James A. Coleman, 88, of Punta Gorda, died on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012.

James P. Cory, 72, of Boca Grande and Tenafly, N.J. died peacefully at home in Tenafly on September 10, 2012.

Ashley Lewis Jayco was escorted down the aisle by her father, Sid Lewis at her wedding at the Liberty House in Jersey City, New Jersey on Sunday, Sept. 2.

BY MARCY SHORTUSE - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commissioners have announced they intend to pursue a new “sportfish” designation that would include tarpon as a catch-and-release only species.

The determination was made at their Thursday, Sept. 6 meeting held in Tampa.

BY MARCY SHORTUSE - Tropical Storms Debby and Isaac didn’t pack much of a punch for Boca Grande, but they were good warm-ups for potential future storms. One of the most important things any resident or business owner can do right now, if they haven’t already, is to get their hurricane hang tags updated.

BY MARCY SHORTUSE - It’s official: Lee County emergency services have declared that, for the time being, it’s out with the orange and white and in with the blue and gray.

The familiar MEDSTAR helicopter, used to transport seriously ill or injured patients from all over the county to area hospitals, has been grounded. There’s no need to worry, though, because where we’ve lost one helicopter we’ve actually gained immediate access to two.