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State looks to shut down mulch site

news@breezenewspapers.com The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is asking a judge to shut down a North Fort Myers recycling facility officials say has been the site of a series of fires often visible from I-75 near the Bayshore Road exit. Bayshore Fire & Rescue has responded to more than two dozen since the beginning of the year and fire officials say MW Horticulture, at 17160 East St., meanwhile, has been operating without a permit since the state denied them one last December. Bayshore Fire Chief Larry Nisbet said fires have been pretty much continuous since the ...

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Kathleen Louise Perkins

Kathleen Louise Perkins, 77, of North Fort Myers, FL passed away April 11, 2021. Arrangements entrusted to Fuller Metz Cremation and Funeral Services. www.fullermetz.com

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Guest Commentary: The fight to save Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program

In 2016, Florida voters overwhelmingly expressed their desire for a safe and accessible medical marijuana program, and I am fighting to preserve the medical nature of the program that voters demanded. What we have now is a recreational drug program masquerading as a medical marijuana program, ...

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Guest Column: A Christmas Message to North Fort Myers

As we approach the end of a very unstable 2020, we all look forward to better things in 2021. However, during this past year, we as a community have managed to come together to help our fellow neighbor with sympathy and compassion in helping to ease the strain that 2020 has been placed upon ...