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June 8, 2023
 To the Editor: Hurricane season has finally arrived, and as you share advice with your readers to best prepare them, there is one simple step they can take to help keep them safe and avoid…

June 8, 2023
To the Editor: The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve two measures to assist people affected by Hurricane Ian with housing needs.  The Board voted to approve an am…

June 8, 2023
To the Editor: The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in Caloosahatchee River – Fort Myers Shores. Residents…

June 8, 2023
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June 8, 2023
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June 1, 2023
This week is one I have been dreading and looking forward to all at the same time. The youngest of my five children will be graduating from The Island School and moving on to bigger things. This was…

June 1, 2023
 To the Editor: After a record attendance of nearly two thousand people during last year’s 15th annual Buchan Fly-In, the Scholarship Committee decided to move ahead and award three well-des…

June 1, 2023
FIVE YEARS AGO There were many tears and laughs at The Island School graduation, as nine students tossed their caps in the air.   TEN YEARS AGO Capt. Stevie Ahlers took first in the Wo…

May 25, 2023
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO The “Blaze” team with Capt. Waylon Mills took first place in the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, right after taking top honors at Ladies Day.  T…