By Mary Thurwachter (below)
Let us be the first to extend birthday wishes to Boca Raton philanthropist Countess Henrietta de Hoernle, who turns 99 later this month.
The countess has been doing good in Boca Raton since she and her husband moved here in the 1980s and will be honored by friends and fans at Mizner Park Amphitheater on Sept. 24, when a large statue of the couple will be unveiled with names of the buildings they have endowed over the years engraved on the granite base.
Here at The Coastal Star, we’re marking a birthday, too.
It’s been exactly one year since the Boca/Highland Beach edition of The Coastal Star launched.
If you’ve had a chance to see our core edition, which covers the coastal communities from South Palm Beach to Delray Beach, you’ll see that while some of our features are shared, most of the stories in your newspaper are unique and geared toward folks like you who live in eastern Boca Raton and Highland Beach.
We have our own Coastal Star of the Month. We have our own Meet Your Neighbor. Both of these features give you (and us) a chance to get to know some of our neighbors.
Our seasoned and award-winning journalists continue to cover what matters most to you, from local government to the environment to schools to special events.
It’s been a good year and it just keeps getting better. It’s been especially good to get to meet so many of you. We look forward to more of that.
In the meantime, we remain committed to providing local news, information and advertising to you, our coastal neighbors in Boca Raton and Highland Beach.
— Mary Thurwachter, managing editor
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