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In today's newsletter:

  • What could happen to Tarpon Springs Fundamental and Tarpon Middle next month?
  • How a Tarpon Springs doctor was convicted without a body found

Also on today's calendar: Fertile Ground Sponsored by Cheval Wellness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 87, low: 70.
  • Saturday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Parents push back against Pinellas school closures (wusf.org) — Parents from Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary are pushing back hard against a Pinellas plan to move their high-performing program into Tarpon Middle and turn it into a K–8 school. Families worry about losing their small-school feel, transportation, and teacher stability, while board members weigh alternative mergers involving Tarpon Springs Elementary or Sunset Hills ahead of key October votes.
   

• Judge finds former Tarpon Springs plastic surgeon guilty of killing Largo lawyer (fox13news.com) — A former Tarpon Springs plastic surgeon has been found guilty of murdering Largo attorney Steven Cozzi, in a case where investigators traced blood evidence back to the doctor's Tarpon Springs home and vehicles. The judge-only trial detailed a long-running legal dispute, disturbing surveillance footage, and a still-missing body, with prosecutors now seeking the death penalty at sentencing.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Palm Harbor

  • Tampa Coffee Company Opens New Cafes Through Sprouts Partnership (patch.com)
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Dunedin

  • 2026 Downtown Trick-or-Treating & Costume Contest (dunedindaily.news)
  • Max Scherzer's done it all at 42. So why is the future Hall of Famer still pitching? (nytimes.com)
  • Relive Commencement 2026: Sylvia Earle, Iconic National Geographic Explorer, Makes Waves (nova.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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