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Captiva eagle and osprey cam livestreams end

Raptor cameras on Captiva Island recently went dark after providing years of up-close viewing for fans. On April 17, Window to Wildlife reported that the Captiva Island Eagle Cam and Osprey Cam property is being sold, so it would be taking down the cameras because it did not know what the new ...

Nearly 800 attend annual Pioneer Picnic

Remember when Palm Beach Boulevard was a two-lane road and Daniels Parkway didn’t exist? Remember Alva High School and when the Edison Mall was a heralded game changer? Those who attended the 77th annual Pioneer Picnic in the Tinsley Pavilion at Mike Greenwell Regional Park do. Saturday, ...

FEMA OKs funds for city hall, EOC hurricane upgrades

The city of Cape Coral will get $10.5 million to provide wind protection and backup power to the city hall building and to design a hurricane safe room for the emergency operations center. Ryan Lamb, Emergency Management director, said the allocation is one of 16 hazard mitigation grant ...

Pace Center for Girls, Lee celebrates Grande Dames Tea

Pace Center for Girls hosted its 18th annual Grande Dames Tea in support of Pace programs in Lee County. The sold-out celebration was held April 14 at Broadway Palm and honored three local women – Bobbie D’Alessandro, Gail Markham and Arden McCurdy – for their significant impact on the ...

Aviation radioman killed during World War II in South Pacific to be buried in Clearwater Saturday

Cyr, Robert Louis Jr (1) The Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) has announced that New Haven, Connecticut, native Robert Cyr Jr., who died on an anti-submarine mission in the South Pacific during World War II, will be buried with full military honors in Clearwater, Florida, this Saturday, May 2. The burial will take place at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, 2860 Sunset Point Road. For a time, contact Sylvan Abbey at (727) 796-1992. The Flag Officer will be Rear Adm. Peter Muschinske, Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters. Cyr was an Aviation Radioman 2nd Class serving on a ...