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■ STAFF REPORT Dr. Theodore Van Itallie, obesity expert and leading researcher in metabolic diseases, died September 14 in Old Lyme, Connecticut. He was 99. The author of over 200 publications, Dr. Van Itallie was the first to demonstrate that weight loss was a function of calorie reduction, not changes in the protein or other […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The new concrete bridge leading to the new water facility on the island has been completed. The purpose of the temporary bridge is for rehabilitation of the island’s new wastewater treatment plant, but the present golf course bridge does not have the weight capacity needed to construct new concrete tanks (or […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Fire Control District held its annual budget expenditures meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 360 E. Railroad Ave. C.W. Blosser, Braxton Bowen, Mark Spurgeon, Richard Hugger, Nancy Coleman and Wendy Upton were present at the meeting. The District tentatively adopted a measure to increase its property tax levy […]
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Carol Whitney Harrington, 89, of Boca Grande and Manchester Village, Vermont passed away peacefully on September 18, 2019 surrounded by her adoring family. Cause of death was congestive heart failure. Mrs. Harrington, known to all as Whit, was born March 10, 1930 in Binghamton, New York to William and Helene Whitney. She moved to New […]
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William J. Reinert, 74, of Chadds Ford, Pa. and formerly of Mantoloking, N.J., passed away on September 9, 2019. He was a graduate of the Sanford School and St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He played varsity basketball while briefly attending the University of Delaware. Bill began his career as an assistant on the corporate bond […]
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■ BY SUE ERWINEvan Merritt has been coming to Little Gasparilla Island since he was a baby. His parents would come here on the weekends and for several weeks each summer. “We used to rent places in Englewood and on Little Gasparilla Island and that’s when I first started making contacts in Boca Grande,” Evan said.His […]
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To the Editor: The Hermitage’s October programs include “Historical Activism in Song and Print,” with poet Melissa Range and musician and storyteller Reggie Harris. Range will read from a new collection of poems in progress, “Printer’s Fist,” which explores, among other things, the role of print culture in the abolitionist movement. The poems draw upon […]
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To the Editor: I was recently given a complimentary 2019 World’s Richest poster, beautifully framed by artist, Kelly Reark, and presented by Wesley Locke and the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce, of which I greatly appreciate. I want to truly thank Ms. Reark for her surprise gift of placing the seaplane in her poster, representing […]
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To the Editor: A new law in Florida bans local governments from requiring a permit or mitigation for pruning or removing a tree on residential property. Under the new legislation (CHAPTER 2019-155, 163.045, F.S.), property owners must obtain documentation from an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist® confirming the tree presents a risk to […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Youth fishing Tournament will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Boca Grande fishing pier, located at the north end of the island just south of Kappy’s Market. The event is free for boys and girls ages 15 and younger. Bring a fishing pole and […]