The New Pelican Newspaper

11/14/2025

11/14/2025

“We understand that being involved in an accident can be a stressful experience,” Almbasher said. “That’s why we strive to make the repair process stress-free and convenient."

Auto Body Mania is located at 201B SW 5 St. in Pompano Beach. Call 561-929-9832 to schedule an appointment. By Gary Curreri | New Pelican Writer Mike Almbasher has always been passionate about cars and the business world. “Cars have always fascinated me, and from a young age, I dreamed of joining ...

11/14/2025

SHARP: Therefore, excluding volunteer firefighters from presumptive laws not only ignores their critical contributions but also unjustly denies them protection against the same occupational hazards that affect their career counterparts.

By Jonathan Sharp | Environmental Litigation Group, P.C. Florida Senate Bill 426, implemented on July 1, 2019, introduced a cancer‑presumptive law for full‑time career firefighters, granting employer-funded treatment and a one-time $25,000 payment to those diagnosed with any of 21 specified ...

11/13/2025

LaMarca will introduce a bill putting the idea on the ballot in 2026, although the matter could be decided in Tallahassee with a super majority vote. LaMarca said, “I would never take the power away from the voters, who elected me, to make this decision.” In 1997, Dade County voters chose to add Miami to the county’s name.

By Judy Wilson | Associate Editor Deerfield Beach – Commissioners here have given a resounding “no” to a move to rename Broward County to Lauderdale County. At last week’s meeting, Mayor Todd Drosky said he had been asked to get an opinion from the board before its next meeting Nov. 18 and s...

11/13/2025

MCGARRY: Florida was not ravaged as were other Southern states during the Civil War. The Barefoot Mailman was established during this time and carried the mail along the coast.

By Carmen McGarry | Contributing Columnist Becoming the 27th state to join the Union in 1845, today Florida is the third most populous with 67 counties. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon made the first recorded land contact on April 2, 1513 and named the region La Florida, “Land of flowers.” N...

11/13/2025

Assistant City Attorney James E. Saunders explained to a group of about 75 concerned residents at E. Pat Larkins Center that the city has not authorized his office to act on an offer to donate the privately-owned cemetery to the city. The cemetery board approached the city to talk about donating the land,” he said. The city received a corporate resolution approving the transfer of cemetery property to the city and a letter of intent/interest.

By Diane Emeott-Korzen | New Pelican Pompano Beach – The Westview Community Cemetery board has sent a letter of intent to Pompano Beach regarding a possible donation of the cemetery to the city, but no action has been taken. District 4 Commissioner Beverly Perkins called a community meeting Oct. 3...

11/13/2025

CHIEFY: And lately, the wind and weather has cooperated for us to dive. Even divers swimming off the beach are finding small clusters in shallow water.

By Jim “Chiefy” Mathie | New Pelican Writer We’ve been waiting all lobster season to find clusters of lobsters . . . and we finally found some last week. Even during the spiny lobster mini season, we never found the “honey hole.” And that’s usually our strategy. To dive a few spots and g...

11/13/2025

Order your pies by Nov. 19 to have them ready by Thanksgiving.

By Malcolm McClintock | New Pelican Writer In the land of endless summer and frenetic vibes, there’s something irresistibly grounding about the aroma of a freshly baked pie. That warm, buttery perfume wafting through the air feels like a hug from home – a comforting reminder that sweetness, when...

11/13/2025

Grocery Giveaway Pompano Beach – Free groceries, including turkeys, will be distributed Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Apollo Park, 1580 NW 3 Ave. The event is presented by Commissioner Beverly Perkins. History Tour Pompano Beach – The next Pompano History Tour will be held Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m. to ...

11/12/2025

BOYLE: The cold snap did not produce the sailfish bite some were hoping for. Lots of anglers targeted sail on Tuesday with only a few being caught. We should see an increase in the sail bite in December and January with the arrival of some stronger fronts.

By RJ Boyle | Contributing Columnist As we get closer to the winter months, we have less and less fishable days due to high winds and rough seas.  This weekend, take advantage of the good weather and take a trip out front or across to the Bahamas. The wahoo fishing has been dynamite both here and t...