Ave Maria Development (AMD) reports that a record 342 homes were sold in 2016, a 20-percent increase from the previous year. Ave Maria has been the fastest selling new home community in Southwest Florida for the last seven consecutive quarters, said AMD's Cee Cee Marinelli.
At one Christmas Mass, the priest was totally upstaged by this delightful and loving baby boy. He seemed the very embodiment of the message of this blessed day: "Emmanuel – God is with us."
It has been a joy and a pleasure to serve the Ave Maria community this year. All good wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a 2017 filled with blessings. - Patricia and David
Chris Smith, who became the k-12 Catholic school's fourth headmaster in as many years last summer, has been given a three-year contract extension by the school's board.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks won the state 8-man football championship Saturday with a convincing 40-13 win over City Of Life from Kissimee in a game at Southewastern Unviersity in Lakeland, FL.
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Sheriff's deputies have charged a 42-year-old Ave Maria man with at least 50 counts of possessing child pornography after police seized devices with at least 100 images and videos from his home on Ferrari Ave.
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 On the 75th anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Ave Maria School of Law held a ceremony dedicating its law library to America's veterans. (Pictured: a color guard from the Collier County Sheriff's Office opening the ceremony)
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The Ave Maria Stewardship Community District approved a motion Tuesday that delegates authority to town developers to decide which signs can be put up along major roadways. The district board also swore in its newest member, Jim Carletta, and approved a number of other housekeeping resolutions.
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The annual Celebration of Lights in Ave Maria Friday drew another large crowd who enjoyed the parade, food, a visit from Santa and popular activities such as skating on an artificial ice rink. Above, Rory Campbell, 7, on the rink.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks will make their third trip in four years to the state 8-man football championships after soundly defeating Old Plank Christian School from Jacksonville 47-6 at North Park in Ave Maria.
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The Ave Maria Stewardship Community District will be unloading a thorny problem of who can put up promotional signs on district property to the town's developers under a proposal that will be discussed at the district's board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 6. Among other matters on the agenda is the formal approval of an "urban area" map that would pave the way for the direct election of one of the five members of the AMSCD board in the first half of 2017.
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The unbeaten Shamrocks can advance to their third state championship appearance in four years if they beat Jacksonville-Old Plank Christian at North Park in Ave Maria Thursday night.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks routed Lakeside Christian from Clearwater 62-16 in their quarter-final playoff game at North Park in Ave Maria.
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Marilyn Cole, who was among the first people to move to the new town of Ave Maria, died Wednesday after a brief illness. Her funeral will be held Wednesday in her native Connecticut.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks soundly defeated Solid Rock 41-12 in Tarpon Springs Friday to finish their regular eight-man football season undefeated. The Shamrocks have a bye in the first round of the playoffs and will play their next game at home Nov. 18.
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The first phase of the 37,000-square-foot, one-story academic building will have a 125-seat auditorium and at completion it will also house a 400-seat performance hall, classrooms, the school's nursing program, offices and a permanent home for the Mother Teresa museum.
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 Long-time Ave Maria resident Jim Carletta was elected to the board of the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District at a landowners meeting Tuesday. His seat is the one that will convert next year to the first seat directly elected by residents so he would need to run in a town-wide election if he wants to continue serving on the board.
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The Collier County Sheriff's Office is investigating a single-vehicle accident early Sunday morning on Ave Maria Blvd. that required the driver to be med-flighted to Lee Memorial Hospital. Police said alcohol was involved.
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 A manual spelling out rules and regulations for golf cart usage in Ave Maria – literally years in the making – will be up for approval at the Nov. 1 meeting of the board of the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District. The meeting also will have a "landowners' meeting" to elect three members of the five-member board whose terms are expiring.
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Quarterback Elias Allan had a big night passing and running Friday, leading the Donahue Academy Shamrocks to a 52-14 win over visiting Cape Coral. With the win, the undefeated Shamrocks secured a first-round playoff bye and clinched home field advantage for all playoff games except the league championship.
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Carmen Rivera, who moved to Ave Maria in 2010, passed away Oct. 8 at age 71. Her funeral Mass will be at the Ave Maria Oratory at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15.
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