EXTREMELY HIGH PERCENT POSITIVE RATE FOR KIDS 17 AND UNDER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — As parents address the school board during a live stream of the pivotal meeting that will lead to a vote on distance learning Wednesday night, several parents are claiming that kids just don’t contract COVID-19. That’s […]
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SEVERAL PARENTS CITE “FACTS” THAT AREN’T FACTUAL BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Never underestimate the vocality of people who have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about. Parents speaking at the live streaming School Board meeting right now (July 15, 2020) are spewing comments about not closing for car accidents, not closing for the flu, […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — There are just a handful of slots available, but Gymnastics Plus — in a move that will be highly controversial — is offering a location for parents to leave their kids to take part in distance learning. Is this exactly what schools and public health officials are trying to avoid? […]
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BARBIERI: HEALTH DIRECTOR OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TOLD TO “KEEP MOUTH SHUT” BY STATE OF FLORIDA BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — School Board Chairman Frank Barbieri, Jr., preparing to lead the school board in a vote shortly to affirm distance learning for the start of the 2020-2021 school year, just delivered a passionate speech blasting […]
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DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Stacey Passick, according to police, was beaten to death before a man left her in a vacant home that that had caught on fire after the two were using drugs. Delray Beach Police have now arrested Serric Jerome Lee and charged him with second degree murder. According to a police […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Florida has now passed the 300,000 mark when it comes to positive COVID-19 cases in the state. As of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health had logged a total of 297,876 positive Florida resident cases and 3,934 non-Florida resident cases. The total infection count: 301,810. The total death […]
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BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Bethesda Hospital West —which serves a significant portion of unincorporated Palm Beach County —has NO hospital beds available as of 6:30 Wednesday morning. The official hospital census count, provided by the State of Florida, reveals that all 91 beds in the facility are in use. While a smaller facility, Bethesda […]
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MASSIVE LIST SHOWS QUANTITY OF COMPLAINTS, COUNTY ACTION BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County has complied with the FOIA request filed by BocaNewsNow.com. There are thousands of complaints that have been logged with the county by residents and visitors concerned that businesses are not following COVID-19 executive orders. Many of the complaints continue […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A new executive order is now in effect in Palm Beach County, prohibiting food or alcohol from being served for on-site consumption. Here’s the order: “No establishment permitted to serve alcohol for on-site consumption, whether indoor or outdoor, shall serve alcohol between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. […]
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BOCANEWSNOW.COM FILES FOIA REQUEST FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY INSPECTION REPORTS. THESE REPORTS ARE PUBLIC IN BROWARD COUNTY. UPDATE: 6pm JULY 14, 2020: PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS COMPLIED WITH OUR FOIA REQUEST. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE LIST OF VIOLATIONS AND CONCERNS. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County Commissioner and Mayor Dave Kerner has […]
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VICTIM IDENTIFIED AS STACEY PASSICK, 53 YEARS OF AGE DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Delray Beach Police have identified the woman found in a burning vacant home on Monday. The woman, according to police, is Stacey Passick. Her body is now with the medical examiner. Police say the case has been ruled a homicide. She […]
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WELLINGTON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: PBSO Advisory) — On Monday, July 13, 2020, at 4:14 pm, deputies responded to a 911 call of a female toddler, 2 years of age, locked, by herself, in a white Nissan 4 door vehicle that was NOT running at the Mall at Wellington Green. Upon arrival, our deputy observed the […]
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