Author: Boca Beacon Reader

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Chowder event successful for Island School

To the Editor: The Island School PTO would like to thank everyone for their hard work in making the Chowder Dinner SO successful! We served over 400 people! We would have never been able...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you, Boca Grande for spreading Christmas joy to those who need it most

To the Editor: I am writing to thank Boca Grande-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: FWC deploys dive team to search for derelict vessels

To the Editor: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recently deployed its Surface Supply Dive Teams, under the leadership of Lieutenant Stuart Spoede, to search for...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bivalent booster clinic set for February 2 at BGHC

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Health Clinic will be conducting a drive-thru COVID-19 “updated booster” or Bivalent booster clinic on Thursday, Feb. 2, from 9 to 10 a.m. for our registered patients....

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where are the gopher tortoises? What about the roaches?

To the editor: Where are our gopher tortoises? These sleepy creatures normally thrive in the northwest corner of Gasparilla Island where they burrow in the soft sand along the Gulf. They venture...

GUEST EDITORIAL: It’s been … a year

January 20, 2023
Boca Beacon Reader
Editorial, News

BY SHERIFF BILL PRUMMELL, CHARLOTTE COUNTY It’s been a year. A year of highs and lows, leaving us with a broader appreciation for this journey we are on and those with whom we choose to surround...

Author: Boca Beacon Reader

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Chowder event successful for Island School

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you, Boca Grande for spreading Christmas joy to those who need it most

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: FWC deploys dive team to search for derelict vessels

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bivalent booster clinic set for February 2 at BGHC

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where are the gopher tortoises? What about the roaches?

GUEST EDITORIAL: It’s been … a year

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lee Commissioners accept $5 million in emergency recovery grant funds to replace beach sand

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Storm debris still be collected in some communities … but not in Boca Grande

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: FEMA Announces Special Consideration for Temporary Housing Units in Special Flood Hazard Areas

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: DeSantis pledges funding for Everglades restoration and protection of Florida’s waters