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Turnpike reopens after gas leak caused temporary closure in both directions in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A gas leak at a construction site on Friday prompted a temporary closure of the Florida Turnpike in both directions and evacuations in Hollywood. Florida Highway Patrol toopers closed the Turnpike from Hollywood Boulevard to Griffin Road after construction workers struck and damaged a main gas line with an excavator, officials said.
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Fuel-pump reopening delayed at under-renovation Palm Beach gas station
Palm Beach motorists will have to wait a little while longer to fill up their fuel tanks on the island, as the project to revamp the town's sole gas station is taking longer than originally planned to complete. Fuel pumps at the gas station at 340 S. County Road will open at the earliest sometime in November, with the station's vehicle service shop and convenience store expected to be ready for business after the New Year, owner Alex Griswold said. The service shop is tentatively set to open in January and the store in February, he said. The pumps were originally expected to be in service this month, with the other facilities open by the end of the year. Giswold said construction delays affected the schedule. When fuel services reopen, the renamed Palm Petrol will again resume its status as one of the only gas stations in Florida to offer full-service pumping. Known for years as Gray's Sunoco, the gas station closed its doors June 28 for a renovation project that when completed will give the station a look that will nod at its 1950s-era roots. As of Oct. 12, much of the gas station's exterior and interior had been
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Florida seniors hitchhike to church after bus service walks on contract
STUART — Lilly Giffin, 77, stuck her thumb out as she and her 79-year-old friend stood curbside on Ocean Boulevard with a whirl of traffic passing. It had been five days since MARTY bus service stopped suddenly and indefinitely , and Giffin decided to take matters into her own hands. Giffin, who is recovering from a stroke, and Suzi Stonecipher hitchhiked to church. The Grace Place is about 7 miles from Giffin's home at Lucille Apartments. The women said a prayer before grabbing their walking canes and embarking on their spiritual journey as a form of protest. "Protect us, as we walk to you, Father," Giffin prayed. MARTY bus service used to pick them up at their doorsteps through the ADA Paratransit Service. It was a lifeline for the women, who don't own a car and have mobility issues. A friend had given Giffin a ride to church the previous day, a Sunday. But she enjoys going to church more than that, attending about a couple of times each week. "I may not get all the way there, but I am going to try like heck to do this," Giffin told TCPalm, whom she invited to interview her. "Just to