The Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office hosts a series of community outreach events each month throughout Broward County. Deputy Appraisers will be available to assist with Homestead, Senior and other property tax exemption applications, as well as answer questions on property taxes. We are also accepting applications for Portability. The outreach program is designed to [...]

The City of Tamarac invites the public to join the Mayor and Commission for the official dedication of “Under the Shadow of a Big Tree”, by Ilan Averbuch, at Tephford Park (10003 Southgate Boulevard). The dedication will take place on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 5:15 p.m.
Mr. Averbuch is a world-renowned New York based sculptor [...]

A Tamarac bank robber got the shock of his life when, as he exited a bank Saturday afternoon thinking he had gotten away with the heist, he was met by Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies who were waiting to take him into custody.
The suspect walked into the bank at around 1 p.m. and handed the teller [...]

[ January 25, 2010 to January 30, 2010. ] Early voting starts today, January 25,  for a special election primary in U.S. Congressional District 19. The seat opened when Congressman Robert Wexler turned in his resignation back in October 2009, effective January 2010, to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace. The official primary election date is Feb. 2, 2010.

In the election, [...]

When a well-dressed man showed up at the home of an 86-year-old Tamarac woman saying he was from the “water
Composite sketch of Tamarac scam artist
department,“ she let him in to check her water.
The trusting woman then fell prey to what Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives say is a common scam. The tall, slender visitor told her [...]

Florida’s state Arbor Day will be celebrated on January 15th this year and over 15,000 Fourth Grade Foresters all across Florida will roll up their sleeves and plant a tree.  The kids will become members of Fourth Grade Foresters of Florida.  The project goal is to help revitalize a remarkable idea – observation of Arbor [...]

A Tamarac man is the recipient of a national fellowship designed to advance the work of individuals with outstanding leadership potential to help shape a brighter environmental future.
Doug Young is one of 40 individuals nationwide selected as a 2009 TogetherGreen Fellow. The TogetherGreen Fellowship offers specialized training in conservation planning and execution, the chance to [...]

A 36-year-old Tamarac man reportedly running in traffic on West McNab Road was hit by an oncoming car just after 1 a.m. Monday and later died at a hospital.
Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Detectives are investigating the incident, which happened at the intersection of Southwest 81st Avenue and McNab. Witnesses told investigators that Ruben Magano [...]

Broward County Public Schools recently announced the 2009/10 year graduation dates and locations for its high schools and alternative education centers. Below is the list.
Thursday, June 3
Monarch High School 7 p.m. [...]

[ January 1, 2010 to January 31, 2010. ]

Programs and events are subject to change.
January 2010
Nov. 25 – January 2
HOLIDAY FANTASY OF LIGHTS
Tradewinds Park (Coconut Creek)
For all ages
6 to 10 p.m.
$9/vehicle* Mondays through Wednesdays; $12/vehicle* Thursdays through Sundays. *Cost is for 20 passengers or less. The park’s regular weekend and holiday gate entrance fee of $1.50/person (children 5 and under free) will be [...]

Hospital records have helped identify the remaining victim of a fatal fire that engulfed a Tamarac home on November 15.
Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives have confirmed the identity of the female victim as 27-year-old Julia Burnette of Coral Springs.
At approximately 6:30 a.m. on November 15, the BSO Communication Center received 911 reports of a residential fire [...]

[ November 30, 2009 to December 27, 2009. ] Officials at the Broward County Health Department announced Broward County’s first H1N1 Vaccination Clinic which shall be open to all members of the public starting Monday, November 30, 2009 at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, located at 2855 Coral Springs Drive in Coral Springs, 33065.   Free H1N1 vaccinations [...]

[ November 26, 2009; 6:30 am to 10:30 am. ] Run with soldiers in Iraq during the City of Tamarac’s 29th Annual Thanksgiving day Turkey Trot. Tamarac has been hosting this Thanksgiving Day tradition for 29 years in a row. Like last year, a ‘shadow run’ is being held, within the same 24-hour period, with U.S. military personnel in Iraq – this time two bases [...]

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South Florida’s largest classic and foreign car show returns to Festival Flea Market Mall on Sunday, November 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the “2009 Annual Festival Holiday Classic & Foreign Car Show” is free to the public.  Festival Flea Market Mall is located at 2900 [...]

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that  Florida and 31 states have reached a $3 million settlement with Vonage,  one of the nation’s largest providers of a service known as “Voice over  Internet Protocol,” an internet-based phone service. The settlement  requires Vonage to make significant changes to its marketing practices,  honor consumer [...]

A Tamarac home filled with celebration Saturday night became the scene of a fatal fire early Sunday morning.
At approximately 6:30 a.m. on November 15, the Broward Sheriff’s Office Communication Center received 911 reports of a fully-engulfed residential fire in the 6000 block of Woodland Point Drive in Tamarac. Units from Tamarac Fire Rescue, BSO Fire [...]

In response to the needs of the community, officials at the Broward County Health Department announced today the opening of an H1N1 vaccination clinic that will serve people in the priority groups.  The clinic will open at 8AM on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the National Guard Armory located at 400 SW 24th Street in [...]

# People hospitalized with confirmed cases of H1N1: 82
# Broward County deaths: 11

Total vaccine allocated to Broward County: 195,000
Total doses dispensed by Broward County Health Department: 33,000
Total doses to healthcare providers, private physicians and hospitals: 71,000
Doses for schools in the next 2 weeks: 47,000
44,000 doses will be distributed in the following manner:
First Responders
Providers [...]

Scano Sinclair knew where he could find a vulnerable victim with lots of cash. He knew that he could sneak into her bedroom, point a gun at her face and steal her money. What apparently didn’t occur to the 28-year-old Miramar man was that it might not be smart to take pictures of oneself with [...]