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Island emergency groups gear up for summer storm season

Planning begins to ensure island leadership is ready for hurricanes  Leaders of many island organizations gathered Monda…
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Island School Grads of 2024 tell of their future plans

Each year, the fifth graders at The Island School write of their favorite moments at the school, and their future plans, ju…
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Englewood Sailing Association offers camps 

The Englewood Sailing Association is offering three summer camps for kids ages 8 to 17 for the summer of 2024. Each camp…
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Lighthouse Methodist gift for Kids

The Englewood charity Kids Needs received a generous donation of $15…
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Banyan Street seems to recover after April caterpillar feast

Caterpillars earlier this month denuded many of the leaves of the hi…

Vietnam-era PT boat makes nice profile in Gasparilla visit

Heading to Alabama; left island Wednesday The surprise visit of one of the last two remaining Navy PT boats to Gasparill…
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First day of World’s Richest tarpon results

For the first day of the 2024 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament “Blaze” is leading, according to leaderboard results.  T…
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Yacht named for New Jersey Turnpike exit has rocky time

Locals have alerted the Boca Beacon to a number of possibly derelict boats off of Gasparilla Island. In recent weeks, at th…
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Help with abandoned boats from Florida Fish & Wildlife

The state of Florida has a robust program for derelict boats. During recent hurricanes, there were hundreds of boats in…
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SW Florida Fishing: Tarpon, anglers and tourneys

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Tarpon season continues in full swing. There are thousands of tarpon around right now and you can…