The two students no longer face charges after the State Attorney's office decided not to file charges due to what it said was a lack of evidence.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Immokalee, just north of Ave Maria, will get a new church building that can hold twice the number of people, Bishop Frank Dewane announced over the weekend. (Above, an artist rendering of the new church)
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Ave Maria University student Regina Russo said she was "humbled" by the support she received at a benefit concert that raised several thousand dollars for cancer research.
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Ave Maria University Music Department Chair Tim McDonnell has won third prize in a national competition that recognizes the best in performing arts in America.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks beat Eastland Christian of Orlando 52-22 Friday night in the Shamrocks' final home football game of the regular season. At halftime, the team honored its sole senior, Matt Klein (pictured above with his parents Mary Jo and Daryl Klein)
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 Ave Maria University junior Regina Russo, who lost her mother to lung cancer almost a year ago, has organized a benefit concert Saturday to honor her mom and other members of her family stricken with the disease. The evening will feature dinner and performances by Miss Russo and other popular local musicians. pictured, Miss Russo and her mother, Janet Russo
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Collier County Commissioners unanimously approved a package of land use changes in Ave Maria after several hours of consideration Tuesday afternoon. Commissioner Georgia Hiller praised the quality of the town residents who spoke but said that "in the end, the evidence was overwhelming" for approval.
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With its manufacturing plant humming with 700 employees, the medical device maker is poised to start work on a new 60,000-square-foot facility on the parcel of land the company owns on Oil Well Rd.
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Ave Maria resident Michael Pakaluk (left), who founded an organization focused on future development in the town, and David Genson, a VP at Barron Collier, disagreed on the legality and potential outcome of proposed land use changes that will be considered by county commissioners Tuesday, Oct. 14.
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The Ave Maria Stewardship Community District board heard updates on a number of pending actions at its meeting Tuesday, but took no action because matters including a revision to golf cart rules, establishment of a design review board, and potential infrastructure bonds for Maple Ridge require further study.
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The Ave Maria football team picked up its first win of the season Saturday afternoon, outlasting the visiting Concordia College (Ala.) Hornets 16-12. The Gyrenes, now 1-4 on the season, play on the road in Texas next week against NCAA Division One Abilene Christian.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks lost 40-6 Friday night in a football game against Lakeside Christian in Clearwater.
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Many Ave Maria residents left a meeting Wednesday with County Commissioner Tim Nance dissatisfied that he did not appear to support their efforts to slow down consideration of development proposals that include creating a commercial/industrial park near the town's entrance.
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AMU President Jim Towey said in a statement that the university would not tolerate disrespectful behavior toward police officers after two students were arrested during an unruly incident outside the pub in the town center overnight Saturday.
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UPDATE: Two young men were arrested in the Ave Maria town center overnight Saturday after more than a half-dozen police cars responded to an unruly disturbance outside the Pub of Ave Maria.
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 Tim Nance, the Collier County Commissioner who represents the district that includes the town of Ave Maria, will attend a town-meeting style session with residents Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 5:30 p.m. at the Del Webb Oasis Club.
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Turnovers proved costly for the Donahue Academy Shamrocks in a 32-26 loss Friday night to Solid Rock in New Port Richey.
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A new organization has formed in Ave Maria in response to proposed changes by developers to the town's master plan that many residents fear may harm the distinctive character of the town.
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Vandals ripped a bench from its moorings at the lake trail north of the Donahue Academy. It is the latest of a number of incidents of vandalism to town bridges, light poles and buildings.
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