By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach is a neighborly town — so neighborly in fact, that sometimes the welcome is even extended to people being chased by police.
When two of 11 suspected illegal immigrants tried to escape after bailing out of a van on A1A
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Election Results: Carl Feldman - 422 | Ronald Clark - 314
One commissioner will be elected for a three-year term March 12 to replace Commissioner Doris Trinley, who could not run because of term limits. The two candidates are:
Ronald Clark
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Election Results
Question: Yes - 392, No - 263
Highland Beach voters will be asked whether to make seven minor revisions to the town charter when they go to the polls on March 12.
The most significant change would make private beaches subject
Highland Beach resident Michael Todorovich, at the National
Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, has become a
championship player. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Michael Todorovich can tell you the exact moment he got hooked on competitive croquet.
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More than 40 pets, mostly dogs, had their photographs and their owners’ contact information entered into a database during a Highland Beach Police Department pet registration event held earlier this month. The information and photographs will be kept
By Rich Pollack
The Highland Beach Police Department will be moving forward with several initiatives, all aimed at enhancing the level of professional services it provides to residents.
During a presentation to the Town Commission last month, Polic
By Jane Smith
HIGHLAND BEACH — Joseph A. Sarubbi, who cherished his IBM role as part of the self-described “wild ducks,” died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Dec. 29.
He was 84, dying from complications of diabetes, said Linda Campb
Marlene Roberts, relaxing on a boardwalk that leads to
the Intracoastal Waterway, teaches writing workshops at the
Highland Beach Library. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Marlene Roberts reinvents herself every 10 years.
It is, she quips, not only
Newly planted sea oats in Highland Beach are expected to help stablize the dunes.
By Rich Pollack
With the impact of Hurricane Sandy still being felt along its coastline, the town of Highland Beach is seeking a consultant to determine what can
By Rich Pollack
The cracks are back along Highland Beach’s 3.5 miles of walking paths, and town leaders say something needs to be done soon before someone gets hurt.
The Town Commission, in its December meeting, agreed to explore the cost of puttin
Bernie and Sandra Meyer of Highland Beach are co-chairs of the Jewish Film Festival. File photo/The Coastal Star
Now in its 23rd year, the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival boasts an impressive lineup with 39 films, documentaries and shorts that wi
In Highland Beach, (l to r) Rosalie DeMartino, Commissioner Dennis Sheridan and Deputy Clerk Valerie Oakes put final touches on the Town Hall tree. A Light Up the Holidays event is Dec. 10. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
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Phoebe Wiener and Hinako Fujita sit at the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach. Hinako lived with the Wiener family in Highland Beach while participating in a foreign exchange program. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Most 16-year-olds don’t usually sin
Several seawalls, pools and yards in Manalapan were seriously damaged by the constant pounding of the surf from Hurricane Sandy and seasonal high tides. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
More photos from Hurricane Sandy
By Tim O’Meilia
No hurricane
The calendar allows Highland Beach residents and fans to enjoy
sights from the beach town12 months a year. Photo provided
By Rich Pollack
Sports Illustrated has one. So does the Nature Conservancy.
Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and Prince Willia
By Rich Pollack
Valerie Oakes
Valerie Oakes knows how to help Highland Beach residents get answers. As deputy town clerk, Oakes serves as the right hand to Town Clerk Beverly Brown and is often the first person to greet residents coming to Town Ha
Sabin Robbins’ love of Africa led him to jobs as a writer at National Geographic
and as a director at the National Zoo. People often ask him about his college love
interest — Jane Fonda. They dated for a year and still correspond. Tim Stepien/The Co
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach voters maintain the final say on the town’s big-ticket purchases, but commissioners can now sign off on spending up to roughly $1 million on a single item or project without a referendum.
Commissioners voted to change
By Rich Pollack
It’s not unusual for residents of Highland Beach to approach Police Chief Craig Hartmann and ask how they can show their support for the Police Department.
“We had people who wanted to help financially, and we didn’t have a vehicle t
Diane Schrenzel shares her knowledge of the Louvre Museum
in Paris on Nov. 1 at the Highland Beach Library. Schrenzel
lives in France most of the year and part-time in Highland Beach,
where she takes painting classes at Burlini Studio of the Arts i
