LCEC, which provides electricity service to Ave Maria and other nearby areas, has announced it is reducing its rates for the third time in less than two years.
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Ave Maria University President Jim Towey discussed the papal encyclical Laudato Si on the Nightly Business Report June 18.
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 With more than half its faculty departed either voluntarily or involuntarily, about 40 alumni and students sent a letter to the Ave Maria University administration and board of trustees saying they are "disappointed, distraught and outraged."
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Collier County commissioners will hear a proposal Tuesday to establish an Ave Maria Innovation Zone to provide help for high-wage businesses with strong growth prospects that either are, or would be located in town.
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 The departure of Ave Maria University economics professor Joseph Burke was confirmed Wednesday. Dr. Burke is the third department chair to leave AMU recently, bringing to six the number of faculty and staff to go - either voluntarily or involuntarily - in the last 30 days.
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 The Ave Maria Master Association has hired long-time resident Carol DiFlorio as the town's first "lifestyle director" to organize clubs, events and other residents' activities.
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Timothy McDonnell and Rebecca Ostermann – two of the three full-time members of the Ave Maria University music faculty, "will not be continuing with the university" as part of changes AMU President Jim Towey says are necessary to reverse a decline in the number of students in the music program.
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Collier Enterprises has announced that it is rebooting its plans for a large-scale development, formerly known as the Town of Big Cypress, west of Ave Maria.
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 Awards keep piling up for Donahue Academy senior Tommy Smith, the latest being named the school's "Graduate of Distinction." An all-around student, he also received honors at Donahue's sports award banquet.
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 The summer break at Ave Maria University is getting off to a somewhat shaky start, with many staff, faculty and town residents uneasy about personnel changes that either have been made, or may be coming. In the latest move, Dr. Timothy McDonnell was removed as chair of the university's department of music.UPDATE: The members of the music department faculty have sent a memo objecting to the change.
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Two members of the Collier County Planning Commission expressed cautious reservations about the development direction of the town of Ave Maria at a commission hearing Thursday considering changes to the county's Land Development Code proposed by the town's developers. The proposed changes will be discussed further at the commission's next meeting June 4.
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Tommy Smith and Joan Cheffers are the first recipients of the newly-created Alex Klucik Leadership Award recognizing academic and athletic achievement as well as their leadership and dedication to Catholic values.
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The operator of several Catholic radio stations in Alabama and Florida sees an opportunity to offer Catholic radio on a low-power FM transmitter in Ave Maria. But he says he needs to raise $40,000 from the Ave Maria Community by July to make it happen.
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Ave Maria University's largest graduating class to date received diplomas Saturday -- 202 bachelor's degrees and 27 graduate degrees. Above, the traditional hat toss by graduates following the Baccalaureate Mass Friday.
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Gina Code has resigned as headmaster at the Rhodora Donahue Academy in Ave Maria, a statement from the school's board of directors announced Thursday. Mrs. Code, who has been at Donahue less than a year, will be replaced on an interim basis by Donahue teacher Mark Jahnke.
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 Ave Maria University has announced the hiring of its new Director of Athletics, Kimberley King, who starts this month. Mrs. King has more than 20 years of experience in athletic administration and coaching, AMU said in a news release, most recently at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
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A special free exhibition of works by local artist Cornelius Sullivan remains on display at the Ave Maria Unviersity Canizaro library until May 13.
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AMU's Shakespeare in Performance troupe has recently finished up eleven packed performances of Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream and director Travis Curtright is already setting his sights forward to next year.
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The swim club, which teaches swimming and has a competitive swim team, has returned to the Ave Maria water park pool after spending the winter at facilities in Immokalee.
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Doller Corner opened April 18 with a wide range of products at its location on Pope John Paul II Blvd in the Publix building. Pictured, owners Angelica and Armando San Martin with their daughter, Maria Angelica.
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