Gwendolyn Salata
FGCU Journalism student-
In response to nationwide school shootings and threats to its local schools, the Lee County School Board has approved a $3.2 million to purchase weapons detectors that will roll out for all K-12 public schools when students return for the 2023-2024 year.David Newlan, executive director of Safety, Security and Management for Lee schools, said he spent over a year researching security systems before choosing the portable, battery-operated OPENGATE system.
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The proposed conversion of an unused railbed into a public trail between Bonita Beach and Alico roads has developed into a tug-of-war between trail proponents and homeowners along part of the proposed route.
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For many, Collier County elicits images of golf courses, beautiful beaches and affluent people. But for some residents, a different reality exists, as the population experiencing food insecurity continues to grow.The Federal Reserve Economic Data reports Collier’s annual median household income at an estimated $75,799 in 2021, the last reported year. Of the nearly 386,000 population, 10.4% were living in poverty.
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Naples mobile home residents feel helpless as community moves forward with post-hurricane rebuild.
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With construction of a 350-home housing development on a Bonita Springs golf course set to move forward, a neighboring subdivision that controls water runoff is concerned about what this will mean for the community’s drainage system and water quality despite plans showing improved storm water management and less flooding.
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At the January 18 Bonita Springs city council meeting, the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), who which commissioned the research for the project, presented multiple alternatives for the trail. The two most favored alternatives, according to the study, would replace the existing Seminole Gulf Railway (SGR) with a path that runs through Bonita Springs and Estero. It would start at Bonita Beach Road and end at Alico Avenue.
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The nonprofit Our Mother's Home anticipated receiving two government funds for its new building, at Evans and Winkler avenues, until the hurricane left unseen destruction in its path. After Ian, $450,000 in funding was reallocated to hurricane relief, and another $875,000 was paused.
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A Holocaust-era boxcar is on display at a South Fort Myers private school and will be there through thewhole month of November.
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The museum's new space is its third home since 2009 and second after the COVID pandemic forced it out of Cape Coral due to finances.
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Some Fort Myers Beach residents and business owners are anxious about how their community will look in the rebuilding aftermath of Hurricane Ian.