Although there’s déjà vu associated with the latest fast-spreading coronavirus variant, it feels less paralyzing than when we first learned of the coronavirus pandemic in December 2019. Yes. Two years ago. Hard to believe? Some days yes, some days no
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Clay Pape, a worker at Delray Beach Memorial Gardens, marks a place for a headstone. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capozzi
The hearses and cars kept coming.
Under a cloudy October sky, they crawled in groups through the gates of Delray Beach M
By Joyce Reingold
On Sept. 9, the Biden administration announced plans to require hospitals and health care facilities receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding to vaccinate their employees against the coronavirus.
“As the Delta variant continues to s
By Mary Hladky
The massive $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is providing much-welcomed relief to southeastern Palm Beach County cities and towns strained by the COVID-19 pandemic, but they aren’t rushing to spend the money.
They are proceeding caref
By Joe Capozzi
Hoping to tap grant dollars available due to the coronavirus pandemic, Manalapan commissioners are trying to get a head start on an ambitious project they believe is inevitable — replacing the town’s septic tanks with a municipal sewer
The Faulk Center raised awareness about mental health amid the COVID-19 crisis with a livestreamed event on Facebook. Butterflies symbolize transformation and renewal and represent hope and strength for people struggling with mental illness. ‘Underst
A vaccinated man gives a thumbs up during the Rev. Joseph Dawkins’ campaign to protect his congregation. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
For the Rev. Joseph Dawkins of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Delray Beach, serving the senior community
By Charles Elmore
Debates about how to grapple with COVID-19’s receding but not extinguished risks are hardly producing lockstep policies among Palm Beach County’s southern coastal communities as they sort through a dizzying flurry of federal, state
Charles Milling and his son, Ellis, who was born last April during the pandemic shutdown. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Is it too soon to call the coronavirus a gift?
For Charles Milling and millions of others, life slammed on its brakes a year a
Related Story: City by City COVID-19 Cases
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan officials were more than a little perplexed recently when the Florida Division of Emergency Management released statistics that reported 41 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in
Dozens of students, including kindergartner Sarah Lash, were marked with ashes on Ash Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Boynton Beach, using ingenuity in the form of 9-inch cotton-tipped applicators. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
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Beverlee and Howard Schnellenberger married in 1959. She proposed to him, and at first he said no. Photo Provided
Coach Schnellenberger’s wife shares stories, letters that show the couple’s enduring affection
By Brian Biggane
He played end on one C
Co-Chairwomen Martha Grimm and Lisa Jankowski. Photo Provided
By Amy Woods
COVID-19 has affected nearly every aspect of business, personal and social life in South County and beyond, including the cherished charitable community.
Of the nonprofits who
Members of the Delray Medical Center nursing team gather for a photo as they celebrate receiving the 2020 Hometown Heroes Award from the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce in December. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The Delray Medical Cent
A pantry in front of Advent Church in Boca Raton provides free dry and canned foods to people in need. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Churches might have the legal right to discuss politics from the pulpit, but should they?
“Our particular tradit
This was one of six tableaus that depicted scenes from the Nativity story at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Boynton Beach is known for its delightfully chaotic Spontaneous Christmas Pa
Highland Beach resident Debbie Miglis was one of the first town residents to receive a shot on Jan 15. She was accompanied by two of her friends. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
More photos from Highland Beach vaccine event
By Rich Pollack, Jane Smi
Highland Beach police managed traffic and residents' frustration with not being able to register and receive a COVID-19 vaccination on the first day they were offered in Highland Beach. While 50 individuals were admitted into the parking lot for thei
By Charles Elmore
Confusion and limited supplies in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout have left residents and municipal leaders frustrated to know who can have the jab — and when.
"It's the hottest subject for all," said Highland Beach Mayor Doug Hillma
About half of the pedestrians observed on Delray Beach's Atlantic Avenue on the morning of Jan. 6 were not wearing masks. Employees at shops and restaurants appeared to be in compliance with Palm Beach County's mask ordinance. Jerry Lower/The Coastal
