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Jungle Joe is back in business!

Island favorite Joe Wier has a new job That square jaw, freckled face and set of twinkling eyes we all know and love wil…

The pros and cons of a population boom:

Where to put all of these people? In November of 2021 a woman posted on a Facebook page called “Rentals, Englewood Area”…
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Ladies and kids fishing details

Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Beacon will sponsor another youth fishing tournament on Saturday, May 14 at…

Become one with the sea with a reefball burial

Environmental considerations have become part of the process of plan…
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Game, set, match for Mark and Jinx

Jinx Howe and Mark Horan have decided to hop the net for the last ti…

OBITUARY: Barbara (Mooney) Kelly

Barbara Joan (Mooney) Kelly of Wellesley, previously of Wayland, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on…

OBITUARY: Elizabeth Haraden

Elizabeth Jane (Bubar) Haraden, 85, recently of Acton, Mass., died in Concord on March 25, 2022.   She was born on June…
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AROUND THE TOWN: With Chef Tim Spain, Effie and Savannah

Chef Tim Spain and his assistants, Effie Joiner and Savannah Pope, put on quite the spread at a recent island dinner party…
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Kayakers, take heed: Do not attempt to cross the Pass

On Thursday, April 28 at 3:16 p.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to the waters around Belcher Road, as a caller…

Dogs and nesting shorebirds, sea turtles don’t mix

Many kinds of wildlife depend on Florida’s beaches for their survival, including endangered and threatened species. Over 30…