Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, Featured News, News.
Coast Guard aircrews rescued two adrift boaters, Sunday, after their 34-foot sailing vessel lost its sail 73 miles off Boca Grande. No injuries were reported. An Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane rescue crew launched and located the disabled vessel with both boaters aboard around 11 a.m. The aircrew vectored in an Air Station […]
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The playground, basketball and volleyball courts at Boca Grande Community Center, 131 1st Street, Boca Grande will close Monday, Aug. 5. The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cultural and educational programs for the island, is constructing a new auditorium and other major improvements to the Boca Grande […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is adopting Epic, a top-tier electronic health record system, to make your healthcare experience even better. This new technology will help us manage patient information even more efficiently, ensuring you get the best care possible. We’ve done our research and there’s no better choice than Epic. It’s used by some […]
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BY JAMES BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY On February 10, 1930, the following article appeared in the Fort Myers News-Press: “Plans for a three-story resort hotel at Boca Grande to cost approximately $250,000, have been prepared for Joseph Spadaro, New York owner of considerable property in Fort Myers and Lee County. The plans were prepared […]
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Last Wednesday afternoon, July 10, Silvia McCoy, a trauma nurse who runs Rescue Garage of North Port, was at the Boca Grande Fire Department for the final day of IV training. Members of the department brushed up on their technique using a dummy arm, before taking turns practicing on each other. Here, paramedic, Daniel Martinez […]
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The Charlotte County Commission has scheduled a workshop at 9 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, in Room 119 of the Charlotte County Administration Center, 18500 Murdock Circle in Port Charlotte. Discussions include Boca Grande crosswalk, IRIS program update, and commissioner, administrator and county attorney comments. The meeting is open to the public but there will be […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Police & Fire, Profiles.
Gavin Morley is among the newest members of the Boca Grande Fire Department. He is not a rookie at firefighting though, since he served on the Charlotte County Fire Department for five years, following in his father’s footsteps. “When I first visited here, I saw everyone training as a group and working out as a […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Opinion.
BY STEVE KIEFFER As a former full-time resident of Boca Grande, I have been following the parking issues with some interest. I was pleased to see the editor address curb “lawns” last week. I believe county employees have failed to properly serve county residents by allowing select individuals to landscape public land in front of […]
Written by Evan Dunbar on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
As freedom’s ringing dissipated throughout Boca Grande following yesterday’s Fourth of July holiday, many people expressed their favorite traditions concerning America’s 248th. The Dennis family, pictured above, was visiting from Cochran, Ga., an agricultural town 45 minutes south of Macon. “We usually end up in Boca Grande around the Fourth of July,” said a member […]
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BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The late Robert Fischer, author of “Boca Grande: Once A Railroad Town,” wrote that there are “Many beautiful places to live or vacation in southwest Florida … Once Boca Grande had all the charm and ambience of a James Michener novel set in the South Pacific … Once Boca […]