Hometown Heroes: Luisa Ortiz and Dylan Gunning
By: Pedro Heizer Olympic Heights High School, a school known for a history of good tennis, is now at the top of the High School Tennis world. Luisa Ortiz, a sophomore at Olympic heights, made it to the...
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Hometown Heroes: Steve Geffrard
By: Dale Smith Earlier in May, Saint Andrews High School senior, Steve Geffrard won the national heavyweight Golden Gloves title in Little Rock, Arkansas, upsetting defending champion Jordan Shimmell...
View ArticleSteve Geffrard is Good as Gold
By: Pedro Heizer As I walked into the Police Athletic League gym, I must admit, I was worried. Worried that Steve Geffrard was going to be one of those types of boxers who could come in with his nose...
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Hometown Hero: Scott Gordon
Article By: Pedro Heizer Photos by: Jon van Woerden Boca Raton is a city known for its soccer. Not only is Boca Raton the home of United States Men’s National Team forward Jozy Altidore, and Manchester...
View Article“Veteran” tells of Road to Victory: Hope and Courage in WWII
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park Community Center kicked off its spring “Afternoons at the Willow Series” Jan. 15 with a lecture by Peter Colon about World War II. Dressed in costume, Colon, a...
View ArticleBoca Rotary Honors Five Local Leaders with OPAL Awards
By Dale King and Julia Hebert The Boca Raton Rotary Club honored five community leaders with OPAL (Outstanding People and Leaders) Awards recently for their work in the local area. The 15th annual...
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‘Honoring those who served BBQ’
By: Samantha Mellman Cpl. Burt Richards says to me, “Students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in class every day, and do not know who wrote it and they think Pearl Harbor is a resort in the Bahamas.”...
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Hobnobbing with the Big Ballas at the Big Game
By: Samantha Mellman Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest day of the year in sports, and that means a big day of festivities – partying and watching the game from somewhere other than their couches, not...
View ArticleBoca Raton Names 2012 Firefighter of the Year
Firefighter James Haag has been selected as our 2012 Firefighter of the Year. James Haag has been a Firefighter with the City of Boca Raton for eight years. In his short time on the Department, he has...
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