With municipal help, checkpoints will continue
By Jim McCarthy and Sara Matthis
Checkpoints at MM 112.5 and Card Sound Road in Key Largo will proceed long term and around the clock...
Stay informed and safe with these apps
Here’s some apps to download onto your phone to stay apprised of the coronavirus and how to know whether to see a doctor if...
What’s in the CARES Act for us?
The U.S. federal government passed a roughly $2 trillion coronavirus response bill on March 27. It’s intended to prop up U.S. workers, business and...
CHI tests another 20 in Marathon
The Community Health Inc. clinic created its own drive through spot behind its facility at 2805 Overseas Highway in Marathon on Saturday, March 28....
County to evaluate checkpoint, sheriff resources ‘thin’ with state help pulled
In the first 24 hours, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, with some assistance from Florida Highway Patrol, sent some 400 vehicles back north to...
County now has 20 positive cases
As of 11 a.m. Saturday, Monroe County reported 20 total cases — 18 of which are Florida residents and two are non-Florida residents.
Per the...
What the Stars Have In Store
I’m writing this week’s horoscopes because, in spite of our current climate, I am certain the future will arrive. Faced with fear, we become...
Feel Good Books to Lift Your Spirits
Sometimes we put the mystery, sci-fi and thrillers aside and just want a happy ending. As your local library or bookstore may temporarily close,...
New developments in transgender youth care
When a world crisis of some sort enters everyone’s consciousness, it’s hard to remember that the world keeps turning. As long as people can...
the Existential Threat
Existential. It is the word of the hour and, like all trendy words, soon to be overused.
But at this juncture, somewhere amid multiple threats...






















