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Lots of beach trash, several false crawls in this week’s turtle report

BY SUE ERWIN – As of press time, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 22 Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle ne…

Check out the Fust Library summer programs for children

BY SUE ERWIN – The end of the school year is coming soon, and so is the summer heat. The Johann Fust Community Library wil…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Canada’s biggest Beacon fans!

To the Editor: These are your loyal Northern neighbors in Montreal, who enjoy reading your paper on a weekly basis. Keep t…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Who will take the place of My Halo?

To the Editor: When Grace and Michael Ott announced they were movin…

Lemon Bay student receives Elsie Bracken award for STEM excellence

Lemon Bay Conservancy Vice President Irene Slattery, presented the …

PROFILE: Capt. Waylon Mills

BY SUE ERWIN – When it comes to catching tarpon, some credit experience as the key. Others claim luck. Many say it’s most …

OBITUARY: Jean Cotten Blum

Jeanne Cotten Blum, a pioneering female executive at IBM and an arts and civic leader in Brooklyn and New York, died Wedne…

A great day for the Fishery property

To the Editor: I believe that most residents of Boca Grande and the communities surrounding the Fishery were excited to re…

Many thanks for a very successful 2018 World’s Richest

To the Editor: The World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament is an annual event that holds a special place in the hearts of the p…

Another Ladies Day in the books, thanks to many

To the Editor: On behalf of the 2018 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament Committee and the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, …