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Above and beyond: Here are Washingtonville's scholar athletes for 2023-24
The Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association recently honored its top senior student-athletes for each high school. Washingtonville High School selected Kiera Calovic and Joel Trocino. Here are their profiles:. Kiera Calovic. GPA: 102.01. Class Rank: 2. Varsity Sports: Soccer; Golf; Flag Football. Academic Honors/Extracurricular Activities: Salutatorian; Academic Excellence in Math,...
Letters: Overcharging solar users | ‘Free’ state of Florida | Climate-change debate
Orlando’s goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050 is in jeopardy. As chair of the Clean Energy Team for the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Orange County, I urge the Orlando Utilities Commission to protect our future by retaining its current policy on net metering for customer-owned solar systems — and to recognize problems with other parts of the plan being proposed.
Pittsburgh-based health provider expands in Florida
Pittsburgh-based direct primary care provider PeopleOne Health is expanding in Florida.<\p> PeopleOne announced Tuesday it would open a primary care clinic in Palatka, near St. Augustine, in July, in a project with RosenCare, the health care subsidiary of Rosen Hotels & Resorts. This will be followed by other primary care centers in other parts in Orange County, Florida, according to its website.<\p>
Apartments break ground in west Orange mixed-use center
Work has begun on a new mixed-use apartment community in a fast-growing west Orange County suburb.<\p> South Carolina-based real estate powerhouse Greystar announced July 16 it has broken ground on Elan Crown Point, its 315-unit apartment community with commercial space in Ocoee. The community is a joint venture with Tampa-based Wire Development, which Orlando Business Journal first reported as pursuing the project in February 2022.<\p>
A teen was fatally stabbed and stuffed in a closet. The suspect’s father led to his arrest after tipping off police
An Orlando teen was stabbed to death and stuffed in a utility closet, as police now say the man who killed her is behind bars. Recently, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Jerry Dorisme, 28, in connection to the killing of 13-year-old Rose Dieujuste. The teen was found dead at an Orlando-area apartment complex on July 4.
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