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Letter to the Editor: Discuss turf before vote
At 6 p.m. on Feb. 3, the Ocean Ridge Town Commission will vote on final adoption of an ordinance severely limiting waterless lawns, an ordinance that will significantly impact the private property rights of every Ocean Ridge landowner. Please come an
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Good reporting, no malarkey
Contrary to Richard Lucibella’s angry advertisement in The Coastal Star, this paper has been the voice of the people and represents nearly all of the Ocean Ridge residents. As always, The Coastal Star got the story right, reporting that attorney Rich
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Ocean Ridge transition needs wise leaders
As a longtime Fortune 500 senior executive and business owner, I knew the right location was critical when we moved here from New Jersey as full-time residents. My husband, Roy, and I selected Ocean Ridge after looking carefully at several small coas
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Exercise your voting rights fully
In a few days it will once again be election day here in Ocean Ridge. As I hope we all recognize, there are three candidates running for two seats on the Town Commission. Qualified voters will have two votes to cast, two chances to shape the future f
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Project would harm vital natural area in Ocean Ridge
For health and safety and money for the Town of Ocean Ridge, the county and the state, and as an owner at Ocean Park Manor, adjacent to the proposed Swain project, I would like to lodge my strongest objection to this permit.
Among the factors that th
Letter to the Editor: Ocean Ridge candidate grateful for polite campaign
I want to thank the residents of Ocean Ridge for all the kindnesses shared with me during my campaign as your town commissioner. I learned so much from the experience.
The campaign was a positive, constructive event and I appreciated all of th
Missing kitten in Ocean Ridge
Letter to the Editor: Debate is good, but mob behavior uncivil
Déjà vu. About 10 years ago, several of the town’s most vociferous voices attacked me when I was a sitting commissioner. Using profanity and disrespect, they stood up to the microphone and called me a disgrace and asked for my resignation. Weeks
Read more…Letter to the Editor: In Support of the Town’s Actions Regarding Former Chief Yannuzzi’s Removal from Office
Major organizational decision making is rarely a clear cut process fitting neatly into the observer’s perspective of how personnel dealings should be conducted. Town management makes its decisions based on cumulative experiences that don’t always fi
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Wrong to link beach talks, segregation
The December issue of The Coastal Star told a terrible tale about the acrid racial segregation that ruled in Florida throughout the 1950s. A lot of us are old enough to remember how vicious the hold of bigotry was in those years. We certainly do.
Letter to the Editor: Plastics are not all alike
Your editorial and article on waste plastics in the ocean and on the beaches were very interesting and do not reflect well on our stewardship of the beaches and the oceans.
Many people would argue that these materials will last “forever,” however
Ocean Ridge Police Telephone Recording: Yannuzzi and Lucibella
Attached is a the recording of the telephone conversation between Ocean Ridge Police Chief Chris Yannuzzi and Ocean Ridge Commissioner Richard Lucibella made Nov. 13, 2014.
Read more…Letter to the Editor: True motives veiled in 'property rights'
Regarding your December article “Ocean Ridge closer to beach enforcement plan”:
No one has an issue with protecting property owners’ rights and that should include the dunes and sand. Since the commission is choosing to literally draw a line in t
Letter to the Editor: Beach access views have not changed for some
“Tragedy on beach sparked change” in the December issue reminds me why The Coastal Star is such an asset to our community. Growing up in this area, I well remember this tragedy, and the ensuing events.
“All our moves and acts are aimed at gettin
Letter to the Editor: OR police really do protect and serve
I have lived in Ocean Ridge since 1988. Those years have been eventful. Once I opened my mail box to come face to face with a large red snake about twice the diameter of my wrist. With my heart pounding out of my chest, I slammed the door shut and
Read more…Local Voices: Volunteers are needed
In the remote chance that the Town of Ocean Ridge is exposed to an aerosolized airborne anthrax attack, volunteers will be needed to distribute antibiotics.
Ocean Ridge has signed an agreement with the Palm Beach County Department of Health who will p
Letter to the Editor: All deserve peaceful access to beach
I am a homesteaded resident of Ocean Ridge living on Old Ocean Boulevard. In the summer I live in the resort community of Ogunquit, Maine. On an average weekend in our 10-week summer season, 60,000 people come to town to enjoy the baby-powder-san
Read more…Letter to the Editor: All success to new OR commission
Congratulations to both James Bonfiglio and Richard Lucibella, my esteemed opponents in the March 11 election for town commissioner of Ocean Ridge.
I wish the entire commission success and amenable achievement in issues brought forth for consideratio