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12345021296?profile=RESIZE_710xThe Delray Beach fire station on Andrews Avenue will have to handle a greater workload once the city no longer has a Highland Beach station. File photo

By Larry Barszewski

Plans are in the works for a new beach fire station to serve Delray Beach’s ba

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By Rich Pollack

Highland Beach town leaders, miffed that a preliminary report from state auditors looking into the arrangement between the town and Delray Beach for fire service was done without their input, want the state to take a deeper dive into

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By Rich Pollack

The battle between Delray Beach and Highland Beach over who owes who money in a dispute over fire service fees is heating up after a preliminary report from state auditors showed the city failed to bill the town $2.2 million, mostly f

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By John Pacenti and Rich Pollack

Like many a divorce, the fire-rescue split between Highland Beach and Delray Beach is hardly amicable, but it really isn’t about irreconcilable differences. It’s mostly about the money. 
Highland Beach decided it woul

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By Rich Pollack

Highland Beach will be going back to the drawing board as it plans for a new fire station.
At a Town Commission meeting in October, Manager Marshall Labadie discussed plans for a new 10,000-square-foot station that would be built betwe

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By Rich Pollack

Armed with a unanimous recommendation from a county advisory board, Highland Beach leaders this month will go before the County Commission seeking a much needed certification that helps clear the way for a new town fire department.
La

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By Rich Pollack

Highland Beach now has a new incoming fire chief, one with extensive experience in south Palm Beach County, who was chosen last month to lead the town’s effort to get its new fire department up and running.
10746048879?profile=RESIZE_180x180Glenn Joseph, a veteran of

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By Rich Pollack

Highland Beach property owners will see a slight reduction in the town’s overall tax rate when they receive tax bills this month, even as the community expects close to $450,000 in additional costs associated with the creation of a ne

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8862553655?profile=RESIZE_710xDelray Beach Fire Rescue responded to 667 calls last year within the Delray city limits from the station in neighboring Highland Beach. One ladder truck and one rescue wagon are currently assigned to the station. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

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