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The University of Florida Department of Astronomy will open the Campus Teaching Observatory to the public Friday night for a viewing of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and other astronomical objects.

Sheriff Sadie Darnell and former Deputy Zac Zedalis will be at the forum, at 530 W. University Ave., on Tuesday.

Five things you might want to do this weekend.

A Chiefland man was hospitalized with serious injuries Thursday morning when he drove into an SUV that had stopped at a pedestrian crosswalk in Newberry, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

“They are preparing to go to war with the city,’’ Commissioner Charles Goston said. “I’m trying to make sure that if I can prevent that, I will.’’

These are uncertain times for the nonprofit group that, for the past 36 years, has administered Head Start and related programs in Marion and surrounding counties.

From a solemn ceremony at a local cemetery to a grueling workout fit for a member of a special operations team, Memorial Day 2016 offers a variety of ways to honor our nation’s military veterans who died in service.

Poets and writers meet to inspire or be inspired at 4 p.m. at the Alachua library.

Gainesville Fire Rescue extinguishes a blaze in a trailer Wednesday evening.

Two companies are looking to set up shop in Gainesville with at least 10 new jobs each, both as a result of having key executives who already live here.