Coconut Creek NewsLocal news for Coconut Creek, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.New study clouds future of University Drive extension- June 29, 2008 The proposed extension of University Drive to link Broward and Palm Beach counties has hit a minor roadblock as officials have decided to study the feasibility of widening State Road 7 and adding exclusive ...http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/new-study-clouds-future-of-university-d... Coconut Creek: Plan calls for renaming of post office for soldier- June 27, 2008 U.S. Rep. Ron Klein , D- Boca Raton , has introduced legislation in Congress calling for the Coconut Creek Post Office to be named in honor of a fallen soldier in Iraq.http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/coconut-creek-plan-calls-for-renaming-o... Coconut Creek Fun Day- June 25, 2008 Supporters of Second Chance of Northwest Florida turn out at the Coconut Creek Family Fun Park today on Panama City Beach.http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/coconut-creek-fun-day?fromrss=1 Off-Duty Policeman Killed In Motorcycle Crash- June 22, 2008 Coconut Creek police and fire rescue units were on scene Friday of a motorcycle collision with an SUV in which the motorcyclist who was killed was an off-duty policeman.http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/off-duty-policeman-killed-in-motorcycle... Off-duty police officer killed in Coconut Creek crash- June 20, 2008 An off-duty police officer riding his personal motorcycle was killed at 11:24 a.m. on Friday when his bike collided with an SUV at the intersection of Coconut Creek Parkway and Banks Road, said Coconut Creek Police spokesman Anthony Avello.Michael McQuade, 36, was a 5-year veteran at the Margate Police Department.The SUV's driver was identified as Loize Augusme, 48, of North Lauderdale. Augusme does not face charges at this time, authorities said.According to Avello, the SUV was westbound on...http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/off-duty-police-officer-killed-in-cocon... Coconut Creek manager leaves Friday after 15 years- June 20, 2008 He lasted 15 years in a job that often seems to have the shelf life of mayonnaise.Along the way, City Manager John Kelly saw his little city nearly double in population, endured countless tax proposals from what he calls a shortsighted Legislature and inked a lucrative casino deal with the Seminole Tribe. And now he's ready for a break. Kelly, who has run the city for more than a third of its 41 years, will spend his last day on the job Friday. He arrived as city manager in 1993, after spending.http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/coconut-creek-manager-leaves-friday-aft... Despite poor economy, camp enrollments remain healthy- June 18, 2008 Despite spiraling gas prices and a shaky economy, parents aren't stinting on one expense: shipping kids off to camp during school vacation.An informal survey of Broward County summer camps, private and public, shows no substantial drop in attendance during the first week of summer break. Working parents, camp directors say, can't cut costs when it comes to child care for out-of-school kids.'We're about the same as last year,' Matt Hall said of attendance at Sport Star Camp in Coconut Creek....http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/despite-poor-economy-camp-enrollments-r... Deerfield superstore on target to open July 23- June 16, 2008 It's here. Two years after announcing the development of a SuperTarget in Deerfield Beach, at Hillsboro Boulevard and Powerline Road, Target Corp.http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/deerfield-superstore-on-target-to-open-... Coconut Creek: New Republican club draws more members than expected- June 14, 2008 Organizers of the first meeting of the Wynmoor Republican Club - at the overwhelmingly Democratic retirement community in Coconut Creek - expected maybe 20 or 30 people.http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/coconut-creek-new-republican-club-draws... Any Given Thursday: To the beat of their own drum- June 12, 2008 You can find a drum circle almost every day in South Florida. Looking for a Thursday night event Cruzan Rum Bar's drum circle gathers around 8 p.m. every other Thursday at the bar behind Panama Hattie's off ...http://www.topix.net/city/coconut-creek-fl/2008/06/any-given-thursday-to-the-beat-of-their... |