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Southwest Florida fishing
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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 the Boca Grande Fishing Pier, located on the north end of the island behind...
OBITUARY: Barbara (Mooney) Kelly
Barbara Joan (Mooney) Kelly of Wellesley, previously of Wayland, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on April 30, 2022, after a brief illness.
The daughter of Edward Grover Mooney...
OBITUARY: Elizabeth Haraden
Elizabeth Jane (Bubar) Haraden, 85, recently of Acton, Mass., died in Concord on March 25, 2022.
She was born on June 15, 1936 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, as the only child of Helen Towle and Wendell...
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. On the menu was tuna poke with plantain chips, a charcuterie board, caramelized...
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 reported seeing three kayakers in distress approximately 1/2 mile off shore.
When...
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 species of shorebirds and seabirds use beach habitats for nesting, resting...
OBITUARY: Bart Richards
Bartlett Richards III (“Bart”), 83, of Boca Grande, Florida, and Northfield, Illinois, died peacefully surrounded by his family on April 23, 2022.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 1,...
Kids’ fishing tourney slated for May 14
Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Beacon will sponsor another youth fishing tournament on Saturday, May 14 at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier, located on the north end of the island behind...