A Fort Myers maternity home for teenage mothers is one of 100 recipients nationwide of the Lowe's Hometowns grant. As part of the program, local Lowe's employees volunteered their time to help renovate the nonprofit's new building.
An 11-year-old boy who moved from Pennsylvania to Naples a month ago has expanded on an idea he started five years ago up north. Now he's working with local nonprofits to collect winter essentials for local homeless people.
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After months of community engagement to delve into those problems, the Lee County Recovery Task Force concluded its first phase of Ian recovery with an estimated $7 billion, and counting, in countywide projects.At a summary task force RTF meeting on Friday, held at Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers, the task force summarized its findings from phase one to identify the needs of the county post-Ian through community outreach.
After 170 applicants applied, the candidates for Fort Myers police chief were narrowed down to four: Reo Hatfield, deputy police chief for the Virginia Beach Police Department; Victor Medico, a Fort Myers Police Department captain; Gina Hawkins, retired Fayetteville police chief; and Jason Fields, acting major for FMPD.