http://naplesnews.com/news/bonita_news/?partner=RSSnaplesnews.com Stories: Bonitaen-usbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/06/todays-traffic-enforcement-locations-collier-lee/?partner=RSSHere are today's traffic enforcement locations in Collier and Lee counties. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:20:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/06/todays-traffic-enforcement-locations-collier-lee/?partner=RSSbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/palin-rally-creates-buzz-estero/?partner=RSSAnita Green drives from Fort Lauderdale to Estero every week so her 13-year-old son can attend hockey practice at Germain Arena. The hockey mom says the long drive is just one reason she connects with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. “It’s not just the hockey,” Green said Sunday morning. “She is a mother with a big family and a full-time job. She shows a lot of commitment and stands up for what she believes. I think that’s refreshing.” lpbishop@comcast.net (PETE BISHOP)Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:30:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/palin-rally-creates-buzz-estero/?partner=RSSelectionhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/wci-looks-sell-property/?partner=RSSAs it looks to get out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, WCI Communities Inc. hopes this week to get approval from a judge to sell a 22-unit condominium in the Pelican Preserve neighborhood in Fort Myers for $3.52 million. lllayden@naplesnews.com (LAURA LAYDEN)Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:29:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/wci-looks-sell-property/?partner=RSSbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/cooper-trial-shifts-testimony-family-friends-week/?partner=RSSJurors in the trial of Fred Cooper heard from the first group of witnesses on Friday, including those who first responded to the 911 call from a home in Gateway in late December 2005. They heard from employees of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and from those with the medical examiner’s office who handled the bodies of Michelle and Steven Andrews. eawright@bonitanews.com (ELIZABETH WRIGHT)Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:23:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/cooper-trial-shifts-testimony-family-friends-week/?partner=RSSbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/fgcu-students-say-naples-police-internship-invalua/?partner=RSSFlorida Gulf Coast University seniors Shelley McLean and Maria Aguirre recently stood alongside two Naples police officers, enforcing traffic on the street. Police officer Benjamin Vasquez pointed a high-tech laser gun at vehicles to see if they are obeying the speed limit. tmiguel@naplesnews.com (TRACY X. MIGUEL)Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:59:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/fgcu-students-say-naples-police-internship-invalua/?partner=RSSeducationhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/lee-has-numbers-control-10-million-coconut-road-in/?partner=RSSThe freeing up of the controversial $10 million Coconut Road interchange earmark has Lee and Collier counties butting heads over the money. The disagreement over where to spend the money could even land before the Regional Planning Council for arbitration. Or maybe not. ckwhitehead@naplesnews.com (CHARLIE WHITEHEAD)Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:43:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/lee-has-numbers-control-10-million-coconut-road-in/?partner=RSSbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/breaking-down-production-process/?partner=RSSIt wasn’t exactly a peek backstage, but curious theatergoers got an insider’s perspective into the making of regional plays at the South County Regional Library on Wednesday. Rachel Burttram, who serves as associate director of Florida Repertory Theatre and plays Laura in its current production of “The Glass Menagerie,” discussed and fielded questions about the production process in the library’s meeting room. Her talk was part of a series of discussions the Florida Rep held with libraries across Lee County. ahale@bonitanews.com (AARON HALE)Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:47:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/05/breaking-down-production-process/?partner=RSSbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/ben-nelson-named-bonita-springs-citizen-year/?partner=RSSIt’s been a good year for Ben Nelson. On top of being elected Bonita Springs mayor earlier this year, the longtime city resident was named the 2008 Bonita Springs Citizen of the Year on Saturday night at the Coconut Point Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa. ahale@bonitanews.com (AARON HALE)Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:11:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/ben-nelson-named-bonita-springs-citizen-year/?partner=RSSbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/public-relations-association-hold-luncheon-meeting/?partner=RSSThe Southwest Florida chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) will hold its monthly luncheon meeting “Are you really green or are you being greenwashed?” tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:56:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/public-relations-association-hold-luncheon-meeting/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/school-page-following-are-collier-higher-education/?partner=RSS  tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/school-page-following-are-collier-higher-education/?partner=RSSeducationhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/estero-football-legacy-shut-out/?partner=RSSIn 1998, the Estero high school football program was flying high and in the state championship game. A decade later, the wildcats have a 17-game losing streak and are struggling to compete. So what went wrong? sphotard@bonitanews.com (SCOTT HOTARD)Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/estero-football-legacy-shut-out/?partner=RSSprepzone/ehs/footballhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/rising-crime-means-new-lee-jail-opens-overcrowded/?partner=RSSLee County jails have grown tremendously in recent years. In 2008, the average daily population of inmates has exceeded jail beds by an average of 28 percent. On Wednesday, Lee County will reduce that average to around 9 percent when it opens its fifth building, the four-story, eight-flight 768-bed jail expansion. Yet record-high arrest rates, combined with few alternatives to detention in Lee County, promise a continued flood of inmates into the jail, one that could easily raise the overcrowding levels back to their current levels.The Sheriff’s Office’s own calculations predict that by October 2009, the jail will be overcrowded by roughly 36 percent. sbeardsley@bonitanews.com (STEVEN BEARDSLEY)Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:24:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/rising-crime-means-new-lee-jail-opens-overcrowded/?partner=RSScrimehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/monday-deadline-register-vote/?partner=RSSThose interested in voting in the Nov. 4 general election must register to vote by Monday, Oct. 6. tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:56:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/04/monday-deadline-register-vote/?partner=RSSelectionhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/24-families-allowed-return-their-flood-stricken-ho/?partner=RSSNearly six weeks to the day floodwaters forced them out of their homes, 24 families from Manna Christian Mission RV Park were given the go-ahead to return to their RVs permanently. sbeardsley@bonitanews.com (STEVEN BEARDSLEY)Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/24-families-allowed-return-their-flood-stricken-ho/?partner=RSSbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/two-country-club-developments-continue-battle-surv/?partner=RSSTwo country club developments near the Collier-Lee county line continued to grapple Friday with the bad economy. Members of Palmira Golf and Country Club held a meeting Friday night to stay informed about what they can do to keep the club open. The Daily News wasn’t able to get into the gated community for the meeting. tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:32:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/two-country-club-developments-continue-battle-surv/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/lee-tourism-slows-economy/?partner=RSSThe sagging national economy combined with a hurricane scare contributed to a slow end to the summer tourist season, say Lee County tourism officials. According to numbers released during a Tourist Development Council meeting on Friday, 16.3 percent fewer tourists visited the county than in August 2007, a drop of 66,745 total visitors. lpbishop@comcast.net (PETE BISHOP)Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:12:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/lee-tourism-slows-economy/?partner=RSSbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/lee-county-police-briefs-october-4-2008/?partner=RSS  tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:15:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/lee-county-police-briefs-october-4-2008/?partner=RSScrimehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/responding-officer-relives-gruesome-discovery-gate/?partner=RSSThe woman who found a toddler in a Gateway home alone with his dead parents was the first witness the state called in the trial of Fred Cooper, the man accused of killing a young couple nearly three years ago. Tracie Lodato, formerly Tracie Gaydash, is a school resource officer with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, but on the morning of Dec. 27, 2005, she was working an extra duty detail patrolling the Gateway area. eawright@bonitanews.com (ELIZABETH WRIGHT)Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:55:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/responding-officer-relives-gruesome-discovery-gate/?partner=RSSbonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/six-victims-identified-glades-county-fatal-car-acc/?partner=RSSThe Florida Highway Patrol released the names of the six men killed on Monday when a semi ran a stop sign in Glades County and struck their Chevrolet van. tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:48:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/six-victims-identified-glades-county-fatal-car-acc/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/victorias-got-new-secret-who-lifting-her-bras/?partner=RSSLee County Sheriffs Officials have a description of an individual who stole 160 bras valued at nearly $6,000 Thursday afternoon from the Victoria's Secret store at the Coconut Point Mall in Estero on U.S. 41. Officials say they're hoping for a bust. mclark@bonitanews.com (MATT CLARK)Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:53:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/03/victorias-got-new-secret-who-lifting-her-bras/?partner=RSSbonita_news