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Boca Raton Hospital To Control Heart Devices By iPad

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December 8, 2011 12:24 pm
Boca Raton Hospital To Control Heart Devices By iPad

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — New technology pioneered at Boca Raton Regional Hospital is letting doctors control cardiac devices with an iPad. The announcement, sure to have implications worldwide, was just made by the hospital through this media release: /Boca Raton Regional Hospital is the site for the development and study of a new...
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Elderly Couple Critically Injured By Teen Driver In Boynton Beach

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December 8, 2011 9:11 am

BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — An elderly man and woman are in critical condition this morning following a serious accident around 3:30 this morning in the area of Military Trail and Old Boynton Road.    According to police, Maurice Gartman, 86, and his 83 year old wife Evelyn, we’re heading west bound on Old...
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Anthrax Attack At Boca Raton’s American Media Ends In Multimilllion Dollar Settlement

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November 29, 2011 4:02 pm

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — It took more than a decade, but finally there is closure for the family for Bob Stevens who died following an Anthrax attack in Boca Raton back in 2001. He was the photo editor of “The Sun” which was published by American Media, headquartered at the time in Boca....
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Burglar Alarm Leads To Bust In Boca Raton

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November 29, 2011 9:07 am
Burglar Alarm Leads To Bust In Boca Raton

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — BocaNewsNow.com first reported a few days ago that Boca Raton police nabbed three men believed to be involved with several burglaries throughout the area over the past several months. Now comes word that the arrest of Yves Gissomme is the result of not just great police work, but a...
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Boca Raton Police Arrest Man Outside Taco Bell For Oxycodone Possession

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November 28, 2011 4:30 pm
Boca Raton Police Arrest Man Outside Taco Bell For Oxycodone Possession

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Boca Raton police say there was something going on in the parking lot of the Taco Bell at 1355 West Palmetto Park Road, and it wasn’t just the sale and consumption of burritos. Cops arrested Alex Herzog for possession of Oxycodone without a prescription. He was also charged with...
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More Heat Over Multimillion Dollar Hotwire Deal In Boca Falls

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November 21, 2011 9:59 pm
More Heat Over Multimillion Dollar Hotwire Deal In Boca Falls

  BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — BocaNewsNow.com broke the story several weeks ago that Boca Falls, a huge gated community west of 441 between Palmetto Park Road and Glades Road is dropping Comcast for the somewhat controversial Hotwire Communications.   While BocaNewsNow.com has found Hotwire representatives to be forthcoming and helpful when we’ve asked questions,...
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Silver Alert: Man Missing From Target In Boca Raton

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November 21, 2011 5:47 pm
Silver Alert: Man Missing From Target In Boca Raton

UPDATE: Mr. Rubenovitch was found safely in Pembroke Pines. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Just in from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office — a Silver Alert for Irving Rubenovitch who vanished from the Target near 441 and Palmetto Park Road, just across the street from West Boca Hospital. Here is the BOLO (be...
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FAU Shows It’s Easy Being Green

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November 21, 2011 12:05 pm
FAU Shows It’s Easy Being Green

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida Atlantic University is boasting its latest accomplishment — official “Green” certification for its new dining hall. Unfortunately, students likely won’t be enjoying the environmentally friendly facility, as it’s the “Faculty and Staff Club and Dining Hall.” In other words: paid staff, not paying students. Here’s the Eco-Friendly announcement...
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Downtown Boca Getting Ready For Huge Holiday Happenings

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November 21, 2011 10:07 am
Downtown Boca Getting Ready For Huge Holiday Happenings

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The holiday spirit officially hits downtown Boca Raton on Friday, starting with a tremendous light display that must be seen to be believed. It’s all part of what’s being marketed as “Dowtown Boca.” You can learn more about it at DownTownBoca.org. But for now, here’s the announcement of what...
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Boynton Beach Police Stop Reckless Driver, Find Crack Pipe

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November 20, 2011 12:20 pm
Boynton Beach Police Stop Reckless Driver, Find Crack Pipe

BOYTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A woman allegedly driving erratically through a Boynton Beach neighborhood is in a fair amount of trouble. Police were called to the 400 block of NE 15th avenue and found 45 year old Jodie B. Grossman stopped on the side of the road. Police say they found a crack...
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Boca Raton Rep. Supports Website Showing Struck Pedestrians

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November 19, 2011 1:46 pm
Boca Raton Rep. Supports Website Showing Struck Pedestrians

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Boca Raton State Representative Irv Slosberg supports a new state website showing graphic video of pedestrians being struck by cars. The website is http://seetheblindspots.com “We need something graphic on the air,” Slosberg told WTSP in Tampa. “We’re going backwards instead of forwards. A lot of it has to do...
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