Protecting beaches from erosion is difficult enough, but extra steps are needed when man-made structures, such as the Boynton Inlet, block the natural southerly flow of sand. On the inlet’s Ocean Ridge side, rock groins have been placed to slow erosi
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ABOVE: A sand transfer plant on the north side of the Boynton Inlet runs as sand accumulates along the jetty. BELOW: Sand and water pour out of the transfer pipe on the inlet’s south side. Photos by Tim Stepien and John Pacenti/The Coastal Star
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Anglers on a small flats boat make their way past the sea wall at South Inlet Park in Boca Raton. The wall is scheduled for replacement. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Projects aim to raise ground level, increase sea wall heights
By Jane Musgrave
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A Lake Worth Beach man drowned Sunday after being pulled from the water near the Boynton Inlet.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said Manalapan police received a 911 call about a beachgoer in distress due to rough surf and rip currents about 1/4 mile
By Rich Pollack
State Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman knew something was wrong after she leaped into the Intracoastal Waterway last year to cool off on the Fourth of July.
“It looked like green pea soup,” she said, adding that she washed off as soon as s
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
Carnegie medal winner Jakob Thompson. Mary Thurwachter/The Coastal Star
Lifesaver wins national hero award — During the July 8 Lantana Town Council meeting, Vice Mayor Mark Zeitler presented 17-year-old Jakob Thompson with a Carnegie Hero Award for s
Related stories: Along the Coast: Boy presumed drowned while fishing at inlet with father |Manalapan: Attempts fail to revive woman pulled out into the ocean |Lantana news brief: Lifeguards rescue two swimmers from rip current
On June 13, my morning
A memorial with a cross, angel statue, shells and plastic flowers is located in the dune not far from the pumping station at the Boynton Inlet. Coastal Star photo
Related: Lantana news brief: Lifeguards rescue two swimmers from rip current May 5
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Rescue personnel from Palm Beach County and other local and federal agencies search for the 8-year-old boy along the north side of the Boynton Inlet. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Anne Geggis and Mary Kate Leming
Police are investigating how a fish
Rescue divers wave off after placing the body of a missing 8-year-old boy into a rescue boat. Personnel from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Coast Guard, Boynton Beach and Palm Beach County were at the Boynton Inlet on June 13, 20
A TowBoat US employee tosses a tow line to another employee to secure it on Delray Beach, where the 92-foot Viking sportfishing boat Pastime was beached on Nov. 3 after losing power. It took multiple attempts and three towing vessels to remove the bo
By Rich Pollack
Charges against a 29-year-old Boynton Beach woman accused of killing her newborn daughter and later tossing her into the Boynton Inlet have been reduced to second-degree murder.
Prosecutors now say the death of the infant known as Bab
By Rich Pollack
For 4 1/2 years, the identity of “Baby June” and the questions of how her tiny 2-day-old infant body ended up floating in the Boynton Inlet remained a mystery.
Despite relentless efforts by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detectives sear
More than 20 lifeguards from around the state took part in beach and open water training. ABOVE: From Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue (l-r), Capt. John F. Meskiel and lifeguards Eddie Black and Jonathan Price watch the exercises. Photos by Jerry Lower
By Rich Pollack
For four and half years the identity of Baby June and the questions of how the tiny 2-day-old infant ended up floating in the Boynton Inlet remained a mystery.
Despite relentless efforts by Palm Beach County sheriff’s detectives searc
Waves crash into stairs and a sea wall in Ocean Ridge during high tide. Photo provided by Denise Leblanc
Residents in Briny Breezes prepare to comply with Palm Beach County's mandatory evacuation order on the morning of Nov. 9. Tim Stepien/The Coa
By Larry Barszewski
Drivers traveling State Road A1A near the Boynton Inlet can expect traffic delays over the next two weeks because of a bridge repair project that starts Monday, June 20.
Officials are recommending motorists find an alternate route
A morning walk on my birthday produced an unusual find along our shoreline. Mary Kate Leming / The Coastal Star
Gifts come in many forms. Some wrapped, some written, some plucked from the side of the roadway. Flowers, music, books, chocolate, wine ar
2021: In the past 35 years, dune vegetation accumulated enough sand to bury the sea wall separating the Ocean Club of Florida from the beach, leading to this unfinished Ocean Club pool replacement project. The town approved the permit for a redesigne
