December 20, 2023

(Quick Notes)

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Holiday Trash/Bulk Service

Residents will not receive garbage or bulk service on Monday, Christmas Day- 12/25/23. The residents who do not receive garbage service on Christmas Day should place their carts out for pick up on the resident’s next regularly scheduled pick up day. Residents whose bulk service was cancelled on 12/25/23, have been rescheduled for 12/29/23. There will be no change to the garbage or bulk pickup schedule for New Year’s Day- 1/1/2024.

Deadline to Enter is Approaching

The City of Pembroke Pines invites students from grades 3 to 12 attending school or residing in Pembroke Pines to respond to a call for original poetry, spoken word or creative writing pieces as part of the City’s Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration being held on January 15, 2024 at The Charles F. Dodge City Center. This literature competition will bring together the voices of the local youth with their reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy. Only one entry per student will be accepted and submission must be emailed to TheFrank@ppines.com. All pieces must be original writing containing at least 15 words and at most 300 words. Submissions will be accepted now through Friday, January 5, 2024. For more information, please visit https://www.thefrankgallery.org/p/getinvolved/poetry-contest. 

City of Pembroke Pines Charter Schools Lottery/Registration News

The City of Pembroke Pines Charter School System (PPCSS) will begin accepting lottery applications and re-registrations for the 2024-2025 school year from January 10, 2024 through March 10, 2024.

Not a PPCSS student yet? All Florida residents are welcome to apply by filling out a lottery application. If you applied last year, to remain on the waitlist and keep your favored position you must review and re-submit your child’s existing application. All applications must be submitted starting January 10 through March 10.

Already a PPCSS student? All PPCSS students are required to submit the re-registration form with their updated contact information starting January 10 through March 10. In addition, a reassignment application may be submitted no later than February 10, 2024. Please note that a re-registration form is required regardless of a reassignment application.

For more info, please go to www.pinescharter.net and click 2024-25 Apply/Register/Re-register located near the bottom left side of the screen.

A full version of the newspaper City Connect is now digitally available in both English and Spanish in a more interactive format. To read the December/January issue only, please click here. To visit our bookshelf of issues and have access to archived issues please click here. As you turn the pages, click on red dots, see if that symbol leads you to a video -- as we continue to progress, we will add various effects to enhance your reading experience.

Tickets Now on Sale

Stay Safe This Holiday Season

To keep your household from becoming a holiday fire statistic, the Pembroke Pines Fire Department offers some safety tips to follow:

Residents should consider using battery-operated flameless candles, which can look, smell and feel like real candles. If real candles are used, place them in a sturdy metal, glass or ceramic holder where they cannot tip over. Never leave a lit candle unattended, and be sure to blow out candles after use and before going to bed.

With unattended cooking as the leading cause of U.S. home fires and home fire injuries, it’s recommended that you stay in the kitchen while frying, grilling or broiling food. There should also be a “kid-free zone” of at least three feet around the stove and areas where hot food and drinks are prepared or carried.

If you have an artificial tree, be sure it’s labeled, certified or identified by the manufacturer as fire-retardant. If you choose a fresh tree, make sure the green needles don’t fall off when touched; and be sure to water it daily.

Replace any string of lights with worn or broken cords, or loose bulb connections. Connect no more than three strands of mini-string sets and a maximum of 50 bulbs for screw-in bulbs. And, always turn off Christmas tree lights before leaving the home or going to bed.

For more Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue fire safety tips, please view Holiday Safety Tips on YouTube.

Be sure to subscribe, it's free, to the City's YouTube channel under Pembroke Pines Media for Commission Meeting streams, special event highlights, City information, etc.

Looking Ahead -- be sure to check out the calendar on the City's website at www.ppines.com. For a digital City Connect newspaper, please click CITY CONNECT

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