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Ham-it-Up with the Boca Beacon
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages, ham-it-up, News.
Boca Beacon backpages
The Island School gets an ‘A’ on its report card
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Education, News.
Last week the Florida Department of Education released their annual list of Florida schools graded by performance, and The Island School got another “A” report card. Head of School Christine Oliver said she credits the parents, teachers and students for the grade … as well as a huge amount of hard work.
When you look through old newspapers, you find all kinds of interesting things
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community History, News.
While the Fourth of July is a somewhat distant memory in the minds of many (of course Monday is a distant memory for many people), we thought you might be interested in something we found while going through old newspapers this week. Prior to this last Independence Day, we were brainstorming and trying to figure […]
Around the Town
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages, Columns.
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ECOWATCH: The Gulf of Mexico needs your help
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages, Columns, Opinion.
Boca Beacon backpages
TURTLE TRACKS: Turtle facts you might not know
Written by Tonya Bramlage on . Posted in Columns, News.
Warmer temperatures result in female turtles, while males hatch from colder eggs. Rising temperatures pose a risk to sea turtle populations because more females would hatch, making it difficult to find a mate.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Beacon writer Sheila Evans is always looking for the next adventure
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Profiles.
“Peace Corps was wonderful to me, getting me home, handling my belongings and offering any other help I might need,” she recalled. “The day before my mother became sick, my father was diagnosed with kidney cancer and was scheduled for surgery. The operation was done three weeks after my mom’s funeral, and Dad died during surgery. They had been a couple since they were about 16 years old and had been married for 56 years. It was a blessing for them not to live too long without one another, but it was devastating to us, their children.”
EDITORIAL: NOAA releases proposal to restore protected Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Editorial.
The Restoration Blueprint describes proposed changes to boundaries and regulations, both sanctuary-wide and within specific marine zones. It also includes a draft revised management plan, last revised in 2007, that contains a suite of non-regulatory goals and objectives that will help the sanctuary respond to challenges from changing conditions, use patterns and emerging threats to sanctuary resources.
EDITORIAL: Joint statement from the Florida Secretary of State and Florida Supervisor of Elections in response to cybersecurity and infrastructure concerns
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Editorial.
Submitted by the Florida Department of Elections Recently, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory confirming that Florida is well ahead of the nation on election cybersecurity. The report calls attention to “vulnerabilities” and a voting system version that is neither used nor certified for use in Florida. The report references Dominion […]