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Seven injured in boat collision with barge

Five people, including a juvenile, suffered serious serious injuries when a 36-foot vessel traveling near Bowditch Point Sunday night on Fort Myers Beach, struck a barge. Two of the seven occupants of the boat sustained minor injuries. All of the occupants were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and treated by Fort Myers Beach firefighters and Lee County EMS at the U.S. Coast Guard Station on Fort Myers Beach and transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for their injuries. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the boat was a recreational boat that was based locally in Lee County and was moving out of Matanzas Pass when it struck the barge. The boat ...

Oasis approves academic honesty, AI policies

The Oasis Charter School Governing Board approved new policies Tuesday that address academic honesty and artificial intelligence. Jacquelin Collins, superintendent of the city of Cape Coral's municipal school system, said policy 5505 requires that all work submitted must be the student’s own ...

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Cape to raise rental registration fees

Those who own short-term rentals will pay an annual $350 registration fee to the city of Cape Coral starting next year. It’s less than where the city started but still more than property owners and industry organizations wanted. Royal Palm Coast Realtor Association Director of Public ...

Cape council rates city manager ‘above average’

Cape Coral City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn received a 4.0 – above average – for his recent evaluation, and asked for the 7.25% increase to go towards benefits for his family instead of compensation. “Thank you all for this past year’s evaluation. I am going to start this year like I did ...

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City, Boathouse agreement approved

A unanimous vote of the Cape Coral City Council made it official Wednesday night: The Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill, a popular destination at the Yacht Club, will rebuild and reopen. Council approved both a settlement to close out the existing lease and the new 30-year concessionaire ...

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Prep Report 9-17-25

Tuesday VOLLEYBALL Oasis 3, Cypress Lake 0: Tessa Bexfield had 10 kills and 10 assists, while Emma Brown made 8 digs as the Sharks (9-1) rolled past the Panthers, 25-21,25-10, 25-18. Bishop Verot 3, St. John Neumann 2: In the Private 8 Conference Tournament, the Vikings (12-3) had to ...

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Pine Island Eagle’s historic sign found in St. James City after Hurricane Ian

The Pine Island Eagle is grateful to a Good Samaritan from St. James City who found, and stored, the paper’s historic sign lost in Hurricane Ian after the Category 4 storm made landfall on Cayo Costa on Sept. 28, 2022. Jan Robertson said the storm had blown it into a neighbor’s yard and, ...

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