The New Pelican Newspaper

09/22/2025

09/13/2025

“Alicia has an incredible eye and is always open to an opportunity for a new shot whether it be in Key West, Fort Lauderdale or in our lovely city,” Luz Deroseney, a parks and rec manager, said. “She is most passionate about photographing wildlife and people.”

Deerfield Beach – Alicia McDowell (pictured above) is the winner of the In Focus photo contest held for members of the Deerfield Beach Teen Center. Her photo of an iguana, taken in July on Deerfield Island, outscored other entries by a large margin and appears on the cover of the September issue o...

09/12/2025

“Time is of the essence,” Forbes said. “What happened on this basketball court is truly miraculous. The first responders did an excellent job, starting CPR within a minute of the event, and they were able to use the AED device that was placed here just two weeks before."

By Gary Curreri | New Pelican Writer Fort Lauderdale – David Dieurestil predicted it would be about six months before he would be able to return to playing on the basketball court after he suffered cardiac arrest on July 16. His absence from the court lasted about a month. The 13-year-old Dieurest...

09/12/2025

T-Mobile recently established a cell tower site here and resident Lori Kase is not happy about it. “When we go outside, we see this big, black ugly tower,” said Kase, who lives at the Ever April Apartments. “It’s just a huge eye sore and we have no idea what it does.”

By Hannah Spence | New Pelican Writer Pompano Beach – T-Mobile recently established a cell tower site here and resident Lori Kase is not happy about it. “When we go outside, we see this big, black ugly tower,” said Kase, who lives at the Ever April Apartments. “It’s just a huge eye sore an...

09/12/2025

Commissioner Beverly Perkins recalled being saved by firefighter Poitier as a child of 4 or 6. “I was swimming at the beach and went under in my inner tube. When I woke up, there was Woody pumping my chest. You saved my life.”

By Diane Emeott-Korzen | New Pelican Writer Pompano Beach – In characteristic Woodrow “Woody” Poitier fashion, the former commissioner and fireman put others before himself at the Sept. 3 grand opening of the state-of-the-art fire station built in his honor.  Poitier requested the “8 Dimens...

09/12/2025

“We do it so the community continues to rally around public safety,” said Fort Lauderdale Fire Chief Stephen W. Gollan about why it’s important to hold a September 11th ceremony every year.

By Michael d’Oliveira | Editor On the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the ceremonies held by the cities of Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach were as much about the future as they were about the past. Residents and city officials in both cities honor...