Firefighter Jesse Rivero was sworn in March 24 by Town Attorney Max Lohman. Rivero’s wife, Kerri, held the Bible. Mary Thurwachter/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Newcomer Jesse Rivero, a 50-year-old firefighter, defeated veteran Town Council me
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana police officers will add three in-car cameras to their fleet, thanks to the Town Council, which authorized the purchase on March 10.
Cost of the cameras, from Axon Enterprise, Inc., is $36,842 and funds have already been b
New vice mayor — As the Lantana Town Council reorganized for the upcoming year, Kem Mason was selected by fellow council members to serve as vice mayor.
Chris Castle was chosen March 24 as vice mayor pro tem.
Mason is beginning his second three-yea
Capt. Chris Lemieux and a few young anglers hold an 87-pound wahoo caught during the Lantana Fishing Derby. Lynn ’Doc’ Moorhouse came up with the idea of the derby 30 years ago to support the Lantana Chamber of Commerce. Officials later added a kids
Welcome Easter Sunday, April 20, on the beach with the rising sun. Here are places to do that from Boca Raton to Lake Worth Beach:
Spanish River Church: Beach Sunrise Family Service takes place at 6:45 a.m. at South Beach Park, 400 N. Ocean Blvd.,
By Mary Thurwachter
Newcomer Jesse Rivero, a 50-year-old firefighter, defeated veteran Town Council member Lynn “Doc” Moorhouse for Lantana’s Group 1 Council seat.
Moorhouse, 81, a retired dentist, has been on the council for 21 years and was endorse
Unofficial results
Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana Mayor Karen Lythgoe carved out a half hour of the Feb. 10 Town Council meeting to tout the town’s achievements during the past year.
Typically, the end-of-year report is made available to news media and published on the t
Town Council candidates’ forum March 3 — Incumbent Lantana Town Council Member Lynn “Doc” Moorhouse and newcomer Jesse Rivero will participate in a candidates’ forum sponsored by the Lantana Chamber of Commerce at 5 p.m. March 3 at the Palm Beach Mar
Vincent Denchy, who has lived with his wife on Hypoluxo Island since 1974, holds a patch from his 24-year tenure with the crash rescue team that served Palm Beach International Airport. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Vincent Denchy doesn’t have any rac
Protecting beaches from erosion is difficult enough, but extra steps are needed when man-made structures, such as the Boynton Inlet, block the natural southerly flow of sand. On the inlet’s Ocean Ridge side, rock groins have been placed to slow erosi
Madson chosen for Planning Commission — Although the Planning Commission had two openings for alternate members, only one person applied. The Town Council appointed that man, Steven J. Madson, to a three-year term ending Jan. 27, 2028.
Alternate memb
The Town Council has five members who serve staggered three-year terms.
Related: Lantana: Two candidates for Lantana Council Seat 1
On March 11, Lantana voters have a choice between seasoned and new for the Group 1 Town Council seat. One candidate has served for 21 years. The other, a newcomer, represents another generat
The proposed mixed-use development would bring apartments and businesses to the old site of the Kmart in Lantana. This view is from Dixie Highway. Rendering provided
By Mary Thurwachter
It’s all systems go for Lantana Village Square after the Town Co
Anglers on a small flats boat make their way past the sea wall at South Inlet Park in Boca Raton. The wall is scheduled for replacement. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Projects aim to raise ground level, increase sea wall heights
By Jane Musgrave
A yel
American oystercatchers mingle alongside construction equipment on the north island of Bonefish Cove. Photos provided by Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
By Mary Thurwachter
While snowbirds flock to airports and high
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana signed off on flood management regulations to meet National Flood Insurance Program standards, which meant the town also had to revise its ordinance as it relates to mobile homes. On its first reading of the ordinance in N
Library employee receives top honor — Jennifer Sweeten has been working at the Lantana Public Library for less than a year but has made a big and wonderful impression on colleagues and regulars at the library.
Sweeten, who transferred from the town’s
Louis M. Canter, aka Lantana Lou, gained notoriety for donning a cape, a crown and carrying a colorful, cutout fish on Groundhog Day to predict Lantana’s next six weeks of weather. Photo provided
By Mary Thurwachter
LANTANA — It’s been a decade since
