Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Letters to the Editor, News, Opinion.
To the Editor: I read the article from Mote President Dr. Michael Crosby and was left knowing I had been completely duped. In his closing paragraphs he said, “As we see the impacts of these blooms, we are all sharing a blend of emotions-sadness, resolve, anger, desperation and hope for the future. An unfortunate part […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Road paving work is scheduled to begin Thursday to resurface about 3.9 miles of roadway in Boca Grande as part of ongoing maintenance in the community. The roads to be resurfaced include sections of Palm Avenue, Park Avenue, East Railroad Avenue, West Railroad Avenue, Damficare St., Bradley Avenue, Bayou Avenue, Harbor Drive, […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY DR. MICHAEL CROSBY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY The fact that Southwest Florida is currently experiencing devastating impacts from harmful algal blooms (HABs) is well understood by all of us who call this region home. What is not as well understood by many is that we are experiencing two simultaneous but separate types of […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande native Jefferson Gaines Jr., born May 17, 1935, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. He attended Boca Grande School and graduated from Arcadia High School, then attended University of Florida and graduated from Florida Southern College with a degree in computer science and Accounting. Jeff worked at Tampa […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Sunday, Aug. 12 some local kids were treated to a rare sight as they golf-carted along looking for Pokemon. A small lizard was directly in their path, but it was unlike the anoles and iguanas they were used to. As they watched, it stood up on its hind legs and […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE No matter what you may have heard, red tide is still rolling in with the waves on local beaches, and while conditions have improved there is still more than one reason to be very careful before getting in the water. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, high concentrations of […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This year’s Island School students gathered in their classrooms on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8 to prepare themselves for the upcoming 2018-19 school year, which begins this Friday. Head-of-School Jean Thompson said the school is at a maximum enrollment of 60 again this year, and a lottery was held for the second […]
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■ PROVIDED BY THE US NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH A 2002 Lemon Bay High School graduate and Boca Grande, Florida, native is presently engaged in a critical mission for the security of the United States: deterring nuclear war. Lt. Cmdr. Kathy Paradis, a staff judge advocate, is supporting the world’s most advanced ballistic missile […]
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To the Editor: We are regular visitors to Boca Grande from England and are horrified by what is happening with the red tide this year. It was bad enough when we were there in February/March, but we understand from friends who are part-time residents that it is now far worse! We have seen a couple […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE There’s a lot of information flying around social media regarding the potential impact the cyanobacteria (freshwater blue-green algae) pouring from the Caloosahatchee River are having on our red tide bloom. Many are saying this is the worst they have ever seen the K. brevis bloom on our shores, and they are […]