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Editor's Note: New Boca, South Palm council majorities face challenges
Two maxims stand out from South County’s March 10 municipal races: Elections have consequences and every vote counts. Those maxims were true in one of the area’s smallest towns and in its biggest city.
Boca Raton voters squashed plans for a major pri
Read more…Letters to the Editor: Report the news without a partisan slant
Ever since The Coastal Star was first published, I have found it an excellent local newspaper that I have always looked forward to reading. The publication has consistently covered southern coastal Palm Beach County news extremely well, with many int
Read more…Letters to the Editor: Briny author has written more than just one trilogy
As a resident and Briny author, I was pleasantly surprised to see a front-page article about Briny’s library and Briny authors (“Tiny Briny library has an abundance of local authors,” March 2026).
I was equally disappointed to see that the one sent
Read more…Letter to the Editor: A note to Bob Ganger
Dear Bob,
Anyone who was at the Delray Beach Historical Society on December 6th honoring a celebration of your life, had to feel your presence.
The people who came to the podium acknowledged how deeply you had touched their lives both as a mentor as we
Editor's Note: Office cat has a new home; some people aren’t so lucky
She’s a petite pescatarian with green eyes and perky ears. Her brown hair is highlighted with streaks of black and apricot. Something about her staggering gait is endearing.
She’s a cute little cat with thyroid and neurological issues and she rece
Read more…Publisher's Note: Move to new office prompts thankful feelings
The Coastal Star has moved to our new office on A1A, 4600 N. Ocean Blvd., Suite 102, Boynton Beach, FL 33435. The entrance is to the right, at the building's north end.
A couple of months ago, I was bemoaning the fact that we were going to have to
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Town Commission isn’t handling Ocean Ridge’s water woes well
When I joined the commission in 2020, we were talking about the aging waterlines, constant water main breaks and the rising cost to Ocean Ridge of owning the waterlines.
A comprehensive plan was discussed to:
A) Get money from Boynton Beach to addre
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Delray Beach police response times questioned
I live on the barrier island in Delray Beach and recently experienced 19-minute police response time (18:49 to be exact) after calling 911, confirmed by my phone records and surveillance footage.
At a recent City Commission meeting, a commissioner a
Read more…Editor's Note: Boca, Delray deal with summer of discontent
The summer of ’25 will be remembered as a time when the heat — political heat, that is — reached a boiling point along the coast here.
In Delray Beach, impatient Florida officials demanded the city remove its colorful Pride intersection in downtown’
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