Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:14
November. It’s a time of reflection. It’s a time to look back at the year so far and to think about what remains. And it’s a time for gratitude. I turn to this newspaper sometimes, when I need to get my priorities straight — to look back on just how mu
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Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:12
By Scott Simmons
Dan Bellante has a history of being inspirational. Years ago, he inspired young people to create art. He ran a studio in Fort Lauderdale and he taught at Broward Community College. But now, the Highland Beach resident inspires others t
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Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:01
Landscaping and a 6-foot concrete buffer wall are going in at the planned Cam D. Milani Park on State Road A1A at the south end of town. Also included in Phase 1 of the project is restoration of wetlands at the site, now a turn-around for police cars
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Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:05
By Ron Hayes
HIGHLAND BEACH — During her 12 years in Highland Beach, Rene Yucht enjoyed a retirement filled with music, bridge, canasta, mah-jongg, golf, tennis — and giving. A member of the town’s Welcome Committee, she was appointed to its Cultural B
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Posted by Scott Simmons on September 30, 2010 at 17:11
HIGHLAND BEACH — Town commissioners decided using a free volunteer instead of a paid administrative assistant was OK in the Police Department but not in the Town Hall lobby.
Chief Craig Hartmann assured them other towns use volunteers as a receptionis
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Patricia Fleitas’ story is the classic story of immigrants who came to America to escape oppression and built lives in the new land. But, as director of choral and vocal studies at Florida Atlantic University, Fleitas has taken her role a step furth
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Fall has come and, with it, the season of higher-than-usual tides. In the Intracoastal Waterway west of Ocean Ridge, for example, tides crested at 3.3 feet above mean low water levels in September. They’ll hit 4.1 feet with the new mo
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Posted by Scott Simmons on September 1, 2010 at 15:27
I love Palm Beach County. It’s home to me — from the sweet stench of the Glades to the bracing spray of the ocean and everything in between. I was born here, grew up on Florida’s west coast, and returned to Palm Beach County to attend Florida Atlantic
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Posted by Scott Simmons on September 1, 2010 at 15:23
By Steve Plunkett
For the second time in two years, Town Manager Dale Sugerman wanted the library to spend less. And for the second time in two years, he was rebuffed. Library director Mari Suarez had asked for $85,000 for new books and publications fo
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