Karen Robinson wears a dress was made for her by the aunt
of the boy she tutored. The pattern was made from the
Vanuatu flag. The walking stick was a gift from teachers
of SE Ambrym in appreciation for the five-day
literacy workshop she ran. Photo
By Steve Plunkett
Town commissioners approved a contract that enabled their interim town manager to drop “interim” from her title effective June 30, the day before new state rules tightened pension requirements for public employees.
The vote to mak
Susan Epling’s son Brandon was 4 when the pair first
began planting flags throughout Highland Beach to mark the
Fourth of July. It’s been a patriotic tradition for 20 years now. Photo by Tim Stepien
Highland Beach residents who awaken on the
Kathleen Dailey Weiser
By Steve Plunkett
Town commissioners balked at signing a contract with Interim Town Manager Kathleen Dailey Weiser but this time around had no
Joseph Cannizzaro retired from marketing
and creates stone sculpture. Photo by Tim Stepien
See photos of Kneeling Enchantress as she is carved
By Ron Hayes
When he was finally satisfied with the effort, Joseph Cannizzaro called his wife.
“OK,
By Steve Plunkett
Perhaps the timing was wrong.
Heirs to Marco Musa Holdings Ltd. asked the town to reduce a $47,000 code enforcement fine the same month commissioners moved to resurrect the Code Enforcement Board.
At issue was the oceanfront resid
By Emily J. Minor
Real estate interest in Highland Beach, Gulf Stream and the coastal area of Boca Raton seems to be loosening up a bit, with agents for these high-end properties seeing more listings, more viewings and even a few more sales.
“I am
By Steve Plunkett
An independent hearing officer has set aside the unpaid one-month suspension of the Highland Beach town clerk who forwarded racist jokes from her official e-mail.
Hearing officer Kenneth Stern, a recently retired Palm Beach Count
By Steve Plunkett
More than 10 weeks after Town Clerk Beverly Brown appealed an unpaid one-month suspension for forwarding racist and off-color emails at work on her official computer, town commissioners told their attorney to hire someone to revie
By Emily J. Minor
HIGHLAND BEACH — Lydia Theurer Mikell Pfund, a popular docent at the Norton Museum of Art whose tours were always lively and informative, died March 8. She had just finished up a recent exhibit of her own paintings at the Delray B
Ruth Stevens plays viola and is the co-founder
of the Lyric Chamber Orchestera. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Steve Plunkett
The Lyric Chamber Orchestra has a new conductor, a new soprano and a new focus: After nine seasons, it’s going pops.
But
Bryason Realty Corp. President Charles Shane,
with his two dogs, Shane (left) and Riley, was named
the chamber of commerce’s Business Leader of the Year.
Photo by Tim Stepien
By Linda Haase
“A lot of people around town know me as the guy with
Highland Beach Election: Candidate profiles
By Steve Plunkett
The city clerk of Peoria, Ill., regrets e-mailing a joke about a “Texas girl” (a Mexican and an Arab drinking in a bar) from her official computer to Highland Beach Town Clerk Beverly
