BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The mall is officially “open” but more than eighty stores remain closed in Boca Raton’s Town Center Mall. It’s been two weeks since the mall reopened its doors. Here’s a list of what remains closed: Abercrombie Kids Aerie Aeopostale Aldo Alex and Ani American Eagle Apple Athleta Banana Republic Bath […]
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TRANSPORTATION WORKER: “NO WAY” SOCIAL DISTANCING HAPPENS ON SCHOOL BUS. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — “No way” will social distancing happen on a school bus, at least according to a Palm Beach County School District transportation worker contacting BocaNewsNow.com. “Forget classrooms,” said the employee, speaking to BocaNewsNow.com but without permission to do so. “There is […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — This is the BocaNewsNow.com TV update for May 27th, 2020. We cover the impact of COVID-19 on South Palm Beach County, focusing on Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. Anchored by Andrew Colton. Our next TV update should post by 10 a.m. Thursday. BocaNewsNow.com updates around the clock. With […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — If you are looking for a COVID-19 test, consider the new testing site at Florida Atlantic University. The facility — which is a joint operation of FAU, AMR and Palm Beach County — is available to anyone who needs a test. You do, however, need to make a reservation. The […]
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Palm Beach County Numbers Worse Than State BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The latest numbers from the Florida Department of Health reveal three statistics that may be unsettling for those concerned that the Phase One opening — now two weeks old — could be leading to a second wave. The percent positive rate in Palm […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Emails. Messages. So many emails and messages. All from people who claim COVID-19 isn’t real, that the pandemic is made up, and that people in Palm Beach County have no need to wear facial coverings when out and about in stores like Publix. Welcome to the latest edition of BocaNewsNow.com […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Welcome to the rainy season. Here is the latest update from the National Weather Service for South Palm Beach County. Note: while wet and windy, there is no expectation of the current weather pattern leading a named tropical disturbance. AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 262000- Lake Okeechobee-Biscayne Bay- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The most current graph of emergency department visits for influenza-like “illness” is not showing a decline over the past several weeks. The graph above, released by the Florida Department of Health, is current through the week starting May 17th — that data should be accurate through May 24th. It shows […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — This is the BocaNewsNow.com TV update for Tuesday, May 26, 2020. We cover the impact of COVID-19 on South Palm Beach County, focusing on Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach and today, lot’s of unbelievable viewer mail. Anchored by Andrew Colton. Our next TV update should post by 10 […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The prelude to Hurricane season continues with heavy rain and the possibility of flash flooding overnight (Monday) into Tuesday, Here is the Monday evening update from the National Hurricane Center which doesn’t traditionally issue advisories until June 1st. For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Special Tropical […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: City of Boca Raton verbatim) — City of Boca Raton beach-front parks and parking lots will open to the public Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from 8am – sunset forpermit holders and patrons paying the daily rates. Daily rates: ($20/Class 1 vehicle or $65/Class 2 vehicle)with credit or cash at the gates. Lifeguards […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — There is a new batch of numbers just released by the Florida Department of Health. There are now at least 51,746 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Florida. The death count has risen to 2,252. The percent positive rate — which provides context to an increase in positive tests — is […]
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