Luis Pedreira, left, and his partner John Franchiseur, listen to Associate Minister Andrew M. Bachmann during a marriage blessing at United Church of Gainesville on Sunday morning. Pedreira and Franchiseur have been together for 47 years and were one of 13 couples blessed.
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By Del Halter | Aug. 28In Alachua county, there have been 27 arrests of undocumented immigrants in August, compared to 0 in July.
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By Jordan Klucharich | Aug. 28A market goer checks out a jewelry display at the Aug. 27 Gator Market. The monthly shopping palooza was sprawled across the Reitz Student Union North Lawn.