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M/PIFCD firefighters, other islanders read to PIE students

Pine Island Elementary recently celebrated reading by inviting guest readers on campus to read to students. The Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Department crew read to kindergarten students. Laura Owen from the Pine Island Public Library read to 1st and 2nd graders. Sarah Mankowitz and Hope Salman from NBC-2 read to kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade classes. Former principal Steve Hook read to 3rd graders. Elsie Stearns, the vice president of Centennial Bank of Pine Island, read to her granddaughter’s 4th grade class. Local author Bob Macomber shared a book from Jane R. Wood ...

GPIA to hold Camp Noah March 18-22 at SJCCA

The Greater Pine Island Alliance, a nonprofit organization focused on Hurricane Ian recovery efforts, is hosting a free spring break camp in March designed to support elementary school-aged ...

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Obituaries

Johnelle Lurline Evanson

Johnelle Lurline Evanson, 44, of St. James City, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Mullins Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Cape Coral, is entrusted with final care.

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Letters to the Editor

Guest Commentary: Things to know, and do, to help prevent colon cancer

The American Cancer Society estimates that about 106,590 new cases of colon cancer in the United States will present themselves this year, with about 46,220 new cases of rectal cancer. If you exclude skin cancers, colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. It ...

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Editorials

Help ‘end the stigma’

Unless you are one of the very lucky ones, addiction has touched your life or that of someone you know. A neighbor. A co-worker. A family member or someone else you love. Addicts — those with what is now called substance abuse disorder — are not limited to that “druggie,” ...

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