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The Villages
Saturday, December 9, 2023

Large alligator captured and removed from Brownwood Paddock Square

A large alligator has been captured and removed from Brownwood Paddock Square.

Wildwood police officers were summoned to the square this weekend where they blocked off a roadway until trappers could arrive to take the large alligator away.

Wildwood police officers pose with a large alligator captured at Brownwood.
Wildwood police officers pose with a large alligator captured at Brownwood.

For some, it evoked memories of Larry the Alligator, a once-famous reptile who lived in a pond at Brownwood. Larry became quite large, because too many people were feeding him. The celebrity alligator was taken away and became an attraction at Gatorland.

Are they even considering the traffic that new development will bring?

A Village of Sanibel resident, in a Letter to the Editor, wonders if the officials who approve apartment complexes and housing developments ever stop and consider the traffic they will bring.

Walmart can follow lead of 7-Eleven and ‘accidentally’ kill trees

A Mangrove Villas resident has a suggestion for Walmart, which is hoping to win approval for the removal of historic trees on a property where a new store is to be constructed.

Second-hand smoke intolerable at town squares

A Village of Citrus Grove resident, in a Letter to the Editor, contends that second-hand smoke is becoming intolerable at the town squares.

Everybody is running stop signs

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Summerhill resident contends that no one is stopping at stop signs in The Villages.

Trump should be praised for all he has done!

A reader from Brevard believes former President Trump should be praised for all he has done. Read her Letter to the Editor.