By Rich Pollack
As Highland Beach leaders methodically move toward starting a town-operated fire department, they know that some skeptics believe they might be in over their heads.
Their message back: Don’t underestimate us.
“I think people will be s
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach commissioners have reluctantly agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from actions by the town’s planning board dating back to 2017 and involving the height of boat lift pilings.
As part of the settlement, the owner of wat
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach’s Nativity scene — stationed on the front lawn of Town Hall during the holidays — could be history.
A nearby large menorah could also be banished should the town follow the request of a national organization that argues
‘The current climate is fantastic for sellers,’ says Dave Petruzzelli, owner and partner of Petruzzelli Real Estate in Boca Raton. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Charles Elmore
A surge in home sales few could have imagined in the early stages of the
HIGHLAND BEACH — Dorothy Jeanne Echeverria, a town resident who co-founded its turtle program, died April 15. She was 96.
Born June 6, 1924, in Utica, New York, the girl known as DJ graduated from New Hartford High School and attended Cornell Univers
A ladder truck sits outside the Highland Beach Fire/Rescue station. The town voted April 20 to terminate its contract with Delray Beach and start its own fire department. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
After almost 30 years of paying De
Commission likes partnership but wants to cut costs
By Rich Pollack
After listening to Delray Beach’s fire chief spell out a lengthy list of benefits Highland Beach receives under its fire-rescue contract and warning that canceling the agreement coul
By Rich Pollack
The apartment on the third floor of the Penthouse Highlands condominium where the body of 85-year-old Elizabeth “Betty” Cabral was found with her throat cut three years ago this month remains empty.
Some furniture is inside and there
By Rich Pollack
The future of Highland Beach’s unique spending cap, which requires voter approval before commissioners can spend more than $350,000 on a single item, is playing a key role in determining how and when the town rolls out a $1 million se
Town connecting with Maryland counterpart
By Rich Pollack
William Sanders III was traveling from his home in Maryland to a conference in Boca Raton more than a decade ago when he was caught off guard by a sign for Highland Beach.
“I was surprised bec
By Rich Pollack
For years, Highland Beach has placed a priority on ensuring pedestrians remain safe as they cross State Road A1A, from the condominiums on the west side to the beach on the east side and back again.
In 2019, the town provided orange f
By Rich Pollack
A handful of Highland Beach residents will soon have a chance to play an important role in shaping the town’s future.
Town leaders have begun the process of selecting residents to serve on a Charter Review Board, which will examine th
By Rich Pollack
Town leaders will be focused this month on determining how the community receives fire and emergency medical services, eventually deciding if Highland Beach should continue contracting with Delray Beach, start its own department or co
(l-r) Council President Michele DeGennaro; board members Peggy Brown and Rebecca Fordham; Monsignor Stephen Bosso; and board members Anne Dunn, Rose Marie Amato, Barbara Sheridan and Eleanor Hoffmann. Photo provided
The stage was brimming with clothe
By Rich Pollack
For years, the town has been offering Highland Beach residents the chance to sign up for email alerts on everything from boil-water notifications and traffic interruptions to news about day-to-day workings in the town.
As of the middle
By Rich Pollack
After months of discussion and number-crunching, the Highland Beach Town Commission has all but finalized a proposed five-year water and sewer rate structure designed to be more equitable while also making utilities operations self-su
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 Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town commissioners appear to be modifying a ban on Saturday construction work, a move highlighting the divide between many single-family homeowners and some condo associations.
Two years ago, in a move championed by re
By Rich Pollack
For the second year in a row, Highland Beach will get at least one new member on the Town Commission without having an election.
At the end of the qualifying period last month only one candidate, newcomer Natasha Moore, had filed to
