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Reward Offered In Theft From Cemetery Crypt
Recruit Completes Basic Military Training
Recently, a young adult with ties to the Tampa Bay Area completed requirements and graduated from basic infantry training. U. S. Army Private Nicholas Matthews participated in a graduation ceremony at Fort Jackson, in South Carolina.
During the nine weeks of training, Private Matthews studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
Private Matthews is the son of James and Julia Matthews of Tampa. He graduated from Gaither High School in 2014.
Culinary Specialist Aboard USS Kearsarge
Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Ian Gitzinger, of Tampa, is shown preparing dinner in the main galley of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge.
The USS Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
It is currently deployed in support of the mar- itime security operations and theater security co- operation efforts of the U. S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
Tampa Native Celebrates Ship’s 10th Anniversary
Dan Hawk, a Tampa native, helped with the 10-year anniversary of the navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC). The celebration took place on January 13th and was marked a decade of expeditionary combat support for the Depart- ment of Defense.
Hawk retired from active duty in January 2008 after serving 22 years as a yeoman. He also served as NECC’s first flag writer and follow-on administration officer.
Since its establishment in 2006 NECC has folded expeditionary combat forces under one umbrella of capabilities that includes explo- sive, ordnance, navy diving, coastal riverine, construction force, expe- ditionary logistics support, cargo handling, expeditionary warfare development, individual augmentee training, expeditionary combat camera support, and expeditionary intelligence capabilities.
Logistics Specialist Aboard USS Georgia
Logistics Specialist Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Acosta, of Wesley Chapel, is currently assigned as part of the crew on me of the world’s most advanced guided missile sub- marines, the USS Georgia.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Acosta is respon-
sible for ordering and inventorying general sup-
plies for naval commands in support of the
Navy’s Mission. Guided missile submarines pro-
vide the navy with unprecedented strike and spe-
cial operation mission capabilities from a
stealthy platform. Petty Officer 2nd Class Acosta graduated from Wesley Chapel High School in 2007.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a re- ward of up to $3,000 for information pertaining t0 the theft of human re- mains. The remains were stolen from a mausoleum at the Italian Club Ceme- tery, 3158 N. 26th Street, just north of Ybor City last week.
Police said unidentified
suspects cut the chain that secured the door to the mausoleum, moved a heavy marble slab and removed the bones of family mem- bers from their coffins.
The bodies had been buried for more than 80 years. The remains of Maria Giuseppa Spi- cola, who died in 1913; Carlos Spicola, who died
in 1914; and Giarolmo Spicola, who died in 1935, were taken. Additionally, the skull of Rosalina Spi- cola, who died in 1975, was also taken.
Anyone with information pertaining to the case can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477) or file an anonymous report at www.crimestopperstb.com.
Community Comes To Aid Of Retired Police Officer
For more than 26 years, Jose Feliciano served the community as a member of the Tampa Police Depart- ment. Feliciano retired in 2011 and moved to Puerto Rico.
A bi-lingual employee, Feliciano was assigned to the Narcotics Division and Criminal Intelligence Bu- reau.
Four years after retire-
ment, Feliciano was diag- nosed with cancer and his conditions worsened rapidly in a Puerto Rican hospital.
After learning of the con- ditions Feliciano was living in, his former co-worker, Lt. Ruth Cate, launched a Go- FundMe campaign to help him on January 15, 2016. Within 72 hours, the $30,000 needed to bring him back to Tampa to re-
ceive the medical attention he needed was raised.
Members of the JET I.C.U. volunteered their time and despite having to inter- act with an uncooperative hospital staff, were able to bring Felciano home to re- ceive the treatment he needs.
Feliciano is now receiv- ing the medical attention he needs at Moffitt Cancer Center.
Tampa Family Health Centers To Hold Affordable Care Act Sign-Up Event
The January 31 deadline to sign up for healthcare cov- erage under the Affordable Care Act is drawing near, and those who don’t have in- surance will be fined $695.
Tampa Family Health Centers (TFHC) is hold- ing a sign-up event on Saturday, Jan. 30 to help residents enroll and get coverage start- ing March 1.
The sign-up event will be held at 8108 North Ne- braska Avenue from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The event also will offer free health and dental screenings and healthy re- freshments.
Most people in the U. S. are required to have health coverage or pay a fee, al- though there are exemptions available in certain circum- stances. The tax penalty for
not having coverage in 2016 is $695 per adult plus $347.50 per child or 2.5 per- cent household income, whichever is greater. Ex- emptions for the penalty are available for low income and special categories.
Charles Bottoms,
Chief Executive Officer for the Tampa Family Health Center said, “This is a prime opportunity for people who want help in accessing good, quality health coverage be- fore the deadline. The one- on-one assistance is vital and I urge anyone who needs health insurance to take advantage of it.”
Residents will need their Social Security numbers, birth dates, employer and income information (pay stubs or W-2 forms), and email addresses for any
health insurance plans. Also, if they want to sign up before the January 30 event, they may call Certified Application Counselors at (813) 397-5316 or visit one of 16 Tampa Family Health Centers at the following lo-
cations:
7814 North Dale Mabry
Highway; 4620 North 22nd Street; 8213 West Waters Avenue; 3901 South West- shore Boulevard; 1502 East Fowler Avenue; 2103 North Rome Avenue; 8108 North Nebraska Avenue; 7608 Causeway Boulevard; 5611 Sheldon Road; 13601 North 22nd Street; 9827 North Sheldon Road; 6216 East Sligh Avenue; 302 West Fletcher Avenue; 5707 North 22nd Street; 4422 East Columbus Drive and 3100 E. Fletcher Avenue.
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