By Steve Plunkett
For rescuing a woman pulled into the ocean by rip currents, veteran Gulf Stream Police Sgt. Bernard O’Donnell was handed a lifesaver award in an emotional presentation Dec. 13.
Tragically, he was unable to save the woman’s 15-year-o
Dozens of juvenile reef fish seek cover among the rocks off Ocean Ridge.
By John Pacenti
It’s just before low tide at Gulfstream Park on the morning of Aug. 15, and a mere 30 yards from the beach is a snorkeler’s treat. On this day when the shimm
Jason Miele, a marine interdiction agent with Customs and Border Patrol, retrieves evidence from the fishing boat carrying the migrants that ran aground at the St. Andrews Club and Gulfstream Park. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
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By Ron Hayes
Time may never bring true closure to parents who have lost a child, but sometimes it can bring confirmation.
For the Boynton Beach family of Rodelson Normil, confirmation came on July 23, more than six years after their son disappeared b
Planning an event at a county beach?
Leave the balloons behind; as of Sept. 1, they’re banned at 11 Palm Beach County-operated beachfront parks.
“I think anytime we can limit the amount of plastics, including balloons, is a good thing,” sa
By Thom Smith
Humans have swum naked in Florida waters for millennia, but as the state’s 1,350 miles of coastline have become more congested, pressure has grown to “suit up.” Only one beach — Haulover in Miami — is officially “clothing optional.”
Cathy Conlin at Gulfstream Park.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Cathy Conlin would decorate the lifeguard’s tower in Gulfstream Park each year at Christmas.
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By Jane Smith
Cathy Conlin does not see herself as a groundbreaking fem
