Digest

Bacteria levels high in water at Hudson beach

By TIMES WIRES
Published July 7, 2007

HUDSON

If your weekend plans include a trip to Hudson beach, you may want to stick to sand castles and stay out of the water. Health officials issued a water advisory Friday for Robert J. Strickland Beach, better known as Hudson beach, after finding high levels of fecal bacteria in the water. The bacteria normally inhabit the intestinal tracts of humans and animals; exposure can cause disease, infections or rashes. The water poses "a potential health risk to the bathing public, " the Pasco County Health Department said.

NEW PORT RICHEY

Audio textbook firm opens office

A national company that provides recorded textbooks for people with visual or learning disabilities has opened a new administrative office that will serve several Tampa Bay area school districts. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic has opened a new office at 5920 Main St. The nonprofit serves 1, 700 schools throughout Florida. The New Port Richey office will help the company better serve schools in Pasco, Pinellas, Citrus and Hernando counties, officials said in a news release. Based in New Jersey, the company produces its digitally recorded materials at studios in Miami and Boca Raton. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic was established in 1948 to provide recorded textbooks to veterans blinded in World War II. Call (727) 841-0200.

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