Delray Beach resident Julie Travis greets and instructs fellow Trashy Mermaids prior to their monthly beachside cleanup on Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Julie Travis loves mermaids and just about all things ocea
Boca Raton will receive $2.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to defray the costs of cleaning up after Hurricane Irma.
The money will reimburse the city for collection and disposal of debris, FEMA said in a Dec. 23 release.
The city
Dozens of Boca Save Our Beaches volunteers removed more than 100 pounds of trash in less than two hours from the city park at the eastern end of Palmetto Park Road. The volunteer group is planning another cleanup May 19 for the beach at Spanish River
The Ocean Ridge Police Department hosted a ‘Beach Sweep’ to help clean the town’s beaches of debris left behind following Hurricane Irma. Volunteers enjoyed hamburgers, hot dogs and refreshments following the cleanup. ABOVE: (l-r) Officer Bob Massimi
By Willie Howard
Nearly six weeks after Hurricane Irma roared through Florida, Lantana residents said in late October that they were still grappling with an unsightly reminder of the storm: piles of vegetation and construction debris stacked in th
Students from Somerset Academy Canyons High School participated in a cleanup
of the Ocean Ridge Natural Area on A1A north of Woolbright Road on Jan. 28.
They learned a few things about mangrove habitats while filling almost an entire roll-off contain
Brent Robinson picks up a can near a shopping cart he found filled with trash at Lake Wyman.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By April W. Klimley
Bruce Hurley discovered something when he organized a cleanup day for the shore along Lake Wyman: Envir
By Rich Pollack
Health concerns have led to the temporary closing of two of Boynton Beach’s oldest fire stations, including the one responsible for responding to calls in most of Ocean Ridge under an agreement between the two municipalities.
Bo
Trash is accumulating in the Hillsboro Canal
between Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach.
Photo provided by Richard Johnson
By Cheryl Blackerby
Frustrated by the amount of trash in the Hillsboro Canal, Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel asked Gov. Rick
