By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes’ decision to end a longstanding relationship with Ocean Ridge and approve a contract with Boynton Beach for police services brings Chris Yannuzzi back to the town as a deputy marshal.
But Boynton Beach Police Chief
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By Dan Moffett
For the first time in its 53-year history, Briny Breezes is looking to hire a paid administrator to manage the town’s government business.
Until now, Briny Breezes has relied on the unpaid volunteer service of elected officials
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes council members say choosing the right police department to serve their town didn’t come down to questions about performance. The deciding factor was cost.
“It was a tough decision. Either Boynton Beach or Ocean R
By Dan Moffett
Neighborly relations between Ocean Ridge and Boynton Beach have frayed in recent months, mostly because of the city’s support for high-density residential projects on Federal Highway.
Now the two municipalities have found something els
By Dan Moffett
Neighborly relations between Ocean Ridge and Boynton Beach have frayed in recent months, mostly because of the city’s support for high-density residential projects on Federal Highway.
Now the two municipalities
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes moved closer in July to locking in long-term contracts for police and fire-rescue services.
Briny and Boynton Beach have agreed to a 12-year fire-rescue pact that will cost the town $356,725 for the first year and i
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members gave preliminary approval to extending an agreement with the city of Boynton Beach for fire-rescue services at the town meeting on June 23.
The town is in the final year of a fire-rescue contr
By Dan Moffett
Elected officials from six coastal communities will have some difficult decisions to make in evaluating the results of a study that examines the feasibility of creating a barrier island fire district.
The revised 130-page report
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — Marilyn David saw Briny Breezes for the first time from a 32-foot travel trailer in July 1946.
She became a permanent resident in 1953 and raised a son and three daughters here.
She was here on June 19, 1963, when he
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By Mary Hladky
As the housing market collapse fades into memory, the taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has risen to within striking distance of the histor
By Dan Moffett
Preliminary results of a barrier island fire district study suggest that six coastal communities could benefit from joining forces to provide their own services, Gulf Stream Town Manager William Thrasher said.
“There seems to b
Katelyn Cucinotta joins an Earth Day beach cleanup at Ocean Inlet Park.
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By Rich Pollack
Katelyn Cucinotta was walking on the beach after surfing not far from her Briny Breezes home a few years ago when she came acro
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — Shirley Smith-Hill, a former flight attendant, business owner and the wife of Briny Breezes Mayor Michael Hill, died unexpectedly on March 30. She was 66. Born Nov. 1, 1949, to Edd Lee and Eleanor Smith, Mrs. Smith-
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes council members unanimously voted preliminary approval for an ordinance that would restrict truck traffic on town streets.
Now the council will have to try to figure out how to enforce it.
The ordinance prohibits
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members have put the brakes on passing an ordinance to restrict truck traffic after hearing concerns about safety from their police chief.
Hal Hutchins, Ocean Ridge police chief and the town marshal, to
By Jane Smith
The city recently agreed to pay more than $221,000 for work done to clean and sanitize two fire stations, including one that serves Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes.
At station No. 1, which serves the coastal communities, the mold-re
By Dan Moffett
As it waits to take ownership of Old Ocean Boulevard from the state, Briny Breezes is turning to its Planning and Zoning Board to develop new rules for the road.
Town Attorney John Skrandel told council members during their Feb.
Florent ‘Flo’ Plana and cameraman Hugo Le Gourrierec record Ed Manley
as he talks about photos from his days in the service during World War II.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
The RV in which Plana travels to interview World War II veterans.
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By Dan Moffett
Organizers of a coastal fire district study are reaching out to the county pocket, believing its residents might benefit if a new arrangement for delivering emergency services goes forward.
Consultants are studying whether it is
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes soon will correct a decades-old oversight when the town formally assumes ownership of Old Ocean Boulevard.
Town Attorney John Skrandel says the Florida Department of Transportation has agreed to sign the road over to Br
