L’Attitudes Water wings Film Fest showcases water and lessons we all can learn; Plus Hooray for Hollywood coming Hurricane swimmers best Dolphins team in to Marathon. 7B Coral Shores meet. 1B WWW.KEYSNET.COM SATURDAY,OCTOBER 1, 2011 VOLUME 58, NO. 79 ● 25 CENTS 18 MILE STRETCH OUR SCHOOLS Suspension vote draws more fire County Clerk Superintendent records, he to report on was arrested on a charge investigation of soliciting prostitution. By SEAN KINNEY About a
[email protected] month after that arrest, ZEPEDA Members of the Monroe Zepeda was County School Board, meet- accepted into a deferred-pros- ing next on Oct. 11, will ecution program for first-time reconsider whether to continue offenders arrested for less- paying a Key Largo School serious crimes. Miami-Dade teacher who was suspended prosecutors dropped the after being charged with bat- charges in October 2001, after tery on a 12-year-old student. he completed the program. On Tuesday, the School Based on a review of his Board, in a 3-2 vote, went personnel file, Zepeda dis- against the recommendation closed that arrest before of Superintendent Jesus Jara being hired by the Keys and decided to continue pay- school system in 2006. ing Jose Zepeda, 38, until the Also contained in the file conclusion of an internal is information showing that investigation. Zepeda had his state-issued This isn’t the first time teaching certificate put on a Zepeda has been targeted by two-year probationary period law enforcement; on June 27, 2001, according to Miami-Dade ● See Zepeda, 3A MARATHON City settles Boot Key takings case and all claims asserted or Lawsuit which could have been costs city asserted in this case.” Nascone headquarters his $3 million business on a 9.57-acre com- mercial lot on Boot Key and By RYAN McCARTHY sued the city alleging a land
[email protected] taking after the city refused to pay an estimated $10 million Marathon City Manager to repair the failing Boot Key Roger Hernstadt says the city Bridge leading to the island.