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By Jane Smith
When Hurricane Irma swept through southern Palm Beach County last September, power poles snapped like twigs, wind-driven debris blocked streets and residents sat powerless for days amid temperatures
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Manalapan resident Suzi Goldsmith, executive director of Tri-County Animal Rescue, holds Peter, a 3-month-old Great Pyrenees that the shelter took in following the death of his owner, a Great Pyrenees breeder. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Arden M
A tree-trimming crew removes Norfolk Island pines in Briny Breezes.
Town residents decided to take out the fragile trees well ahead of hurricane season.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
As we head into the 2016 hurricane season, it’s not too early
