BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — We predicted just before Thanksgiving break that the Palm Beach County School District would hit 1000 COVID cases at some point in early December. Sadly, we were correct. The school district is now reporting 980 COVID-19 cases logged since “brick and mortar” learning began. It is almost guaranteed that the […]
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County Officials: Flooding, Heavy Rain, Tornados Possible. COVID Testing Sites To Be Reassessed Early Next Week. No Evacuations For Now. BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: Palm Beach County Verbatim Advisory) (Filed 5:24 PM Friday) — Due to the approach of Tropical Depression Eta, COVID-19 testing is being suspended at all Health Care District sites at […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The EPA just released a list of 500 disinfectants that it approves for use in an effort to clean in the midst of COVID-19. We are publishing the entire media advisory which contains several links to the list and additional information. The unspoken point by the EPA in releasing this […]
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Autism Advocate Says Woman Did Nothing Wrong, Teen Should Have Been Controlled Boca Raton’s Woodfield Country Club Investigating, Reviewing Incident BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A woman using a treadmill in the Woodfield Country Club gym asked a teenager living with Autism, on another treadmill, to stop spitting […]
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BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher ATLANTA, GA (BocaNewsNow.com) — A Delta Airlines flight crew ordered the removal of a passenger heading to Fort Lauderdale from Atlanta Friday night when that passenger refused to wear a mask. BocaNewsNow.com was on board Delta 1415 at 10 p.m. when the large, tattooed man violated the airline’s […]
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SOURCE: Parents Sent Kids To School While They Enjoyed Spa Days, Tennis, Then Wanted Kids Back Home BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher UPDATE 9PM Tuesday October 6, 2020: The Palm Beach County School District sent an official email this evening telling parents that they must choose distance or in-person learning. The reason given: […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Source: PBC Media Advisory Verbatim) — The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners approved the CARES Mortgage Assistance Program on May 15, 2020, to accelerate assistance to eligible homeowners whose households have suffered a loss of income due to COVID-19. This $20 million allocation for the Mortgage Assistance Program uses […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Palm Beach County School Board Member Debra Robinson, M.D., the only medical doctor on the Board, is calling for a more comprehensive “dashboard” reporting the COVID-19 situation in the school district. Dr. Robinson, one of the most outspoken board members expressing concern over the school district’s COVID-19 plan, wants hyper-specific […]
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Health Experts Say Eating In Restaurants Spreads COVID, But Boca, Delray Diners Refuse To Mask Up BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Readers are sharing horror stories of belligerent restaurant guests converging on eateries in Boca Raton and Delray Beach. As “phase 3” got underway following the unexpected order by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, many apparently […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — When the Palm Beach County School District updates its COVID-19 tracking dashboard on Tuesday, it will includes new COVID-19 cases in Boca Community Middle School, Spanish River High School and West Boca High. The new cases were reported to parents and guardians Monday afternoon and evening through robocalls and emails. […]
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BocaNewsNow.com Obtains Email Morikami Park Elementary Principal Sent To Teachers Sunday BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The scale of the crisis looming in the Palm Beach County School District is growing with each administrative email sent to teachers. BocaNewsNow.com just obtained an email sent by the principal of Morikami Park Elementary in which she tells […]
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Promotes Florida Tourism, Air Travel, Open Stadiums As COVID-19 Deaths Continue BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis promotes opening Hard Rock Stadium for football fans and pronounces — without proof — that people don’t get sick on airplanes so tourists should make South Florida travel plans, Palm […]
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Florida Department of Health added 12,343 confirmed cases of COVID-19 to the books on Sunday through 11:59 p.m., bringing the weekend total to 27,626. The percent positivity rate for the State of Florida moved back up — it’s now 11.4 percent based on Sunday’s numbers. In Palm Beach County, […]
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PALM BEACH COUNTY REPORTS 623 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 SUNDAY EVENING BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The Sunday evening ICU bed “census” from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration reveals that West Boca Medical Center has just 3 ICU beds available as of 7:15 p.m. The census report, which is accurate as of 7:15 p.m. […]
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READERS DISPUTE BROWARD COUNTY WARNINGS, CLAIM OUR STORY IS “FAKE!” COCONUT CREEK, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Despite a volume of public records and official warnings being issued, several parents of children at Eagles Landing Camp (day and overnight camp) in Coconut Creek are slamming BocaNewsNow.com for publishing 15 COVID-19 warnings issued by Broward County. They claim […]
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