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UPDATE: Lee County Code Enforcement sweeps island on Friday, closes some complaints
August 9, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATED STORY AS OF THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, AUG. 9 … A Code Enforcement officer was on the island Friday morning, and he has already closed out several of the complaints against…
Don’t forget the paving at the bridge
August 9, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will be having the road paved from Placida Road to the toll booth, beginning sometime around August 12. Be prepared for one-lane traffic and some…
BIPS announces new lighthouse plates available
August 9, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Images of Jupiter’s beloved, iconic Light are everywhere, and now a very special one is coming to a Florida Tax Collector’s office near you. On Aug. 9, the Department of Motor Vehicles…
Stay tuned for Baldyfest news next week
August 9, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande came out in full force to Litchfield, Maine to honor one of our own, Chief Joe “Baldy” Rinaldi, this past weekend. It was a little bit hectic to try to get all the photos a…
ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS NEWS: LCSO investigates stolen golf cart charger
August 9, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call from an island resident on Thursday, Aug. 1 regarding a stolen golf cart charger from her fenced yard. According to reports, th…
Search for scallops in Lemon Bay to take place this weekend
August 9, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Grab your snorkel and mask and scan the sea floor for scallops on Saturday, August 10, along with a group of volunteers as they search the seagrass in Lemon Bay. The annual one-day su…
Hatchlings continue to make their way to the water
August 9, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members have had to battle some stormy mornings over the past week during their daily patrol duties, but they were happy to report three nests…
Obituary: Lee A. Doerr
August 9, 2019
Lee A. Doerr, Jr., 65, of Mequon, Wisc., passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 1, 2019 after succumbing to a heart condition. Lee was born October 27, 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisc. to Lee A. Doerr, S…
Obituary: Mary Margaret Winning
August 9, 2019
Mary Margaret Brooks Winning, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and community leader died Sunday, July 7, 2019 after a brief illness. Mary Margaret Brooks was born Dec. 11, 1924 to…
Boca Grande Beach Clean-up scheduled for September 21
August 9, 2019
To the Editor: We are co-hosting a beach clean-up on Saturday, September 21 beginning at 5th St. beach, from 9 a.m. until noon. We need clean up volunteers and sponsors. Volunteers can sign up at m.s…