Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Education.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making waves at the state’s schools once again with an announcement in the last few days, but this time it isn’t just about mask mandates. Just this week DeSantis proposed the elimination of the Florida Standards Assessment testing, a change that could change place for the next school year. DeSantis […]
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Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Sports & Outdoors.
Just before our most recent bout of red tide the Boca Beacon received reports of several individuals spearfishing at the end of Belcher Road and in other locations around the south end, and two of the those anglers were confronted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Lee County Sheriff’s Department. While […]
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On the evening of September 11, 2001, there were many types of reactions taking place in homes across the country, and around the world. Whether you were in New York City, in the middle of Iowa or in Honolulu, you felt what happened on that day all the way to your core. The silence of […]
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On Thursday, Sept. 2 firefighters responded to the area of 14th Street and Gasparilla Road at approximately 3 p.m. for downed power lines. When they arrived, they found that a truck had become entangled with the lines, which were possibly hanging lower than usual due to wind and rain. Firefighters also witnessed several vehicles driving […]
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Two new updates developed over the Labor Day weekend for Island School students, parents and faculty, after a somewhat controversial week preceding. Not only did the faculty and board of directors of the school decide to stick with the original mandate to allow parents to opt their children out of wearing masks in school, the […]
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Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Englewood on Monday, Aug. 23 to announce the opening of a new monoclonal antibody treatment at the Tringali Community Center, 3460 N. Access Road off McCall Road (State Road 776). The announcement is part of the governor’s plan to make sure that everyone on the west coast of Florida has […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
While Fred came and went with a whimper, and Tropical Storm Grace turned into Hurricane Grace but decided to visit Mexico, Gasparilla Island has received more rain from afternoon thunderstorms than from any of the named storms. Grace strengthened to a hurricane Wednesday on its way toward Mexico, where it could make landfall and soak […]
Written by Tonya Bramlage on . Posted in Sports & Outdoors.
Tami and Ralph Bellon kite together in Gasparilla Sound locally but the couple travels literally to where the wind takes them. “We love all the diverse walks of life that kitesurfing appeals to. We know surfers as young as four years old all the way up to 87 years old.” There is no age limit […]
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According to local health officials, after fighting COVID-19 for more than 500 days now, the curve of the virus is continuing an upward trend in our area, in part because of the Delta variant … and some hospitals are running out of beds. This statement was followed up by some advice: If you can help […]