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🌱 What Marathon boaters need to know about anchoring enforcement

Marathon, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Marathon! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Marathon boaters need to know about anchoring enforcement
  • Marathon marks Veterans Day with a parade and ceremony today
  • Marathon runners chase another trip to state

Also on today's calendar: Hawks Cay Turkey Trot 5K and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 86 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 75.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State enforcing long-term anchoring permit requirement in Florida Keys waters (keysnews.com) — Boaters anchoring around Marathon face stepped-up enforcement of Florida's permit requirement for stays totaling at least 14 days in one area within 30 days. Designated anchorages in and west of Boot Key Harbor, along with Sister's Creek, also carry 90-day relocation requirements, and FWC will enforce no-anchor zones outside mooring fields.
   

• Veterans Day ceremonies set in the Florida Keys (keysweekly.com) — Marathon honors veterans today with an 11 a.m. parade starting at 20th Street and ending at American Legion Post 154, 4115 Overseas Highway. A ceremony follows there around noon, while Monroe County government offices are closed for the holiday.
   

• PROVING GROUND: Keys harriers take aim at state berths (keysnews.com) — Marathon's boys cross country team heads to Thursday's regional championships chasing a 13th consecutive state berth. The Dolphins also qualified a full girls team, led by Rebecca Merryman, for the Boca Raton meet, with the girls racing at 8 a.m. and the boys at 9 a.m.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • To honor the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces, Dolphin Research Center (DRC) will offer free general admission to veterans, active-duty military personnel, and their immediate family members on Wednesday, November 11, in
    celebration of Veterans Day. Military guests and their families can enjoy a day of inspiration and fun at the nonprofit marine mammal facility by… (Nextdoor Mine)
  • Hawks Cay Resort posted a job opening for Coral Cay Water Park Bartender in Marathon. Apply here.
  • Sunbelt Rentals posted a job opening for Equipment Rental Specialist in Marathon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marathon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Key West

  • Discussion on Cuba with Barry professor at the library (keysnews.com)
  • Sarah Compton sworn in to city commission (keysnews.com)
  • 'Like a shot': 2-foot-wide meteoroid explodes off the coast of Key West in Florida (starlust.org)

Ok Marathon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Marathon

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Marathon

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.