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Fire Department promotes O’Connor, Hutchinson, Rossow
The Boca Grande Fire Department held a ceremony last week on Wednesday, May 15 to promote Patrick O’Connor, Jason Hutchin…
Island emergency groups gear up for summer storm season
Planning begins to ensure island leadership is ready for hurricanes
Leaders of many island organizations gathered Mon…
Island School Grads of 2024 tell of their future plans
Each year, the fifth graders at The Island School write of their favorite moments at the school, and their future plans, …
Englewood Sailing Association offers camps
The Englewood Sailing Association is offering three summer camps f…
Lighthouse Methodist gift for Kids
The Englewood charity Kids Needs received a generous donation of $…
Banyan Street seems to recover after April caterpillar feast
Caterpillars earlier this month denuded many of the leaves of the historic banyan trees on Banyan Street, thought it appe…
Vietnam-era PT boat makes nice profile in Gasparilla visit
Heading to Alabama; left island Wednesday
The surprise visit of one of the last two remaining Navy PT boats to Gaspari…
First day of World’s Richest tarpon results
For the first day of the 2024 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament “Blaze” is leading, according to leaderboard results.
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Yacht named for New Jersey Turnpike exit has rocky time
Locals have alerted the Boca Beacon to a number of possibly derelict boats off of Gasparilla Island. In recent weeks, at …
Help with abandoned boats from Florida Fish & Wildlife
The state of Florida has a robust program for derelict boats.
During recent hurricanes, there were hundreds of boats i…