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By Mary Hladky
As the housing market collapse fades into memory, the taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has risen to within striking distance of the histor
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Related story: Higher cost estimates could scuttle fire district plan
By Rich Pollack
Another deadline for when Highland Beach has to let Delray Beach know if it plans to continue contracting with the city for fire and rescue services has come
By Dan Moffett
Preliminary results of a barrier island fire district study suggest that six coastal communities could benefit from joining forces to provide their own services, Gulf Stream Town Manager William Thrasher said.
“There seems to b
By Rich Pollack
Responding to safety concerns expressed by town commissioners, Florida Department of Transportation officials have come up with a nearly $200,000 plan to address flooding issues on State Road A1A through Highland Beach.
“It’s a
By Sallie James
Property values in Boca Raton have jumped to an estimated market value of $26 billion for 2015, ranking first out of 38 municipalities countywide, according to Palm Beach County Chief Deputy Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks.
That’s
By Rich Pollack
A war of words that started after Delray Beach commissioners rejected a proposed fire-service agreement with Highland Beach appears to be at a ceasefire, with both sides deciding to come to the table to try to hammer out a workable con
Highland Beach residents will have a chance to register their pets with the town’s Police Department, shred old documents and also enjoy hotdogs and sodas during the town’s Spring Fling Community Event from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 16.
Highla
By Steven J. Smith
HIGHLAND BEACH — Walter Janke remembered his wife, Maria, as a kind and thoughtful woman who constantly placed the needs of others above her own.“That’s just the type of person she was,” Mr. Janke said. “She was a caring person. Hel
By Rich Pollack
After a month of contentious comments, with each side taking offense by what was said by those on the other side of the Intracoastal Waterway, Delray Beach and Highland Beach may be going back to the negotiating table in an attempt to
By Rich Pollack
Should Delray Beach knock $175,329 off a $3.2 million annual fire-service contract with Highland Beach because the rescue vehicle owned by the coastal town is being used to transport Delray Beach residents to the hospital?
Highland Bea
By Rich Pollack
Advances in technology are helping to breathe new life into plans by local law enforcement agencies to install license-plate recognition cameras along State Road A1A, despite a Florida Department of Transportation ban against placi
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town commissioners unanimously passed a package of five local ordinances at their March 1 meeting, with several designed to keep the town from looking unsightly during construction.
“Most of these ordinances have
By Ron Hayes
HIGHLAND BEACH — Joanne Freeman loved books.
Ms. Freeman, a former bookstore owner who volunteered with the Friends of the Highland Beach Library and later was a part-time member of the staff, died Feb. 6 after battling cancer.
TToscana North in Highland Beach held a grand reopening party on Feb. 12 for its renovated fitness center. The fitness center acquired state-of-the-art cardio and strength equipment. ABOVE: Linda Schmer, Nancy Wilkinson and Paulette Dale, residents
By Rich Pollack
A decision by Delray Beach City Commissioners to add a 20 percent administrative fee to a proposed 10-year fire service contract with the town of Highland Beach is causing a rift between the two neighboring communities and leading som
By Scott Simmons
HIGHLAND BEACH — A little more than five years ago, Flossy Keesely sat down in her Highland Beach penthouse with The Coastal Star to talk about her long life for a profile.
She greeted her interviewer, prepared lunch and pooh-p
By Steven J. Smith
HIGHLAND BEACH — Teaching, mentoring and placing students into the workforce were the central missions of Judith Bartlewski’s life and truly defined her, said Paul Bartlewski, her husband of 43 years.
“Judi had such a passion
By Rich Pollack
Peggy Gossett-Seidman was out of town when a Highland Beach neighbor called one early September afternoon with frightening news.
Fire trucks, Gossett-Seidman heard him say, were parked in front of her home and the road was fill
Peter Rodis sits in front of an African painting at his Highland Beach home. A documentary of African-American singer Nina Simone he made as a young man is now incorporated in an Academy Award-nominated documentary. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents could see a slight increase in their water bills next fall if town commissioners follow the recommendation of a consultant hired to study the town’s water rates.
During a meeting last month, Robert Ori,
