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Fire Department traveling by boat and truck for many emergencies
April 10, 2015
The Boca Grande Fire Department had a busy weekend for calls. Perhaps the most noteworthy of them involved assistance provided to the United States Coast Guard as they retrieved a man in the midst o…
Profile: Nancy McBean, a bridge-playing machine
April 10, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
If you happen to wander into a meeting of the most prominent bridge club on the island, they might strike you as a pretty homogenous group, quietly pouring over what seems, to the u…
Lee County impact fee reductions held over, Charlotte aims to follow suit
April 3, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
Lee County recently adopted an ordinance to amend certain impact fee collection and schedules and Charlotte County is scheduling a public hearing in order to get feedback on a simil…
Boca Norte steps up activity in Cape Haze, buys Grande Tours
March 13, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
Boca Norte, LLC, owners of the former Mercabo facility have, in the last few months, purchased land in the same region over which Charlotte County is engaged in a lawsuit with conse…
Fire chief answers questions about med flights after road shut down
March 13, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
The Boca Grande Fire Department has clarified some information that many have asked about regarding aeromedical helicopter landing zones.
With an increase in activity on the…