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13237338689?profile=RESIZE_400xDiver Shane Cooper was one of many volunteers and first responders who tried to rescue 15-year-old Prestyn Smith at Gulfstream Park. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

Family beach outing turns deadly for teen; unpredictable surf kills five in co

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Reports are first step toward recertification

By Rich Pollack

Time is running out for several dozen remaining area condo associations that are required to file state-mandated inspection reports by the end of the year.

Under a state law passed in the

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Down year for nests hints at another surge in 2025

By Steve Plunkett

Following a record-breaking 2023, people who monitor sea turtle nests up and down south Palm Beach County’s coast faced an easier workload this season. And the season, which offici

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13237289700?profile=RESIZE_710xAfter Highland Beach Fire Rescue responded to an accident involving a car and bicyclist, more than eight fire and police officers came to the aid of the cyclist, who was taken to a hospital as a precaution. This was part of a 24-hour shift that began

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13237237853?profile=RESIZE_710xThe Bel Lido neighborhood in 1963 before homes were built.

More local history stories: Centennial Celebrations!; Boynton Beach: City’s oldest house gets one more chance for a new life; Delray Beach: Cemetery may be fit for national historic recogniti

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By Rich Pollack

With construction of the controversial Milani Park no longer in doubt, a spirit of cooperation between Highland Beach and Palm Beach County appears to be gaining traction.

Last month Highland Beach Mayor Natasha Moore and two residen

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By Rich Pollack

In a hotly contested race for Florida House District 91, which encompasses all of Highland Beach and Boca Raton as well as unincorporated areas west of the city, incumbent Peggy Gossett-Seidman was able to hold on to her seat, deraili

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By Rich Pollack

Community leader Jason Chudnofsky will be a new Highland Beach town commissioner in March after no one else filed to run for the town’s one open seat by the Nov. 26 deadline.

13236701671?profile=RESIZE_180x180Chudnofsky, 81, will fill the commission seat that is curre

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13086236456?profile=RESIZE_710xRoad and drainage construction along A1A creates a traffic nightmare during work hours. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Rich Pollack

Major construction and long daytime delays on State Road A1A, already frustrating local motorists, are certain to sho

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13085949679?profile=RESIZE_710xAfter Hurricane Milton exited Florida late Oct. 10, it left behind optimal surf conditions south of the Boca Raton Inlet. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Related: Carlisle and Eau open doors to Tampa evacuees from storm; Briny Breezes: County orders eva

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