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Island ‘Blue Barrel’ donations will end on June 16

June 8, 2023
Staff Report
News

Volunteers will be closing down pickup of donations for Englewood Helping Hands this season. The last day for donations will be June 16. Items needed include condiments, dry milk, tomato products,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don’t forget to check before digging

To the Editor: Hurricane season has finally arrived, and as you share advice with your readers to best prepare them, there is one simple step they can take to help keep them safe and avoid...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Commissioners approve initiatives to address housing needs

To the Editor: The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve two measures to assist people affected by Hurricane Ian with housing needs. The Board voted to approve an amendment...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: If you’re out boating, use caution around Caloosahatchee River, blue-green algal toxins found

To the Editor: The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in Caloosahatchee River – Fort Myers Shores. Residents...

The Boca Beacon’s (not so) Accuweather forecast

June 8, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
Columns

Just a few days left to buy hurricane supplies tax free

June 5, 2023
Staff Report
News

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) encouraged Floridians to purchase disaster preparedness items during Florida’s two 14-day Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays beginning May...

Dog Park to close while more work is being done

June 1, 2023
Staff Report
News

The Dog Park at Wheeler Road Community Park, 305 Wheeler Road, Boca Grande, will close Monday, June 5 for renovations and project completion. A reopening date will be announced at leeparks.org and...

Don the cap and gown, TIS Class of 2023

June 1, 2023
Staff Report
Education, News

There are many defining moments in a parent’s life when it comes to their children. Their first steps, their first words, their first day of school and their last day of elementary school. It’s at...

David Leon Hayes, 74, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2023 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving children and wife. David was born on July 28, 1948 to Harold and Marilyn Hayes in...