Dr. James DeGerome of Hypoluxo Island
practiced gastroenterology in Boynton Beach for 31 years.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
When he’s not pondering America’s health care challenge, Dr. James DeGerome works to maintain his own good health by jog
Dr. James DeGerome of Hypoluxo Island
practiced gastroenterology in Boynton Beach for 31 years.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
When he’s not pondering America’s health care challenge, Dr. James DeGerome works to maintain his own good health by jog
By Mary Thurwachter
Rather than borrowing money from a bank, the town of Lantana will finance the extension of natural gas lines to Hypoluxo Island using money from its general fund.
In March, the Town Council directed Town Manager Deborah M
By Mary Thurwachter
A poll of Hypoluxo Island property owners by the town of Lantana showed 60 percent favored extending a natural gas line to the island. But not everyone was happy with the result or the voting process.
Many islanders appear
By Mary Thurwachter
A plan to extend a natural gas line to Hypoluxo Island is a go, but not without some controversy. In October, the town of Lantana mailed letters to island residents asking for a yes or no vote on the issue. Proponents of the
By Emily J. Minor
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Nancy Canter, a lifelong student of art and literature who moved to Hypoluxo Island in 1986 and then helped raise money and interest for the Lantana Public Library, died Feb. 17. She was 83.
“She was quite
By Ron Hayes
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — In 2005, Anne Heyman helped establish “Moral Voices,” a lecture series at Tufts University. The first speaker was a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, where 1.2 million children had been orphaned.
As she listened
Cory Lambe (left) clears out drains along Lands End Road on Hypoluxo Island.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Bill Otis and Challis Thompson chat while checking out flooding on the north end
of McKinley Park on Hypoluxo Island.
By Dan Moff
By Mary Thurwachter
While support to bring a natural gas line to Hypoluxo Island has gained momentum, the men spearheading the effort are concerned that getting the required 60 percent of the voters to agree may fall short by a few votes.
Rod
By Mary Thurwachter
Hypoluxo Island residents will be polled to see how many of them are interested in having a natural gas line extended onto the island. If at least 60 percent support the project by the end of January, the town of Lantana will
Jaana Moisio with (l-r) Caroline, 7, Lauren, 11, and Moisio’s husband, Tom Bennett. The girls have three piggy banks marked ‘save,’ ‘spend’ and ‘share.’ The ‘save’ money goes to the bank to pay for college and the ‘share’ goes to the Children’s Home
With the North Atlantic Drive/Beach Curve drainage project complete, Lantana is prepared to begin paving the roads and doing additional drainage improvements on Hypoluxo Island.
At its Feb. 26 meeting, the town approved a contract with M&M Ashpalt Ma
By Emily J. Minor
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Lillian Martucci, a native of New York who loved travel, nature and the classic style of Grace Kelly, died Jan. 21 after a three-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. A beloved wife and mother, she was 83.
“She wa
Casa Alva, built in 1934 for a Vanderbilt heiress, has been both a private home and a social club. Photo provided
By Mary Thurwachter
Manalapan found its place on the social map with the construction of two grand homes for two great-grandchildren
Contractor Steve Varga is cutting hours of commuting each week by boating to work. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
After the Lantana bridge closed for 22 months last March 18, residents on both sides of the Intracoastal Waterway reconciled t
The Lantana Town Council unanimously voted down a height exception request for a planned Hypoluxo Island home.
Owner Edmund Gonzalez made the request for a house to be built at 907 N. Atlantic Drive so he could extend the chimney 18 inches and a mech
By Mary Thurwachter
Work on the long-awaited drainage project on Hypoluxo Island began on May 28.
The area has been plagued with flooding for several decades. During budget talks in 2011, the Lantana Town Council decided to dip into its reserves to
By Emily J. Minor
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Hers was a life full of passion, people and laughter, lots of laughter.
“Anyone who met Lib loved her,” remembers Sharon Ehlers, who cared for Mary Elizabeth Sory in the years before Miss Sory’s death.
“Actual
By Mary Thurwachter
A week before Lake Worth commissioners unanimously chose Lantana Town Manager Mike Bornstein as the new city manager, colleagues in Lantana braced themselves for his probable departure.
Mayor Dave Stewart said he knew the
By Christine Davis
Richard Fichman, enraptured by Florida’s lifestyle and good weather, led his entire family from Farmington, Conn., to Hypoluxo Island.
“My wife, Lynn, doesn’t like to travel that much and we still have kids in school,” he explained.
Gerardo Aponte, a ground maintenance worker for the town of Lantana, stops traffic on Ocean Avenue as a donated ponytail palm is moved from Hypoluxo Island to the Lantana Public Library. Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
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