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🌱 How a Key Largo canal became a lifeline for local healthcare

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Hello Key Largo! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Key Largo canal became a lifeline for local healthcare

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Heavy thunderstorms, with a high of 87 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 86, low: 80.
  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Keys History: Cutting through Key Largo (keysweekly.com) — Key Largo's Marvin D. Adams Waterway, carved through the island's narrowest stretch, is spotlighted alongside a historic family property now hosting a murder mystery dinner to benefit the Good Health Clinic. The story blends the island's limestone-cutting past with a current fundraising push that supports healthcare for uninsured Keys residents, including many in and around Key Largo.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello, good morning.
    Remember not to let anyone disturb your peace of mind, because work, children, friends, and life go on without you. It's your responsibility to take… (Nextdoor Sexton Cove)
  • 🩷FREE EVENT💙
    Today is the day. Come visit us at Dolphin Life for facility tours, games, dolphin demonstrations, and food trucks. Open free to the public from 3pm… (Nextdoor Key Largo)
  • The College of the Florida Keys posted a job opening for Adjunct Instructor, Paramedic (Upper Keys Center) in Key Largo. Apply here.
  • Monroe County Florida posted a job opening for Senior Library Assistant in Key Largo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Key Largo here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • NHL roundup: Mikael Granlund's OT goal hands Ducks win over Panthers (thesportsleader.com)

Homestead

  • Next generation of storytellers: South Florida students win NBCU Academy competition (nbcmiami.com)
  • Several Chase Contenders Go Bust in Sin City (frontstretch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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