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Friday, May 3, 2024

Villages Professional Firefighters to begin contract talks with District

A bargaining session between The Villages Professional Firefighters IAFF 4770 and the District will be held beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the Rohan Recreation Center.

This type of bargaining in Florida is somewhat unusual in that negotiations are completely open to the public.

Firefighters in The Villages in 2017 successfully bargained for a contract including pay hikes even though negotiations between the two parties at times had grown contentious, with the District at one point declaring an impasse.

Shockingly light sentence in hit-and-run death

A Village of Antrim Dells resident was shocked to read about the sentence a woman received after a hit-and-run crash on Rolling Acres Road claimed the life of a pedestrian and seriously injured a second man.

They are ruining the reasons people have chosen The Villages

A Village of St. James resident who moved to Florida’s Friendliest Hometown a decade ago, fears The Villages is ruining the reason people chose to buy homes here.

We should be appalled that The Villages will host cold-hearted dog killer

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Silver Lake resident says she is appalled that The Villages will play host to a rising GOP star who is an admitted dog killer.

Gate attendants can’t keep people out of The Villages

A Village of Santo Domingo resident has come to the realization that The Villages is not truly a gated community. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Resident thrilled about Costco coming to Florida’s Friendliest Hometown

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Polo Ridge resident says she is thrilled that Costco Wholesale is coming to The Villages.