GULF STREAM — Marthajane Kennedy died Sept. 9 at her home in Gulf Stream. She was 98.
Ms. Kennedy was born Dec. 17, 1921, in Washington, D.C., to Thomas and Clephane Arnot Kennedy. After attending the Maret School, Marthajane graduated from Goucher C
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GULF STREAM — Kenneth C. Ambrecht died Sept. 25 in Boston. He was 74.
With his evident zest for life, he will be missed by many. In his seven decades, he enjoyed friendships, philanthropy and world travel. Mr. Am-brecht was born Dec. 7, 1945, in Roc
Mayer holds a photo of her late husband, William Anthony Mayer, an internationally known polo player. Photo provided
It was officially Marilyn Gooder Mayer Day in Gulf Stream as the town noted the beginning of the longtime resident’s centennial year.
By Steve Plunkett
Former Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein is cobbling together a deal that would add a new street to Place Au Soleil with 14 homesites, including two on the Intracoastal.
The Gulf Stream Golf Club and the Florida Inland Navigation D
Palm Beach Par-3's location on the ocean provides a captivating golf setting.
By Brian Biggane
Two par-3 golf courses along the A1A corridor in South Palm Beach County have been identified as being “among the world’s best” in a feature story in the S
By Steve Plunkett
Prompted in part by a wave of car thefts, the town will soon hire an additional police officer to combat crime.
Police Chief Edward Allen reported two cases of grand theft auto at the Town Commission’s July meeting. At the August m
By Steve Plunkett
Building a municipal sewer system will cost the town at least $11.2 million, Gulf Stream’s engineering consultants say.
But the price does not include roughly $5 million to take over about 250 privately owned low-pressure “grinder
GOLF — Johan Erik Hvide died at home July 15, surrounded by loved ones. He was 71. Born Sept. 5, 1948, in Glen Cove, New York, son of Hans Johan and Elsa Mosse Hvide, Mr. Hvide spent his life defying odds. He possessed the stubborn determination of a
The boat used to transport the four men and four women caught in Gulf Stream. Photo provided by Gulf Stream Police
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream police called in help from Ocean Ridge, Delray Beach, the U.S. Border Patrol and the Palm Beach County Sh
By Steve Plunkett
Town officials are considering some quick short-term fixes to prevent ruts from forming along and water from ponding on roadways in the core area.
Gulf Stream is in its second year of a 10-year capital improvement plan to replace wa
By Mary Hladky
Frustrated municipal officials are pressing state legislators to give them the power to regulate the use of plastic bags and Styrofoam containers.
They want to take action to protect the environment, but a 2008 state law prevents them f
By Brian Biggane
GULF STREAM — Pete Dye, a longtime Gulf Stream resident who along with his wife, Alice, designed some of the world’s most iconic golf courses, died Jan. 9 in the Dominican Republic, where he had a home. He was 94.Mr. Dye and Alice, w
By Steve Plunkett
Residents got a “friendly reminder” in their mail last month to check how often their sprinklers turn on.
Town Manager Greg Dunham said a combination of tides, rain and the core area’s low geography was causing a slippery situation
The Patriot Pickleball website shows players using the sound-dampening Sniper paddle. Photo provided
By Steve Plunkett
Pickleball may be coming to the Little Club but — shhh! — play will have to be very, very quiet.
Town commissioners asked that an i
By Steve Plunkett
A Palm Beach County circuit judge has awarded Martin O’Boyle’s attorneys $122,687 in fees for a lawsuit that sought 15 months’ worth of a town commissioner’s emails and text messages.
The total was slashed after an expert witness fo
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream had every reason to think it would win its ultimately unsuccessful RICO claim against resident Martin O’Boyle and others and so was not wrong to pursue the case, federal appellate judges say.
“Simply put, the town did not
A circuit judge issued an emergency order on Thanksgiving Day stopping work in the canal behind Martin O’Boyle’s home.
O’Boyle is “enjoined from any further construction activity on the proposed water structure without approval by the [town] or furthe
GULF STREAM — Swan A. Brown Jr., who designed and maintained landscape from Pompano Beach to Gulf Stream, died June 10 in San Francisco. He was 96.
Mr. Brown established his own landscape architecture business in 1956. Over several decades, he complet
By Steve Plunkett
The neighbor of the Place Au Soleil eyesore that racked up $1.89 million in code enforcement fines is buying the property with plans to tear down the house and build a larger home on adjoining lots.
Gulf Stream commissioners in Augu
By Steve Plunkett
Following the lead of Ocean Ridge, Gulf Stream will ask its engineering consultants to estimate what it would cost to build a municipal sewer system.
Mayor Scott Morgan told town commissioners Sept. 13 that he had spoken with Ocean
