Marco Island, located in Collier County, Fla., measures 24 sq. mi. and is the largest Barrier Island within Floridaa s Ten Thousand Islands, which are located near the southern end of Florida on the Gulf Coast and extend from Marco Island to Cape Sable.
Archive for May, 2010
Pic: Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge Gets Parallel Span to Marco Island
Monday, May 31st, 2010Coming Up: May 31, 2010
Monday, May 31st, 2010June 3-6: Jon Lovitz performs at Capt. Brien's Off the Hook Comedy Club on Marco Island.
Collier leaders disagree whether fire consolidation vote will end the debate
Sunday, May 30th, 2010"Would you support consolidation of the five independent fire districts and two dependent fire districts into one independent fire district for unincorporated Collier County provided that consolidation will improve efficiency and promote a more cost-effective use of tax dollars?" NAPLES - A decades-long political debate in Collier County may ...
Spiritual briefs: May 29, 2010
Saturday, May 29th, 2010The Naples Christian Womena s Connection luncheon will be held at the Quail Creek Country Club at 13300 Valewood Drive, Naples, on Friday.
Police Beat: May 28, 2010
Saturday, May 29th, 2010To report a crime or suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Naples Police and Fire Department at 213-4844, the Collier County Sheriffa s Office at 774-4434, the Lee County Sheriffa s Office 239-477-1000 or the Marco Island Police Department at 389-5050. a- Deputies: Man speeding at 115 mph with headlights out Grand theft arrests a- ...
Woman who fled from cops, left road, charged with DUI
Saturday, May 29th, 2010Charge: SYNTH NARC-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, FLEE/ELUDE - LEO IN MARKED UNIT W/EMERG EQUIP ACTIVATED, DUI 1ST OFF, RESIST LEO WITHOUT VIOLENCE Residence: Naples Age: 46 Occupation: Unknown Case #: None yet available Follow this case online: href=http://www.collierclerk.com/RecordsSearch/CourtRecords>Collier County Clerk of Courts Please note: Most ...
Payroll glitch has Marco Island employees’ bank accounts inflated for Memorial weekend
Saturday, May 29th, 2010City of Marco Island employees thought they struck it rich for the holiday weekend as they saw their bank account balances sky rocket Thursday night and Friday morning.
Fire Department helps kids learn CPR, first aid
Saturday, May 29th, 2010Christine Harrison Special To The Eagle Seventh-graders at Marco Island Charter Middle School show the American Heart Association CPR Certification cards, which they received on Wednesday, May 26, for participating in AHA CPR classes taught at the school by physical education instructor Elizabeth Toth, pictured at right in foreground with Karen ...
CBRE closes 15,000sf industrial sale
Friday, May 28th, 2010Wizzbang LLC purchased a 15,500sf industrial building at 6170 Idlewild St., Fort Myers, from Richard B. Edelen, Trustee, for $715,000. Enn Luthringer, CCIM, of CB Richard Ellis, Fort Myers/Naples represented the buyer, and Bob White of Grubb & Ellis/1st Commercial represented the seller.
Fertilizer ban starts Tuesday, under new Naples ordinance
Friday, May 28th, 2010A buffer zone in Naples means no applications of fertilizer or pesticides are to be made within 10 feet of water resources.