BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — DEVELOPING — Palm Beach County Commissioners may vote to ban vaping on all public playgrounds. From a rundown of items under consideration from the Commission: “Vaping – directed staff to draft an ordinance banning the use of e-cigarette products on playgrounds.” It’s unclear how long it will take until the ordinance […]
Continue ReadingPARKLAND, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: BSO) — Immediately after taking command, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony focused on the internal investigation of seven deputies to determine whether their actions at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018 complied with Broward Sheriff’s Office standards. Today, as a result of the continuing internal investigation and disciplinary process, […]
Continue ReadingBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: FAU) — Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly, along with FAU Board of Trustee members Dr. Jeffrey Feingold and Brad Levine, Daniel Flynn, Ph.D., FAU vice president of research, and James Sullivan, Ph.D., executive director of FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, recently traveled to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem with Florida […]
Continue ReadingBOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: Boca Raton Police Foundation) — The Boca Raton Police Foundation today announced its partnership with Ring and details for the upcoming launch of a joint subsidy program that will provide discounts for local residents who wish to purchase select home security devices. With funds approved by the Foundation along with matching funds […]
Continue ReadingBOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: PBSO Media Advisory verbatim) — Deputies responded to shooting in the 11200 block of South Military Trail, Boynton Beach. Upon arrival, deputies located a male suffering from gunshot wound(s). He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Detectives are investigating this death as a […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: Boca PD) — On May 19th, 2019, at 4:38 am, Boca Raton Police responded to a hit‐and‐run crash, which occurred at 6401 W. Glades Road. Witnesses reported a pick‐up truck was traveling eastbound along W. Glades Road when it collided with a pedestrian in the travel lanes. The driver left […]
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Man, inexplicably, needs to shop with doggie. He is escorted from store. UPDATE May 29, 2019 at 10:55 AM: We were contacted by someone associated with Publix but not authorized to speak with us. This person reminds us that Publix does have a stated policy that “Only service animals that are specifically trained to aid […]
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Palm Beach County School District Trails Other School Districts In FSA ELA Results. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The highly anticipated FSA test results for third graders have just been released and in the words of Palm Beach County School District officials, “there is room for improvement.” The report was notably released on the Friday […]
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