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THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO The roster was filling up for Ladies Day, and the Boca Grande Historical Society elected Karen Grace to her second term as president. TEN YEARS AGO Capt. Charlie Coleman’s team...

BOCASCOPES!

Boca Beacon backpages Aries: This is the week of self-realization, meaning you’ll realize how many chips you scarfed down during the Golden Girls marathon. Maybe the answer to what your pondering...

POLICE, FIRE, EMS NEWS

Firefighters responded to numerous calls so far in April: 31, to be exact The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to numerous calls so far this month, including the following: • 12 medical...

The ‘Tiny Tarpon Tamer’ has been taken from us

Elsie Bracken: 1933 – 2023 The one man who could tame Elsie Bracken, has done so. God took her on April 15, 2023, and probably had no idea what he was getting himself into. One perfect...

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 67 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in nine samples: four...

OBITUARY: Joseph Albertson

April 6, 2023
Staff Report
News, Obituaries

Joseph Lester Albertson Jr. died on March 25, 2023. Born in New Rochelle, N.Y, on March 13, 1933, Joe attended Tabor Academy and graduated from Williams College Class of 1954. He served in the...

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Boca Beacon backpages

This Date in the Boca Beacon

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO There was a mass exodus of man-o-wars parading through our waters. The Fishery Pier was on fire. TEN YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Dog Show took place with...

4-DIGIT PHONE BOOKS ARE HERE!

March 23, 2023
Staff Report
News

Saddle up and head to town, because the moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived … the 4-digit phone books are here! After losing so many of our 2022 to Ian (he blew our storage shed away,...

GICIA cleanup set for March 18 postponed due to threat of inclement weather

March 16, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association Island-wide Cleanup set for Saturday, March 18 has been postponed due to weather. We will let you know when it is rescheduled.