Taxes up; no change in rate — The Ocean Ridge Town Commission voted to hold the town’s tax rate at $5.40 for every $1,000 of taxable value, which is expected to produce an extra $1 million in tax revenue this year because of rising property values.
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Relax, Briny-ites! You still have privileges at the Palm Beach County Library System.
An email July 3 from the Bookmobile about the town’s 56 holders of library cards soon losing benefits ruffled feathers online.
“On June 26 the Town Council of Briny
By Steve Plunkett
The Bookmobile stops at Briny Breezes every other Monday afternoon. All town residents can get a free Palm Beach County Library card and have access to the county library’s e-resources. They can also get free library cards in Boynto
The county bookmobile has a scrapbook that shows the first bookmobile in America, in 1905. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
If you ever visit a bookmobile, spare a moment to remember the woman who first inspired them. Her name was Mary Lemis
Mike Cavanaugh enters the bookmobile in South Palm Beach, where it stops on Fridays. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related Story: First mobile library was horse-drawn
By Ron Hayes
On April 15, 1969, the Palm Beach County Commission met to buy a book
Ocean Ridge Police Department officer Nubia Savino looks through books inside the Palm Beach County Bookmobile as it is parked outside of Ocean Ridge Town Hall. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
The Palm Beach County Bookmobile arrived
