BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The classroom teachers association which represents teachers in the Palm Beach County School District wants masks to remain mandatory through the end of the school year. The school year ends in mid-June. This email was just sent to the […]
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Some Parents Apoplectic Over Possibility Of Masks Next Year. New Policy Involves Outdoor Play This Year. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District officially today updated its mask policy. (News app readers access our full report). While the mask mandate […]
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Lawsuit Filed When Home Depot Promises Fix, Then Ghosts Customer. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A lawsuit just filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court alleges that Home Depot’s installation of impact windows on an area home was so bad, an inspector from Palm […]
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Police: Half Of Woman’s Body Hanging Out Of Car. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Coral Gables woman is facing a DUI charge following her arrest by a Boca Raton Police officer who allegedly saw her hanging out of her Lexus — in the […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — It’s another mixed bag of COVID-19 news for Florida, but there is a potentially very good sign. First, the bad news: the number of new COVID-19 infections has risen steadily every day for the past four days. The “new […]
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Staffers At West Boca Raton Store Do Nothing. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Even with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ bizarre declaration that COVID is essentially a non-issue in Florida, stores still have mask mandates in place. Violators can be charged with trespassing. Unless, apparently, […]
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Lawsuit Alleges Jail Cell Door Left Open By Guards, Inmate Attacked While Sleeping. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boca Raton-based Geo Group, which runs private prisons and lockup facilities, is facing a lawsuit after an inmate was allegedly beaten at a facility in Palm […]
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Mask Order Is Now A “Policy.” Police May Cite, Arrest For Trespass. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — How do you get around Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ removal of emergency COVID-19 orders requiring mask use? You call a mask mandate a “policy” and tell police […]
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BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher UPDATE: 7:17 p.m. Twitter reports that her account no longer exists. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A former Boca Raton High School cheerleading coach, now teaching at an area private school, is the subject of scrutiny for her tweets about President Biden, […]
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Inspectors Finds Issues In February, Same Issues in April. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There is no food issue at Firehouse Subs at 1920 NE 5th Avenue in Boca Raton, but managers and employees are apparently not trained in food safety. That’s the claim […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting on I-95 that left one man hospitalized. At least four shots were fired. (News app readers access our full report). From FHP in an advisory issued Tuesday evening at 8:36 p.m.: The […]
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Palm Beach County Says Mask Mandate Continues In Several Places. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners has a message for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: we make the rules here, not you. DeSantis, who used the magical powers bestowed […]
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Airlines Still Removing, Banning Fliers Who Refuse To Mask Up. DeSantis Order Is Irrelevant In Schools, Federal Jurisdictions. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who Monday declared the end of COVID in Florida by overriding all local COVID rules and regulations, […]
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School District Says Gov. DeSantis Has No Authority To Rescind, Alter School Board Policy. UPDATE: 10:53 a.m: The Palm Beach County School District says that the Florida Department of Education concurs that DeSantis’ order has no effect on school policies for masking. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Coconut Creek resident is facing significant child abuse charge filed Monday by the Boca Raton Police Department. (News app readers access our full report). Elizabeth Mendoza of the 5500 block of Lyons Road is charged with “Neglect Child […]
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