Edward Hillery Jr., who served as Ocean Ridge’s police chief for 17 years — and police chief of Boynton Beach before that — died May 13. He was 85.
Hillery, a U.S. Air Force veteran, took over as chief in Ocean Ridge in 1993 and retired in 2010. He a
The new boat will address what Chief Hugh Bruder calls a ‘staggering’ number of water rescue calls. Photo provided
By Jane Musgrave
When you think about firefighters and water, forget hoses. Instead, think boats.
Boynton Beach Fire Rescue is expandin
By Tao Woolfe
High-rise buildings will come under closer scrutiny in the coming months thanks to a new Boynton Beach ordinance that mandates thorough structural safety inspections for residential buildings 25 years or older.
The City Commission unani
By Tao Woolfe
Although a Police Department merger with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was not on the Boynton Beach City Commission’s Aug. 2 agenda, more than 20 members of the audience spoke out against the idea as the topic dominated the mee
Three of the dozen or so migrants who came ashore in Ocean Ridge are escorted by police across Old Ocean Boulevard. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded around 9:15 p.m. Aug. 26 after a fishing boat with
Wilmer Rodriguez with his restored 1953 Buick Special. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
For Wilmer Rodriguez, the “black and white” 1953 Buick now parked in front of the Boynton Beach police headquarters gets a big “10-4.” Rodriguez, a det
