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Daily letters from Chief Blosser, the latest edition
BY CHIEF C.W. BLOSSER
The Beacon has been putting the daily emails from Chief Blosser out on our Storm Center page at&nb…
Update from Lee County on Boca Grande recovery
During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Board of Lee County Commissioners included various updates on Boca Gran…
Losses significant at Catholic Church and Preschool
The Rev. Anthony Hewitt, priest of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, has begun daily Mass at the parish’s Life Center, and…
Charlotte County opens barrier islands
Charlotte County’s bridgeless barrier islands have reopened to resid…
Island School moves to Fellowship Church
BY CHRISTINE OLIVER
We would like to provide you with an update r…
GUEST COLUMNS: KELLENE CARPENTER
Reflecting on early childhood education at the preschool
BY KELLENE CARPENTER
Editor’s Note: Kelli Carpenter wrote th…
‘Doomscrolling’ and searching for a ‘timeline cleanse’
On the Saturday before Milton, this editor was at Dollar Tree in Englewood, at the Winn-Dixie shopping center. For those wh…
Voting elects move to Methodist Church
In-person voting at Precinct 122, which typically is held at the Boca Grande Community Center will instead use the Lighthou…
Water service restoration by G.I.W.A. and Margate crews
At press time, a crew from Margate, Florida, hired to help Boca Grande restore its water service, hoped to have the main fu…
Updates from Gasparilla Water from Thursday
An update from Gasparilla Water, and Ron Bolton, executive director. As work continues on the water main to the island on C…