September 2017
By LOIS KINDLE Moving can be a daunting experience for anyone, let alone someone who’s elderly. The very thought of having to go through all your belongings, choose which things…
By YVETTE C. HAMMETT Kim Honrud is one of the last people you might expect to own a gym — not because she doesn’t look the part, but because of…
By LOIS KINDLE PP, once a beautiful yellow and white sulphur-crested cockatoo, came to Birds of Paradise Sanctuary & Rescue a broken soul. She had been chronically abused by a…
Editor’s note from Manatee County on Sept. 6, 2017 regarding Hurricane Irma: Fort Hamer Bridge, scheduled to open to traffic on Sept. 23, will open temporarily to accommodate traffic related to…
Editor’s note: Gannon University officials at their main campus in Pennsylvania informed us that the university will be closed due to the oncoming storm. No re-opening date has yet been specified.…
J. Frank Visicaro J. Frank Visicaro, 89, of Sun City Center, Florida and formerly of Florham Park, N.J., passed away on August 19, 2017 surrounded by his caring family. He…
Editor’s Note: this article will be updated continuously as warranted. 090817 9:40 a.m.: The offices of the Observer News have closed and are expected to be closed on Monday. That…