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Canal-side homeowners served summons in Hunters Point lawsuit
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Canal-side homeowners served summons in Hunters Point lawsuit

Aug 1, 2022 – Joe Hendricks
May 30, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Hunters Point developer sues Cortez Village Marina

Hunters Point developer sues Cortez Village Marina

CORTEZ – Hunters Point Resort & Marina has sued the neighboring Cortez Village Marina to keep it from using a canal where Cortez Village Marina claims Hunters Point should not be allowed to build…
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February 27, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Hunters Point construction continues despite dock challenge

Hunters Point construction continues despite dock challenge

UPDATED Feb. 28, 2022, 1:28 p.m. – CORTEZ – Construction has begun on two homes along the canal of the Hunters Point Resort & Marina property, but the developer says that docks are not planned fo…
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February 13, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Cortez is ready for a party with a purpose

Cortez is ready for a party with a purpose

CORTEZ – After more than a year of planning, the village of Cortez is ready to host the 40th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival to raise money for the FISH Preserve. This two-day event, taking…
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December 18, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Hunters Point faces dock permit challenge

Hunters Point faces dock permit challenge

CORTEZ – The construction of the first Hunters Point Resort & Marina home is underway, but developer Marshall Gobuty is facing a dock-related permitting challenge from a neighboring marina owner…
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December 6, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Christmas comes to Cortez

Christmas comes to Cortez

CORTEZ – There was plenty of holiday cheer, and even the near 80-degree weather couldn’t stop kids from sledding down a snowy hill that magically appeared in the parking lot of the Florida Maritime M…
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November 29, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Cortez post office gets new lease on life

Cortez post office gets new lease on life

CORTEZ – Just in time for the Christmas mailing rush, the fishing village of Cortez is receiving an early holiday gift – its post office will remain open for another five years. The post office, a…
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October 23, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Cortez prevails in post office closure

Cortez prevails in post office closure

CORTEZ – A short walk to the post office today was a big victory for residents of the historic fishing village, who fought for and won a reprieve from the federal government on the closure of their p…
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October 17, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Cortez Post Office going dark

Cortez Post Office going dark

CORTEZ – As the Cortez post office prepares to close Friday, Oct. 22, some residents wonder why the U.S. Postal Service is sending them more than 5 miles to the Palma Sola Branch when there are much…
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October 11, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Cortez post office closing to residents’ dismay

Cortez post office closing to residents’ dismay

UPDATED OCT. 12, 2021 at 11:35 a.m. – CORTEZ – The Cortez post office will close on Friday, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m., leaving residents no choice but to travel about four miles to the Palma Sola branch on 7…
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October 11, 2021
By Cindy Lane
The 100-year storm

The 100-year storm

CORTEZ – It was 100 years ago this month when a handful of people at the Albion Inn heard an announcement on the only radio in the fishing village about a big blow coming. Across the bay to the we…
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