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COVER STORY : Beat the Heat | Staying cool in North Fort Myers

There are many places to stay cool during the high summer temperatures in North Fort Myers, whether it be a dip in the pool, shopping, eating a tasty treat, or getting lost in a book. North Fort Myers Community Pool Supervisor Amy Pendarvis said the pool is open seven days a week during the ...

Babcock Ranch hosts Trails Day hike

With Babcock Ranch’s concentration on environmental consciousness, it stands to reason that the town with countless walking trails to explore would be the perfect place to hold a National Trails Day hike. Dozens of people came to the Dr. Bill Hammond Trail Head at the William & Mary Ann ...

News From Around the Region

Pair of events designed for plant lovers

Plant-lovers and those looking to develop a green thumb can check out a pair of events next week at Rotary Park.  The “Florida Friendly Landscaping Class” takes place on July 25 at 6 p.m., with a Summer Native Plant Sale happening the next day starting at 9 a.m. Attendees at the class ...

Pizza fundraiser for Special Pops Wednesday

Participants from the city’s Freida B. Smith Special Populations Center (Special Pops) will serve pizza to the community during a fundraiser Wednesday, July 23. Special Pops participants will be at Lelulo’s Pizza, 3123 Chiquita Blvd. S., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 4 to 8 p.m., ...

Cape man accused of firing gun in ‘road rage’ incident

A Cape Coral man was arrested after he allegedly discharged a firearm during what police say was a road rage incident. Johnathan Campillo, 37, has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of discharging a firearm from a vehicle within 1,000 feet ...

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Ham operators hold summer field day

Gone are the days when ham radio operators operated out of their basement on old-time equipment that looked like it came from the 1930s. Today, ham radio is state of the art. It uses computers and modern equipment to hear from people all over the world. This is a good thing, since during an ...

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community connection | Civic presents scholarships, gift cards

The North Fort Myers Civic Association held its scholarship awards presentation at its July meeting. Five North Fort Myers seniors were awarded $1,000 each for expenses. Congratulations to Aubrey Beougher, Boone Franklin Stewart, Dennis Olsen III, Kamryn Conn and Cole Cooke. We also awarded ...

Is the deportation of alleged Venezuelans to a “terrorism confinement center” in El Salvador without legal review an issue that gives you cause for concern?

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