news@breezenewspapers.com Healthy Start Coalition of SWFL dug deep this year, so they could continue its tradition of holding baby showers for expectant mothers, with its first-ever Community Drive-Thru Baby Shower. Associate Executive Director Melanie Black Amato said they have hosted ...
news@breezenewspapers.com It’s official — the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District Board of Commissioners has adopted the new voter-approved Simplified Fire method of assessment. There was plenty of comment before the Sept. 14 action, though. Prior to the board’s motion to ...
news@breezenewspapers.com Veterans Park Recreation Center continues to offer both an after-school program and fun days for families in the Lehigh Acres community. The after school program called Club Rec runs from 2 to 6 p.m. and provides children an outlet to burn off after school ...
cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com Heading into the Nov. 3 General Election, the race for Lee County Sheriff is one of the more crowded on voter ballots this time around. Incumbent Carmine Marceno was victorious in the Republican Primary and now faces Democrat Robert Neeld and two no- ...
cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com Lee County residents can now receive vaccines for the flu and Hepatitis A while getting tested for Covid-19. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County is offering the free vaccines at pop-up Covid-19 testing sites as of Thursday. DOH-Lee, in conjunction ...
news@breezenewspapers.comLehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District first responders put some skin in the game Friday, getting their heads shaved in the Clips for Cancer fundraiser for Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. The event was held live on Facebook this year. ...
cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com The county is lending a helping hand to local businesses that are looking for personal protective equipment for staff and customers. Another round of PPE distribution is planned for Lee County businesses set for next Tuesday where business representatives will ...
news@breezenewspapers.com The School District of Lee County has approved a $1.9 billion budget which will support 119 schools and more than 96,000 students. The finance department provided a presentation this week, which broke down the budget into sections to further explain funding ...
news@breezenewspapers.com Both Lee Home Connect and Lee Virtual School students have the opportunity to pick up a Grab & Go breakfast and lunch meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Tuesdays, students will receive two breakfasts and lunches and on Thursdays they will receive three ...
news@breezenewspapers.comParent University, a community engagement program to help parents “advocate, educate and graduate” their kids, came before the School Board of Lee County last week. The program to be implemented this fall “was created to increase the capacity of parents and ...
