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TARPON SPRINGS - Coast Guard crews continue to monitor the pollution cleanup Thursday from a boat that caught fire near the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs.

Roughly 4,500 gallons of water, diesel mix from the vessel Skye Marie, which caught fire at approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, has been collected by SWS Environmental Services. Approximately 500 feet of boom has been deployed to contain spread of pollution.

The Coast Guard continues to send out a Safety Marine Information Broadcast informing mariners to take caution when transiting the area. At this time, there is minimal environmental damage and no affected wildlife has been reported.

The Coast Guard continues to work with state and local agencies to cleanup any pollution.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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LARGO - Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced May 17 that there was an 11.44 percent decrease in Part 1 crimes for the Sheriff’s entire service area in 2012 as compared to 2011.

Furthermore, the numbers represent the fourth year in a row that Part 1 crimes have declined. The overall four-year decline is 22.1 percent.

Part One crimes are murder, forcible sex, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Uniform Crime Report system.
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PALM HARBOR - In the music world, a common joke is, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice.” For Nadia Azzi, all of her practicing paid off and she made her Carnegie Hall debut at age 11. Now, at 14 years old, she is making her third Carnegie performance on May 19.

This talented teen is a Palm Harbor and Dunedin native and recently won first place in the 2013 Bradshaw & Bruno International Piano Competition. The prestige and chance to play at Carnegie Hall as her prize.
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PALM HARBOR - Reaping the benefits of studying hard is nothing new for Aadith Moorthy, a junior at Palm Harbor University High School.

In 2010, as an eighth-grader, Moorthy learned 20 new facts about the world each day. That preparation resulted in him winning the National Geographic Bee and a $25,000 college scholarship.

Now at age 16, he has a cell phone, but only uses it for emergencies and seldom watches television. But he still sets goals. Moorthy wanted to make a perfect score on the SAT. He studied hard. He took more than 20 SAT practice test before attempting the test for the first time in March. He researched the origins and meanings of more than 5,000 new words.
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ST. PETERSBURG - When Steve Westphal describes his years of success operating bars and restaurants in Pinellas County, he points to the 1979 Bob Dylan song “Gotta Serve Somebody.”

“This is as straight up as you can get with that,” said Westphal, who was named the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce Tourism Person of the Year last week. “It’s a responsibility and we take that responsibility very seriously. There’s a lot of pride involved in our product.”
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SEMINOLE - American Legion Post 252 Cross Bayou has teamed up with Dive Care to support scuba divers with disabilities - both civilians and veterans.

On Sunday, May 19, the nonprofit organization will hold a daylong course for those interested in becoming Dive Buddies for disabled individuals in the swimming pool at Cross Bayou, 11433 Park Blvd. Once certified following the training, Dive Buddies will then be able to assist those with disabilities in the pool or in open water.
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