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■ STAFF REPORT The Johann Fust Library Foundation is unable to accept more book donations until after its fall sale. Thanks to the many generous people who donated, we will have thousands of books for you to peruse at the Fall Book Sale. This year’s sale will be held November 4, 5 and 6. Be […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Island School is back in session as of Monday, August 12. The 60 students at the school headed to class on Monday to meet the returning teachers and fellow classmates, as well as one new teacher at the school. Stephanie Shirback started getting her classroom ready at the school several […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande is very fortunate to have a sea turtle patrol association that is dedicated and vigilant. Some of the islands surrounding this area have properties that have been in violation of the ordinance to wildlife safety in the past few weeks. As baby sea turtles make their way from the nest […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The parking area at the state park beach located at 680 Gulf Boulevard was temporarily closed due to Florida Light & Power utility work recently. The project was to secure hardening feeder maintenance for the power company. “This specific project is part of FPL’s efforts to strengthen the grid,” said Florida […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Florida Department of Environmental Protection launched a new Florida Park Service website in 2018, and this year they launched a new logo to help promote the 175 state parks, trails and historical sites throughout the state. “The Florida State Park logo officially changed earlier this year, and we received the […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The State Fire Marshall couldn’t rule lightning out – or in, for that matter – in the incident that occurred at Gasparilla Inn Cottage 71 on Lee Avenue on Thursday, Aug. 8. At approximately 11 a.m. that day, Boca Grande and Englewood Fire responded to the call of a structure fire at […]
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Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi, 76, passed into the never on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. He died from complications related to his battle with lung cancer. Baldy was born Joseph Leonard Rinaldi on April 21, 1942 to Joseph C. and Dolores F. (Colapietro) Rinaldi in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve visited Hudson’s Grocery recently, you might have noticed a new face helping to run the store. Sporting a bright pink T-shirt, Mike Bower has been working hard at the store, learning how to run the business for the past several weeks. Working alongside his grandfather, John White, a long-time employee of […]
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■ BY JOELLEN WILSON, BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST Ten years ago Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) started a tarpon-tagging project in Charlotte Harbor. Back then we used heavy and expensive satellite tags. But those clunky tags gave us precise daily locations of each tagged fish during their fall migration. We learned generally where the fish […]
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■ 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 delays at that time.