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BONITA SPRINGS — Fighting conchs are going down swinging on the beaches of Bonita Springs. Hundreds of the dead and dying conchs have littered the shores of the beach during low tide over the past few days, grabbing the attention of tourists and researches alike. “We’ve been walking up and down the beach, and we’ve been seeing a lot of these fighting conch. Look they’re right there,” Angie Verdone said pointing into the water just off the shore on the north side of Bonita Beach. “They’re like in groups, they’re all over the beach.” Scientists are testing water off the...

School Board laments crisis By JOHN L. GUERRA Citizen Staff When former Adult Education and Career Coordinator Monique Acevedo resigned March 3 after allegations surfaced that she bought a $300 pair of sunglasses and an airline ticket using her school district credit card, no one knew how wide-reaching the investigation into allegations of financial abuse would go. Her resignation, announced by her husband, Schools Superintendent Randy Acevedo, launched two weeks' of daily revelations that have shaken the community's confidence in the school district and angered teachers and principals who've been asked to do without certain supplies because of a tightening...