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Matthew Gilmour Thompson 1942-2025

Matthew Gilmour Thompson, 83, died on September 24, 2025. Born in Richmond on June 3, 1942, to Madeline Waller and Edward T…

Affordable housing meeting October 15

The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee has scheduled a meeting at 10 a.m., Oct. 15, 2025 at the Family Services Center…
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OPINION: CAPT. VAN HUBBARD

Serious costs ahead for advanced wastewater treatment We have a serious problem with wastewater treatment. We’re dumping…

This date in the Boca Beacon: Galleria closure, Anchor Inn and sunken treasure

FIVE YEARS AGO Written and produced by Erica Ress Martin and dire…
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Many more will be looking at the water

This week, the new Mote SEA Aquarium opened in Sarasota, just outsid…
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EcoWatch: Saying goodbye too soon. Jane Goodall 10/1/25

BY DELORES SAVAS You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do m…
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SW Florida Fishing: G.I.F.T.’s 30th coming up!

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It’s starting to feel like fall here in Boca Grande and the fish in the backcountry are fired u…
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Hurricanes effect on turtle nests; ten remaining as October goes

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY If you’ve watched the local TV news or read a local newspaper these past couple of weeks…
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Arrest for driving under influence

In the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 27, Tanner Stewart was arrested for driving under the influence in Englewood. At a…
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Jet Ski theft at Placida Ramp

The theft of a jet ski in August at the Placida Boat Ramp was reported on Sept. 21.  A black 2021 Yamaha jet ski wa…