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Doctors Use Eco-friendly Technology to Ablate AFIB

Submitted by rdaigle on Thursday, May 10th, 11:26 am
Doctors Use Eco-friendly Technology to Ablate AFIB

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Richard McCoy, 66, has always enjoyed an active lifestyle between tending to his greenhouse, working full time and playing with his three grandchildren. When all of this was compromised by a heart condition, McCoy’s doctors turned to Soundstar®eco technology to help fix his ticker.

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Community First Credit Union is “Investing in You” to Inspire Change on the First Coast

Submitted by rdaigle on Thursday, April 19th, 2:50 pm
Community First Credit Union is “Investing in You” to Inspire Change on the First Coast

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Almost everyone has at least one good idea to make the First Coast a better place, if only they had the funds to make it happen. Starting tomorrow, and for the next 90 days, anyone, anywhere on the First Coast — including civic groups— has the opportunity to earn $1,000 towards a new or existing initiative.

Now in its second year, Community First’s Investing In You contest will award $1,000 every two weeks for 90 days to fund innovative ideas for improving communities throughout the First Coast.  Idea entries can be submitted through the credit union’s Facebook site. Last year’s winners included a variety of projects ranging from educational technology for at-risk kids to swimming tubs for rescued tigers.

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First Coast Winter Weather 2012

Submitted by Linden Wargo, Eyes In The Sky
Monday, January 30th, 2012, 3:15am
Linden Wargo

The 2011-2012  winter weather has been a warm and pleasant season. With a few dips in the temperature in the past few months, and fairly warm beautiful weather otherwise, winter in Florida has felt more like spring time. This collection of pictures was taken across the southern area of the First Coast in the past few weeks. With a mix of dense fog, beautiful sunny skies, and sultry sunsets, winter in Florida this year has been...

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Cold Weather Tips from JEA

Submitted by My Community, Community News
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012, 4:56pm
A dip in temperature can lead to a rise in your electric bill because of the direct correlation between weather and energy consumption. JEA recommends the following tips to keep energy use in check during cold weather.

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Pet Amnesty Day Nov 5 at Sea World

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 12:58pm
University of Florida

In an effort to keep unwanted exotic pets out of Florida’s native habitats, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and SeaWorld will host Exotic Pet Amnesty Day Nov. 5 at SeaWorld Orlando.

“We expect to get quite a few nonnative animals that day, so we need to make sure we have safe homes for them,” said Jenny Novak of the FWC.

“Released pets can survive in Florida’s wild areas. Often, pet owners don’t...

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National Plug-in Day in Jacksonville

Submitted by Bill Bortzfield, First Coast News Digital Director
Monday, October 17th, 2011, 1:23pm
Bill Bortzfield/First Coast News

Events to raise awareness about clean energy were held around the country Sunday, including here in Jacksonville at the St. Johns Town Center.

As part of National Plug-in Day, an all-electric Nissan Leaf , a plug-in hybrid  Chevrolet Volt and a charging station from Nova Charge were on display. The North Florida Transportation...

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Mosquitoes: More this Year than Last Year?

Submitted by Len Kiese, First Coast News Anchor and Reporter
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011, 10:30pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --  Peggy Munsey and her dog Gunner head out for their morning run each day, and every time, there's a pesky disruption.

"Yeah, they're very bad in this area," said Munsey.

The mosquitoes around her Clifton Road neighborhood in Jacksonville are unbearable and her neighbors agree it's the worst they've seen.

Jacksonville's Mosquito Control is tracking increasing calls for service on maps. In May, there were about 300 calls for service.  In June, that number doubled, and already in July, calls for service have exceeded 600.

"It's very irritating.  I was just talking to a neighbor yesterday and said, can you call the mosquito people because I've already called them twice," said Munsey.

Richard Smith, mosquito control superintendent, said he thinks the number of service requests will top 5,000. "That's a lot of service requests," he said.

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