Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News, Real Estate.
Increased flooding danger, loss of environmental habitat and boat safety in the nearby waterways around the proposed Harbor Village development were the main topics of discussion at a citizen meeting Tuesday, June 17. The meeting was put together by Maronda Homes, developer of the Harbor Village project, located at the intersection of 776 and Gasparilla […]
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Arcila-Jerez killed on stretch where busy road turns to two lanes After a car accident killed María Arcila-Jerez on Burnt Store Road, her family spoke out at the Lee County Commission meeting to make the case for road improvements. Arcila-Jerez was the mother of Ana Eyrich, who is the family ministries coordinator for Boca Grande […]
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A little before 7 p.m. on Friday, June 13, a vehicle fire was reported at 333 Park Ave. by Gasparilla Adventures. The vehicle was a pickup truck, and the caller reported the fire as extinguished. Nobody was trapped inside, and the fire was not threatening any surrounding structures, according to the Lee County alert. On […]
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A reader captured a group of EMS and first responders called to a cardiac situation Tuesday at Boca Grande North. Paramedics performed lifesaving measures and he was transported to hospital. Photo by Denny Berels
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Incident sparks island-wide reminder: Unplug appliances A toaster apparently created the possibility of a house fire on Monday, June 16 at the north end of the island. The Boca Grande Fire Department responded when a call went out for a possible structure fire on Sunset Pines. The 3:31 p.m. alert read that “caller smells smoke […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
With the summer months comes the start of Florida’s peak mosquito season. Two jurisdictions cover mosquito control for Gasparilla Island. “We started this mosquito season with a bang,” said Jenifer McBride of Lee County Mosquito Control District. “We had a really dry winter so basically you guys are inundated with those salt marsh mosquitos.” Throughout […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to match the Boca Grande Disaster Fund’s contributions to replace the Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy house at its Tuesday, June 17 meeting. “It was brought to my attention that the Boca Grande Disaster Fund and the church groups were raising money to replace the existing sheriff’s […]
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Victim appears at press conference The nine-year-old survivor of last week’s shark attack near 22nd Street sat for a press conference from Tampa General Hospital alongside family and doctors on Thursday morning, June 19. Leah Lendel, who just last week sustained a shark bite that nearly severed her whole wrist, was in a wheelchair with […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.
An expired credit card left a Boca Grande resident unable to renew his Post Office boxes through the online system, and worried that he would lose his longstanding box number. In an email statement to the Boca Beacon regarding the question, the USPS has stated that current customers do not have to take any action […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
In 2014, Nancy Sodel’s prized doberman, Cole, was killed after eating the berries and leaves of a coontie palm, which had just been installed in the landscaping of her and her late husband Herb’s house on Railroad Avenue. This week, she found out that those same plants were part of the landscaping plan for the […]