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LIGHTHOUSE POINT & POMPANO BEACH VIRTUAL CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS: PARTICIPATE FROM YOUR COUCH!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER VIRTUAL CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS: Lighthouse Point will hold a virtual City Commission meeting today, April 14, at 6:30pm, in an effort to promote social distancing and avoid risk of additional...
BROWARD COUNTY ISSUES MANDATORY ORDER FOR FACIAL COVERINGS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER Broward County late this afternoon issued an emergency order instructing all people in the county to wear a facial covering when visiting essential businesses for services. The order also requires that...
Broward County, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach Issue Directives on Face Masks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER POMPANO BEACH, DEERFIELD BEACH FACE MASKS- Original story posted 5pm. UPDATE 8PM: Broward County has issued a mandatory face mask order that will take effect after midnight...
Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point, Deerfield Beach and LBTS Hold Virtual City Commission Meetings Amid Coronavirus Crisis
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER VIRTUAL CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS: After cancelling public meetings due to the coronavirus crisis, many cities are now planning to hold their upcoming Commission meetings virtually. Pompano Beach,...
Still No Plan for Cruise Ships With COVID-19 Exposed Patients Waiting to Dock at Port Everglades
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="black" border_width="3"][vc_column_text] UPDATE: Reports differ as to the finality of the approval's plan... At 8:20AM Today, April 2: District Six County Commissioner Michael Udine wrote on Twitter that "The Unified...
Florida Governor Orders Residents to Stay Home to Avoid Coronavirus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After consulting with the President and White House Advisors, Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially signed an order directing Florida residents to stay at home. The order requires "all persons in Florida to limit their movements and...
POMPANO BEACH, LIGHTHOUSE POINT, LBTS ISSUE MANDATORY STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER On Friday afternoon, Broward County cities began issuing stay-at-home orders in an effort to stop the dangerous spread of the coronavirus. Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point and Lauderdale-By-The-Sea are...
LATEST BROWARD COUNTY SHELTER-IN-PLACE GUIDELINES FOR YOU TO FOLLOW
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER BROWARD COUNTY SHELTER-IN-PLACE GUIDELINES: Thursday afternoon, Broward County increased its efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus by issuing a shelter-in-place order urging all residents to...
LIGHTHOUSE POINT: MAYOR ORDERS MORE CLOSURES, NEW MEASURES TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | LIGHTHOUSE POINT NEWS REPORTER LIGHTHOUSE POINT CLOSURES: Due to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Lighthouse Point Mayor Glenn Troast issued an order on Wednesday that closed more of the city’s...
BROWARD COUNTY: BUSINESSES CLOSE; NEW CORONAVIRUS HOTLINE OPENS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BY MARIE PULEO | NEWS REPORTER BROWARD COUNTY BUSINESSES CLOSE: An order issued by Broward County requiring all non-essential retail and commercial businesses to close took effect today, as part of efforts to combat the spread of...