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Step up and identify yourself, Mystery Person
September 6, 2019
To the Editor: As a property owner and seasonal resident, I have been distressed to read about the recent flood of compliance complaints regarding Boga Grande’s benches, picnic tables, and other am…
125 registered for scallop and hard clam search
September 6, 2019
To the Editor, We had 125 persons register for the August Great Bay Scallop & Hard Clam Search in Placida. We had horrible weather!! You may remember that the weather pattern was very unusual, …
Dropoff donations for hurricane victims, and more information …
September 6, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT There are several ways to donate items to Bahamas relief efforts. Here are just a few local drop-off points …
Grande Aire is accepting donations between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 330 E…
Camera Club meetings to continue in November
September 6, 2019
To the Editor, The Boca Grande Camera Club will kick off the 2019-2020 season on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. in the Houghton Room at the Boca Grande Community Center. Speaker Larry McNiff will be pr…
Hurricane Dorian first threat of 2019 storm season
August 30, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE As of press time on Thursday, Aug. 29, Hurricane Dorian was in position to make landfall on Florida’s east coast some time between late Monday night and during the day on Tuesda…
Dog park public hearings to be scheduled
August 30, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE According to Lee County commissioners, the process for setting up a public meeting about our potential new dog park has begun. Initially the plan was for a new dog park to be cr…
How to protect your home from lightning
August 30, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Lightning is one of the most fickle aspects of nature, as those of us who live in “The Lightning Capital of the World” can attest to. With bolts of energy that can reach tempera…
Island waste collection assessment to increase
August 30, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Charlotte County has reached an agreement with Waste Management to continue providing waste collection to residents of unincorporated areas of Charlotte County, beginning Oct. 1 Resi…
Hampton Boney publishes his first book, based on a tarpon dream
August 30, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN There’s a new author in town, and he happens to be a first grader at The Island School. Hampton Boney had a dream last year that he caught a 500-pound tarpon, breaking the record for…
Update on Larissa the loggerhead
August 30, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members reported that Larissa, the female loggerhead that was found wondering on the beach recently and transported to Mote Marine for treat…