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Jim and Ann Frank, visiting from Houston, look on as dredging begins Jan. 29 on the north end of Delray Beach. The $19.2 million beach renourishment project will restore 2.65 miles of coastline. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Delray Beach, Ocean Ridge prepare for blasts of sand

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Election coverage

Boca Raton: Downtown campus, council lineup, police HQ up to voters| Mayor's raceCandidates|Council Seat ACandidates|Council Seat BCandidates|Council Seat DCandidates

Delray Beach: Three first-time candidates square off in commission race|Candidates

Gulf Stream: Town holding first municipal election since 2017|Candidates

South Palm Beach: Election could decide fate of Town Hall construction plans|Mayoral candidates|Council candidates

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Along the Coast: Proposed state law would target e-bike speeds

Boca Raton: City OKs development pact, but insists election is last word|Downtown campus controversy reminds some of Mizner Park’s birth

Delray Beach: City turns over text messages between mayor and Mary McCarty to The Coastal Star

Gulf Stream: Town promotes retiring manager’s right-hand man to top job

Ocean Ridge: Condo project could unearth more of town’s ancient history

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Obituaries 

Bernet | Cotter | Goncharov | GriffIreland | Standerfer

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 Around Town

Entertainment: Lights! Camera! Popcorn!

Business Spotlight: Garlic Fest returns to Delray with smaller footprint but all its stinkin’ glory

Coastal Stars: Visits with hospitalized kids motivate Gulf Stream sisters to raise more money

Dining: Downtown Boca Raton has a new burger joint

Health & Harmony: Wearable technology helping people reach fitness goals|New chief operating officer appointed at HCA Florida JFK Hospital

House of the Month: Unobstructed ocean frontage in Ocean Ridge

Meet Your Neighbor: Ted Hoskinson

Outdoors: A hard lesson on catching snook along the Intracoastal

Pets: Dog training experts share tips on nipping bad habits in Buddy

Philanthropy: Spring Boutique a way to help Wayside House support women in crisis|Palm Beach Symphony donates 1,000th instrument to students

Religion: Boca couple fights antisemitism through philanthropy, education|Former white supremacist to speak at Chabad event

Tots & Teens: Ocean Ridge student creates system to grow microgreens indoors

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Editor's Note: Voters don’t get much say when few run for office

Turtle time is coming, so let’s talk elections. March marks the start of the annual sea turtle season, when beach lighting dims and stakes marking buried turtle nests begin sprouting along the shoreline. It’s also municipal election season, when local voters head to the polls — if they haven’t already cast their ballots through the mail — to choose their town and city leaders. However, unlike sea turtle nestings, which come year after year no matter the weather or the danger from predators,…

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