By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton was the fastest-growing city in Palm Beach County last year, adding 2,570 residents.
Boynton Beach and Delray Beach also showed strong population increases from 2015 to 2016, according to U.S. Census Bureau statisti
highland beach (722)
Highland Beach Police Officers Dwayne Fernandes and Paul Shersty
helped rescue four people in a sinking boat on one of their days off.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
A tow boat arrives to haul in a boat that took on water about a mile off the Boynton I
By Rich Pollack
Small coastal communities in South Palm Beach County continued to have few serious crimes in 2016, with most experiencing crime decreases last year, according to statistics released last month by the Florida Department of Law Enfo
By Rich Pollack
Completion of a new luxury condominium complex as well as several large new homes has helped push property values in Highland Beach to record levels, surpassing those set prior to the economic downturn that began in 2008.
The P
At the Boca Raton Library downtown, children are treated to a special program on Friday afternoons.
Here, Bookworm Suzy Hammer of the Suzy Hammer Show entertains Maggie Dandrade
and other children.
Photo provided
Amber Prinkey, Palm Beach Zoo educati
By Rich Pollack
After months of lobbying by town officials and at least one persistent resident, Highland Beach’s efforts to improve pedestrian safety at crosswalks have prompted a Florida Department of Transportation decision to implement enhance
By Rich Pollack
Hampered by the need for Town Commission approval for many actions and by Florida’s Sunshine Law, members of Highland Beach’s Beaches and Shores Committee are asking that the group be dissolved as an official town board in order to
By Mary Hladky
Ten years after housing prices began cratering in the Great Recession, taxable property values in Palm Beach County have zoomed past their previous record high set in 2007.
While the previous peak was $169.4 billion before t
By Rich Pollack
Should Highland Beach disband its Code Enforcement Board and use a special magistrate to hear cases?
Would the town’s Beaches and Shores Committee become a club rather than an official board appointed by the Town Commission?
By Rich Pollack
Town commissioners are hoping a few qualified residents can help them determine the look and scope of a long-discussed enhancement to Highland Beach’s walking path, which is more than 3 miles long.
For years, town leaders have
By Rich Pollack
HIGHLAND BEACH — Even after his second tenure as a Highland Beach commissioner came to an end in 2011, John Sorrelli always made it a point to stop by Town Hall as part of his morning routine.
“It was his ritual,” said Beverly
Ben and Mayra Stern of Highland Beach have fostered more than two dozen dogs of a variety of breeds
and sizes until the dogs are ready for their forever homes. The Sterns kept Cubby, whom they call their ‘ambassadog.’
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By R
New Commissioner Elyse Riesa takes her oath of office at Town Hall on March 23,
assisted by Deputy Town Clerk Lanelda Gaskins.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
When Highland Beach commissioners decided to break with years of tradition
Highland Beach Mayor/Commissioner
*Carl Feldman - 606
Ron Brown - 495
Highland Beach Commissioner (3 year term)
*Rhoda Zelniker - 593
Barry Donaldson - 504
Highland Beach Commissioner (2 year term)
*Elyse Riesa - 520
Melissa Ebbs - 460
Carl Lee Geh
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach voters will be visiting a new polling place when they select a mayor and two commissioners on March 14, and they’ll see more names on the ballot than they have in recent memory.
In a town where candidates — especi
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the town of Highland Beach is bringing back its Spring Fling community event with food, entertainment and a variety of vendors.
Set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 25 in the Town Hall parking
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town leaders last month appointed George Kelvin, an active Highland Beach resident and a commission candidate in 2012, to fill the commission seat that opened with incumbent Lou Stern’s death in early February.
“G
By Rich Pollack
Civilian employees in Highland Beach, in a 9-5 vote, agreed to form a union and be represented by the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police.
During an election Feb. 2 in which 18 civilian town employees were eligible to
There are two commission seats to be filled in Highland Beach in this election. Barry Donaldson and Rhonda Zelniker are running for the three-year seat, while Melissa Ebbs, Carl Lee Gehman and Elyse Riesa are running for the two-year seat.
Profil
The race for Highland Beach mayor pits Ron Brown against Carl Feldman. The winner will serve a three-year term.
Profiles compiled by Steven J. Smith
Mayor
Ron Brown
Personal: 70; graduated from Indiana University with a degree in business man
