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Phillippi Creek won’t be dredged this hurricane season, no emergency permit issued
For years, homeowners living near Phillippi Creek warned Sarasota County the sediment-choked waterway needed dredging, then demanded answers when its overflowing banks flooded them during Tropical Storm Debby. Now, with hurricane season already underway, [...]
State attorney upgrades two charges against former New College official to felonies
This story has been updated with new information. Fred Piccolo Jr., the former communications director at New College of Florida and longtime political operative, now faces three additional felony charges of indecent exposure — [...]
Delayed ID, missed arrest, downgraded charge: How Piccolo avoided jail for months
Fred Piccolo Jr., the former New College communications director accused multiple times of indecent exposure, avoided arrest for months due to identification delays, a missed opportunity by a deputy to act on arrest authority [...]
New College communications director charged for exposure of sexual organs – again
Fred Piccolo Jr., the director of marketing and media for New College of Florida and a longtime state political powerbroker, was arrested Tuesday by the Manatee County Sheriff’s office and charged with exposure of [...]
