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Halloween Carnival just around the corner
Kids, start thinking about your costume and decide if you are going to be scary, funny, cute or adorable for the annual Boca…
Historic Preservation Board approves motion to continue on Banyan Street property
■ BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 10, and a debate…
Island LEO beat: Carmine Marceno appointed Lee County Sheriff
On Friday, Sept. 21 Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Undersheriff Carmine Marceno as Sheriff of Lee County…
Retired professor studies Cayo Costa, writes ‘Island in the Sun’
■ BY SUE ERWIN – A retired Cornell University professor from the Depa…
Farmer’s Market opening date announced
The weekly Farmers Market at Wheeler Road ballfield is set to open fo…
PROFILE: Cindy Bartzer
■ BY SUE ERWIN – There’s a new friendly face at Englewood Bank ready to serve your financial needs. Cindy Bartzer started wo…
OBITUARY: Pamela Jones
Pamela White Jones, 67 of Chickamauga, GA and former resident of Sandy Hook, Conn. was born November 29, 1950 in Lexington…
OBITUARY: Alfred Rudolph Sundberg Jr.
Alfred Rudolph Sundberg, Jr., (April 18, 1937 – August 3, 2018) Rudy was fiercely independent, blazing his own trail through…
Turtle patrol thanks all for help during challenging 2018 season
To the Editor: To call this season challenging would be an understatement. Of the six seasons the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Ass…
Boca Grande backwater still reasonably healthy in the face of many colors of algae on the beach
At about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 there were no boats to be found on Whidden’s Creek except one, holding three anglers…