pleblanc@breezenewspapers.com The Greater Pine Island Civic Association held an online Zoom meeting Tuesday, Jan. 5. Topping the agenda was a presentation by the director of Lee County Parks and Recreation, Jesse Lavender, who spoke on local community projects, such as pickleball courts at ...
cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com New Constitutional Officers were sworn-in this week in Lee County. This past Tuesday, Noelle Branning stepped into office as the new Lee County Tax Collector while Matt Caldwell took the helm of Lee County Property Appraiser. The two take over for Larry Hart ...
pleblanc@breezenewspapers.com Judd Payne wants to put islanders on the road — not in cars, but on bikes. Although he has been providing maintenance on bicycles at his Matlacha residence for the past three years, his family recently acquired a bike shop in Bokeelia, where he builds, ...
pleblanc@breezenewspapers.com When Union DVP Capt. Bobby Barr and the rest of the Fire Control District aren’t out fighting local fires, it seems they still have the community in mind. According to Barr, this year union members of the Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District felt the ...
pleblanc@breezenewspapers.com Whether you live on Pine Island, work here or are simply visiting for a day, you can hardly cross the Matlacha Bridge without being touched by the Beacon of Hope in one way or another. What began as a group lending a helping hand after Hurricane Charley, has ...
news@breezenewspapers.com Monthly mobile food pantries will resume this January, throughout Lee County, as a drive-thru, providing veterans and their families a week’s worth of food. The first pantry will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the VA Healthcare Center, 2489 ...
At its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 22, the Greater Pine Island Water Association Board of Directors reviewed the 2021 budget presented by General Manager Laurie Adams. The budget was developed to include infrastructure improvements and increased staffing while at the same time keeping rates the ...
news@breezenewspapers.com Like many nonprofit organizations, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida also saw a tremendous decline in revenue as many of its signature events were either cancelled or postponed until the new year. “Like many nonprofit organizations, we have ...
pleblanc@breezenewspapers.com Fire Chief Ben Mickuleit is very excited that Station 2 in St. James City has gotten the new fire truck which was purchased earlier this year. The 2020 Freightliner will complete the matching ensemble making all the station trucks in the district identical. ...
cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com Sea Tow Captain Craig Stransky had just settled into his evening shift earlier this year when he heard the call over dispatch to assist a grounded boat. A phone call to the first number listed on the account resulted in a dead line. On the other end of his second ...
