January, Keegan was reassigned to administrative duties for the Sheriff's Office, spokeswoman DaniMoschella said. The investigation came to light earlier this month duringthe criminal case against
Landers. Keegan was one ofthe deputies in the undercover busL Defense attorney Batts tried to get the official incident reports tossed out as evidence, saying Keegan's report differs widely from that of a second deputy in the lllrgiO case. She sought to harzeKeegan testifi, but
advice ofhis attorney.

In

thatsl
Andr

"took
takin claimr
he

of

wl

jus

told a

zaBatts.

backt
laterd found

witht

WoodyPoitier said" The city wants the cemetery to be

.self-suf,ficient rather than subsidized at a

Wearing a
plea-

Miuni Heat jersey in cour!

the deputy declined to do so under the

On Wednesday, the judge repeatedly
asked about the lenient plea deal. Prosecutors said itwasbecause ofthe situationwith Kegan"

Landers had aslight smile as he entered his

achral

cost of $3O0,0OO a year, said Mayor Lamar Fisher. Some comrnissioners wondered why the city can't outsource
the cemetery or even sell the land.

35 yearc, when the cemetery is projected to run out ofernpty plots, the city will still be paying maintenance costs, even though the cemetery won't bring in any income. warned Commissioner Charlotte Burrie.

In

cause of what the police officer did, you are walking out of this courtroorrr.-'

'You are a very very luclcy man, Mr. Landersj' Brourard County Circuit Judge Sandra Perlman told tlre defendanl 'tseThe judge was referring to Broward

Prosecuto$ have said Keegan is a witness in "several dozen cases" but that not every case depends on his testimony.
ij ro ilriguez @tr{bune
@G
e

Sheriff's Deputy Parrick Keegan, who remains under invrestigation on allegations of battery and falsifi,ing official reports. Earlier this month, officials with the

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or

oRodiguez on Tlvitter.

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SunSentinel Sunsentinel.com

ltesday,tuly242Ol2

sB

Dania Beach resident charged \ rith fifrh DUI

J
pY MELrssA
Staffwriter

Becker
Becker, Sophie,

MorrovA

"The court doesn't linow what to doj' said Broward

Leonard

"While speaking with I observed him to

passed away
Boca Raton.*

Gutterrxan Warheit Memorial Chapel.

on

of Boca Raton.
July 20,

FL,

2012.

Patten, Peggy, 84, of Lake Worf passed away on July 22,2012. Family Funeral Home.*

Patten

ADaniaBeachmanwho was pre-

Hurley during Monday's bond hearing. He cited

Florida motor vehicle records to describe Hargadon's drivinghistory.

County Judge John "Jay''

have glassy/watery eyes,

slurred speec[ and an odor of an alcoholic beverage

viously convicted four times for driving under

the influHargadon

emitting from his breat["

the report states.

Bunyea, George, 89, of Lake Worth, FL, passed away on July 20, 2012. All county Funeral Home & crematory.*

Bunyea

Quint, Ruth E., of Lake worth, FL, formerly of Hollywood, FL, pa away on July 22, 2012. Sunr'ive devoted husband Leonard; l(

Quint

ball and chain around pur anlde?' Hurley said" "The court really is at a loss at howto keep you from driving:"

"should the court put

State necords show that since l99Q Llargadon was convicted for driving under

Dumervil, Potlux; 49, of Boca Raton, Fl, passed away on July 20, 2012. Glick Family Funeral Home.*

Dumervil Feller

daughters, Marci (Staffah) Nordl

and Danielle (Craigl Fri

cherished granddaughters,

S)

the influence in Monroe County, Lee County and

trnice in Broward Cou:ty.

held on

ence was

$75,050 bond Monday after being

charyed with the same ofCooperCity.

Hargadon was driving with atagstolen from ave'

hicle in Pembroke Pineg ac-

'Your license is permanendy revoked for a DUI

out of Lee Count5{'Hurley sai{ adding that tlargadon did not have insurance and was not cunrent with child supportpaymenb.

Feller, Alan Jay, of Lake worth, FL, passed away on July ?2,2012. Star ol David cemetery and Funeral Home, North Lauderdale.*

and Tyler Friefeld. Funeral servi( be held Tuesday 12 noon Beth t Memorial Gardens Cemetery, NW 72nd Ave. Hollywood, FL. 5 will be observed Tuesday -Thur at Leonard's home in Lake Wort

lieu of flowers, mer contributions can be made American Cancer So(

Arran8ements entrusted
creek, FL. 954-427. 5500

L(

fense after a crash in

ABroward Sheriff's dep uty reported that Leonard
Brice HargadoU 46, whose

cording to a Broward
port It said witresses described tlargadon as standingbythe Side of his ftuck, clutchinghis chest He was taken to Memo-

County Sheriff's arrst re-

Flickinger, Shiriey ldell, 85, of Boca Raton, FL, passed away on July 22, 20'12. Babione Funeral Homes, Boca
Raton.*

Fllcklnger

weinstein Memorial chapel coc

Rasofsky
Beth lsrael Memorial Chapel,
Beach.*
D

Staffre*archrBarbara Ilijek contributed to this

Goldberg, Marilyn, of Delray Beach, FL, passed away on July 21, 2012.

Goldberg

Rasofsky, Eileen. 82, of Delray B( FL. passed away on July 22, i

license had been permanently revoke4 crashed his

red Ford F-l5o trrck around

rqort.
mmontoya@Tffuwte.com,
9

Rubin Memorial Chapel,

Beach."

Boynton

rial Regional Hospital in

Hollywoo4 where questionedhirn
a

Remedio

deputy

8:3OprnJulyl5.

54-356 - 4S2Z or bvitter @MelissaNlontoyaO

Hanfling, Louise Groman, of Boca Raton, FL. passed away on July 23, 2012. Gutterman Warheit Memorial
Chapel, Boca Raton-"

Hanfling

Police seek identities of bodies discovered in Broward canals

Bv Ixosvawr
RoDRIGUEZAND

xerih; nlbert,
Baqh."

Hersh

passed away on.luly 23. 2012. Beth lsrael Memorial chapel, Boyntofi

86, of Lake worth, FL,

" '

await word from the

Broward Medical Examitret's Office to determine

Broward canal since July5.

On July 12, a passer-by on Irrtersate 95 found the body of Santm Arles Rarnos-Rodrtglrc?" A+ fr@ffigin a.canal that runs along the highway near Adautic Boulerrard" In-

Wnvrp IL Rousrnru
Staffwriters

how

Horowitz, Ruth, 78, of Boynton Beach; FL, passed away on )uly ?o, 2012. Beth lsrael Memcirial Chapel, Boynton Beach-t

Horowitz

w., of Balleni Palm Beach Gardens, the belove( of Pasouale and Anna Mele Ren
Remedio, loseph

of wilinington,
JulY

the death occurre4

chellasaid"

I\fios-

FORTI,AI]DERDALE Folice are trying to determine the identities of three

people whose bodies were

found in Broward County

canals over two days in uihat apear o be tmrelated cases

Shorrty after 5 pnr- Strnday, Davie police were called to a canal along the 38OO block of South Pine Island Road. Officers found a
youngman's body floating in tlre canal nestrlts of an au-

Jacobs, Jeanette, 90, of S. Florida shores, Fl-,,passed away on July 12,

Jacobs

DE, was borr August 22,1928 and passed. suriounded by his lovin8 famil'

2012. All Couoty Funeral Home

crematory.*

Archmere Academy

21,2012. He was graduated

&

Beacom Business

and

G(

vestigabrs deermined that Ramos-Rodriguez was in a car that veered o,trthe highwav and into tlre waer three

Latman, Fannie; 92, of Lantana, FL, passed away on July 23, 2012. l). Morris Funeral Directors, West Palm
Beach.

Latman

wilminSton. At the age of 21, began a remarkable career in estate and home construction.
conclusion of WW ll was followed high demand for sinSle family ho

college

Arotmd 6:3o
day,

prn

days earlier. Divers had

searched the canal on the day of the r,tneclc b,ut were h mpered b,y dtick vegee

"

Mon-

abodywas fotrnd floatlng in a canal on the 34OO block of Southwest 27th

Street in Fort Latrderdale.

topsyarepending The man is described

white,
16

as

ZS years

old

rrirh

brown hair. He was found

wearing awhite Tshirt and

tion

Beach, Meskup, Miriam, 86, of FL, passed away on )uly ?,2,2012. Beth lsrael Memorial chapel, Delray Beach.*

:,

Meskup -Delray

wilmington, he constructed se residential communities inclt Fairfield, Fairfield crest, carr( Holly oak, stonehaven, Augul

During

the

suburbanization

was 30 years old, Joe focuse(

HillS. and Forest Hilts Park. Whe

At about t3O prn llfion-

black shorts with a gray

stripe on the side
greencase.

day, a

ozb fisherman dis-

correred the body of a man

floating in a canal in the 3ooo block of North Andrews Avenue in Wilton

Iuanors

IIe also had an iPod with a lime

f:nrestigptors ask arqone

On.tuly 5, the body of retired school principal Williarn NorlnaL 76 was fomd
inaDavie canal

eXpertise on commercial propel He founded Joseph W. Remedio, General Contractor. His com

buih outdoor malls,

PavidWeintaubofThmarac and Andarly Desir

of

Michaelis, Herbert 1., 79, of Boynton Beach, FL, passed away on luly 21, 2012. Beth lsrael tvtembrial chape|; Boynton Beach.*

Michaells

buildings, office complexes

me

industrial plants. working

Other projects included

Founder, Bill core, Joe designed built the first W. L. Gore & Associ |nc: industrial plant in Newark,
aparu

compleies, public schools, chur(

Courthouse. Within a few yedrs, company exoanded ifio south lersey and Florida. He frequently

with information on the

thrudr

Dives withthe Broward Sheriffs Office had o cut

a chain-link fence

to get to the body. It was not immediateb clear how long

. at ivittr information on ihe body in Ufih4 Ivlanors is adcd to call n:Detective,Shane lice
Department
954-693-8200. Aryone

case to

cutact the Davie b

Lauderhill, both 19 were

charged with prerneditated

Miller, Lester, of Boynton Beach, FL,

Miller
on

and the Salem County,

tpmicide. Folice said they

cunfessed to beating Norman in aTbnrarac house he rented to Weintraub and d-urytpinghisbody

passed away
Boca Raton.*

July 21,2012.

Gutterman warheit Memorial chapel,

his cessna 320 to dil construction sites- ln 1973,

Engineering News Record incl his company as one of the larEes General Contractors in America.

the body had been there

,

said agency spokeswoman Danil\fioschella ' Investiga.tors nrill now

fifth. to be found in

Sctrroeder at 9 S+e*+2to.i:'' The body in Fortlauderdale on I\4ondaybecame the

2012. Riverside Gordon Memorial

Mosko$/itz, Nathan, 83, of Boynton Beach, FL, passed away on )uly 22, Chapel, Delray Beach-*

Moskowltz

working

ijroilrigua@trbme.cong
'

954356-4605 or @eaneiguaanTwittq,

Nazario, Ramon, 52, of Greenacres, FL, passed away on July 12, ?o12. All county Funeral Home & crematory.*

Nazario

Northeast, Joe semi-retired to s Florida. His keen sense of styl architectural acumen enabled hi build several custom homes in Beach and Martin Counties. Joe also involved with the constructi the Swimming Hall of Fame.

quarter century in

Siation,

Deadline extended

coasts. Joe enjoyed being captE his cabin cruiser La Dolce Vida explored the caribbean. He enj

hosPital additions on both

two schools and

Fl

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