Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of October.
Good morning, Boynton Beach.
Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services is preparing for Project Thanksgiving to pack and deliver meals and will host a Thanksgiving Day gathering for about 600 older adults at its West Boca campus, while Jacobson Family Food Pantry, which served 685 clients last year, seeks volunteers and donations.
Boo-na-na Boat Disco kicks off at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct.
30 at the Banana Boat (739 E. Ocean Ave.) with happy hour, DJ Bubble Flow from 7 to 11 p.m., drink specials, raffles, and a costume contest with cash and gift-card prizes.
The Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast is raising awareness and providing counseling, nutrition services, teen support groups, and pain management for families affected by sickle cell disease.
The foundation, founded more than 50 years ago by Eva Mack, will host its Fashion Affair fundraiser on Nov. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m.
A Palm Beach County breast cancer survivor says a routine mammogram at HCA Florida JFK Hospital Breast Center in Lake Worth Beach found her cancer after she avoided screening for nearly a decade, and she urges women to get annual 2D + 3D mammography starting at age 40.
Last week, state health inspectors ordered seven restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach counties closed after live flies landed on tuna, cheese and chicken and probes found roaches, temperature abuses, uncovered foods and staff hygiene failures; all reopened after follow-up reinspections.
Florida's ACA open enrollment starts Nov.
1 and runs through Jan. 15; some customers say they were auto-enrolled in 2027 plans without consent, insurers' 2027 rates are up about 10%, and experts urge reviewing options or re-enrolling to keep your doctors + meds covered.
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