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Laundry fire, bicycle accident, car fires and more for BGFD

The Boca Grande Fire Department has kept relatively busy with a quite diverse grouping of calls in the last two weeks. O…

Turtle tracks: Looking out for predators on our beaches 

As the sea turtles go about nesting on our beaches, it is both an exciting and promising event for patrollers. Freshly dug…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Some of the most legendary captains in Boca Grande Pass

This story was written by Bob Edic, an island historian and archaeologist whose work played a major role in our history. So…

OBITUARY: SARA ‘SALLY’ HUTCHINSON MOSELEY

Sara “Sally” Hutchinson Moseley, age 99, died on Saturday, May 7, 20…
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The Boca Beacon Weather Forecast

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Make sure to check your choices in August, and vote

To the Editor: To all who live and/or work in Boca Grande: You may be interested to know that the League of Women Voters…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Punta Gorda/ Englewood Beach welcomes largest family-friendly fishing competition

To the Editor: Charlotte County welcomes anglers and nonanglers participating in the summer-long statewide West Marine C…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GIMM thanks all for a great Ladies’ Howl

To the Editor: Ladies’ Howl At The Moon – 78 releases and probably twice as many bites! Literally every minute on the…

THE BOCA BEACON TIMELINE FOR 5-27-22