Evolving technologies keep an eye on public as police fight crime
Technology advances have led local police departments to invest in systems that improve results in fighting crime. LEFT and TOP: License plate reader cameras mounted on major street
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By Mary Hladky
Save Boca’s endorsed candidates trounced the opposition in the city’s March 10 election, sweeping three City Council races.
Boca Raton voters also soundly defeated the city’s efforts to red
New mayor, manager see a way forward after voters’ veto
Voters wait in line at Grace Community Church in Boca Raton. Citywide, more than 19,000 people cast ballots, while a typical election draws about 12,000. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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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 pr
By Mary Hladky
New Boca Raton City Manager Mark Sohaney has revamped the city’s leadership in a massive executive-team shake-out.
Gone are Police Chief Michele Miuccio and Deputy City Managers Chrissy Gibson and Jorge Camejo, the city announced on Ma
A couple poses for engagement photos at South Inlet Park in Boca Raton late last month. The restoration has raised the beach by about 6 feet, the city says. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Hladky
The 12-foot sand cliffs at South Inlet Park are
By Steve Plunkett
A Boca Raton man has been acquitted of trying to strangle and hold his girlfriend underwater at the 2022 Boca Bash.
Cole Goldberg, then 23, was charged with attempted second-degree murder, domestic battery by strangulation and simp
The proposed Mizner Plaza has two stories of retail and restaurants below a 219-room hotel. The staircase between towers aligns with Mizner Park. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton’s Community Redevelopment Agency has approved a 12-story h
By Mary Hladky
The outgoing City Council on March 24 approved a luxury residential building on the grounds of The Boca Raton resort.
The unanimous vote cleared the way for construction of an eight-story, 76-unit building with one level of underground
Boca teen uses talents with art and speech to build positive self-images in younger kids
American Heritage School ninth-grader Ayel Morgenstern at home in Boca Raton with several of her paintings. Art and heart are core to her service projects. Tim
Florida Panthers captain Sasha Barkov with (l-r) Kelley Morris, president of the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation and Memorial Foundation; Beth-Ann Krimsky, board chair of the foundations; and Caitlin Stella, CEO of Joe DiMaggio Children’
ABOVE: Teachers from Forest Park Elementary in Boynton Beach (l-r) Lynda Campbell, Jacqueline Anderson, Marie Volcimus, Regina Smith and Barbara Callahan. Photo provided
The Junior League of Boca Raton honored 30 teachers from seven Title 1 elementar
ABOVE: (l-r) Billy Marino, Ed Ventrice, Nathan Nachlas and Bill Donnell. Photo provided
The sixth annual Backyard Battle brought together nearly 100 members for friendly competition and community impact. The evening featured backyard-style games such
Twins Viktoriya and Oksana Gruzdyn, originally from Ukraine, run a South Florida-based company that focuses on cellular health and recovery. They are known on social media as the Scuba Twins because they have completed more than 40 dives, including
BeninMed, a medical practice founded by Dr. Samantha Benin and Dr. Andrew Benin, will welcome patients at 9250 Glades Road, No. 108, Boca Raton, this summer.
The couple’s practice combines traditional internal medicine and cardiology with a proactiv
Drs. Mitch Kolker and Julie Abrahamson and their daughter, Elena, snuggle with Ollie, whom they adopted after he was nursed back to health. Photos provided
By Arden Moore
Hannah Caldwell, Stuart and Crystal Shanefield, plus the wife-husband duo of D
From left, Craig Kindell of Spanish River Church presented a $40,000 check to Andrew Holmes, Alonso Williams and Tom Lukasik from 4KIDS to buy a van. Lynn Hogg and Keith Seago from the church joined the presentation of funds from the 2025 Ride4Orpha
The layout to this property is exceptional. The main residence has six well-appointed bedrooms, while the guest home includes two additional bedrooms, a full kitchen, a spacious living room, a private entrance, and a dedicated one-car garage that enh
Andy Thomson and his attorney Leonard Feuer review the results of the accuracy test that was performed on the tabulation machines prior to the official election recount Friday morning at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office.The elect
By Mary Hladky
New Boca Raton City Manager Mark Sohaney has revamped the city’s leadership in a massive executive-team shake-out.
Gone are Police Chief Michele Miuccio and Deputy City Managers Chrissy Gibson and Jorge Camejo, the city announced on Ma
