Lake Boca was the scene of a milder Boca Bash this April, with only four arrests made and none of the outrage of years past. The annual boating party, held on the last Sunday in April, drew its customary hundreds of boaters to the lake. The Instagram
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This frame grab from video shot by Wavy Boats, an online video producer, shows the trash dumping. Two teenagers on the boat surrendered to law enforcement. Photo provided
By Mary Hladky
Boca Bash always is a wild event, but this year’s April 28 bacch
A video posted on Instagram by Wavy Boats went viral and led to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission charging two teens from Gulf Stream and Boynton Beach for allegedly dumping trash in the ocean. The teens had been attending Boca Ba
A video posted on Instagram by Wavy Boats claimed to show boaters dumping trash into the ocean during Boca Bash. Photo provided
By Mary Haldky
Boca Bash lived up to its wild reputation this year as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commis
Hundreds of watercraft jammed into Lake Boca on April 30 to participate in Boca Bash, the annual alcohol-fueled bacchanal loosely organized on social media.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers arrested 18 people for boating und
A Boca Raton man at Boca Bash tried to strangle and hold his girlfriend underwater until witnesses broke up the struggle, authorities said.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers charged Cole Goldberg, 23, with felony attempted mur
Boca Bash, the annual party on Lake Boca Raton drew thousands of boaters Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 following its cancellation last year due to COVID-19. Photos by Tim Stepien
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Boaters of all shapes and ages wade through the shallow waters of Lake Boca Raton,
surrounded by thousands of boats, personal watercraft and paddleboards. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Boca Raton: Boca Bash: Thousands of boats, plenty of
Plenty of beer, a lack of fabric and a sunny day brought out a variety of reactions. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Joe Capozzi
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Officers from Boca Raton police and fire departments and the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission gathered at Silver Palm Park on April 26 to monitor boaters who never showed up to party in Lake Boca. Photo by Tim Stepien/The Coastal St
Only a few vessels were in Lake Boca on April 26, the final day of an emergency ban on anchoring there. Normally the lake is jammed with boats on the weekend, especially for Boca Bash on the last Sunday in April. Photo provided by lakebocacam.com
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By Mary Hladky
While protests against stay-at-home COVID-19 restrictions have taken place across the country and in Palm Beach County, Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer is urging a coordinated approach by four South Florida counties to determine when bea
ABOVE: Hundreds of boats crowd into Lake Boca for the 2019 Boca Bash. Although it’s not sanctioned by the city, the party has become an annual spring ritual. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman said FWC officers made 13 ar
By Mary Hladky
The city has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it after Francis Roselin drowned during Boca Bash last year.
Before being reported missing, Roselin, 32, of West Palm Beach, was last seen swimming in Lake Boca on April 29,
By Mary Hladky
The failure of city and state officials to regulate or control the “wild and overcrowded” Boca Bash boating party last year caused the drowning of Francis Roselin, according to a lawsuit filed Jan. 25 against the city and the Florida F
By Steve Plunkett
Police are hamstrung by state rules that limit what they can do in Lake Boca, where a man drowned this April during the hugely popular Boca Bash.
City Attorney Diana Grub Frieser calls the state preemptions “just so surprisingly res
Boca Raton police are investigating the death of a man found at the bottom of the Intracoastal Waterway after he went missing from Boca Bash, according to a news release.
Police identified the dead man as Francis Roselin, 32, of West Palm Beach.
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Boats jam Lake Boca Raton on April 30 during the sixth annual Boca Bash.
Police patrolled access points to limit non-boating traffic.
Among thousands of boaters, authorities reported only two
who were taken to a hospital and a typical number of cuts
By Steven J. Smith
Boca Raton police arrested five people, handed out seven citations and issued numerous warnings during the April 24 Boca Bash at Lake Boca, said Public Information Officer Sandra Boonenberg.
“There were two boating under the
Lake Boca was filled with boats, partiers and music on April 27 for Boca Bash,
an annual floating party held between the Camino Real and Palmetto Park Road bridges.
Ocean Ridge resident Luke Smith, sporting a pink flamingo hat,
collects trash for
