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More Space, More Students for Donahue Academy's 4th Year

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It looks the same on the outside, but there will be many changes inside the Donahue Academy when the Ave Maria k-12 school opens in a few weeks.

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Salon d'Maria Expands Services

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The salon in the Ave Maria town center has added a men's barber room and massage therapy from town resident Kathy Delaney to its list of services. Above, resident Patrick Hanley with salon owner Jean Mastendrea in the barber room.

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Members of the Public Express Views of Jackson Labs Proposal

Dozens of people spoke both for and against the proposed biomedical village development near Ave Maria before the Collier County Commissioners. After public comments before the commissioners began discussing options for moving forward.
The Naples Daily News is providing live updates on its website here and the proceedings are webcast by the county here  
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County Moves Forward Cautiously on Jackson Labs

Collier County Commissioners want to proceed with the Jackson Laboratory project, but they bought time Tuesday to consider the best way to fund the county's $130 million for the proposed biomedical village near Ave Maria. Commissioners decided not to raise property taxes for the coming fiscal year and to adopt a loan arrangement to provide initial financing for the project if the state of Florida's share of the funding -- currently uncertain -- begins flowing.

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Diocese of Venice Expresses Concerns about Possible Research at Jackson Laboratory

The diocese said in a statement that it is troubled by Jackson Lab's "openness to human embryonic stem cell research." A diocesan spokesman said the comments are related solely to the type of research that might be performed and that the diocese had no criticism of Tom Monaghan's sale of his interest in land that would be donated by Barron Collier for the research facility.

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