The George Bush Boulevard bridge reopened without ceremony late on the afternoon of April 29. It had been shut since March 3 after getting stuck in the up position. The bridge then underwent repairs and three weeks of tests. Jerry Lower/The Coastal S
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By Mary Thurwachter
Just when it looked like construction on Lantana’s library was about to resume, a canceled Town Council meeting on April 25 further slowed the progress.
On the agenda was a $734,227 contract with West Construction, Inc., to complet
Some of Les Girls are (front, l-r)Maureen Hamilton, Neide Duran, Roshan Massoumi, Laila Sedfaoui, Monika Erikson; (second row) Cobie Bill, Sophia Isaac, Monique Sheft, Poonsri Pierce, Rita Sullivan; (back) Nelly Mellander, Mignon Gardner, Stephanie L
Willa and Violet Sheldon of Hypoluxo Island sold lemonade to raise money for children in war-torn Ukraine. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Local kids are showing their compassion for Ukraine’s children by raising money and awareness through a variet
It’s not that I’m slowing down or losing interest. There are no urgent responsibilities that must be addressed. My health is good. But like the dropping barometer before a storm, there’s an ever-present pressure nagging at me to slow down, urging me
Judge David Fina swears Kem Mason into office on the Lantana Town Council on March 28, while Mason’s life partner, Kay Abbott, holds the Bible. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Incumbent Lynn “Doc” Moorhouse and newcomer Kem Mason cla
Flooding during autumnal high tides and major rainstorms in December 2021 created nearly impassable standing water on North Atlantic Drive in Hypoluxo Island. Photo provided
By Mary Thurwachter
In its effort to mitigate flooding on Hypoluxo Island —
One of Lantana’s 10 water production wells tested positive for fecal coliform (E. coli) bacteria on March 13, according to a public notice.
The presence of E. coli bacteria indicates the well may have been contaminated with human or animal waste.
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Susan Anthony holds a dolphinfish she caught off Palm Beach County in July 2021. Florida regulators reduced the daily bag limit for the fish to five per angler, but the limit remains 10 in federal waters, beyond 3 miles offshore. Willie Howard/The Co
By Mary Thurwachter
Incumbent council member Lynn “Doc” Moorhouse and newcomer Kem Mason outpolled their opponents Tuesday to win Lantana’s two Town Council runoff elections.
Moorhouse, a retired dentist who has been in office since 2004, received 59
By Mary Thurwachter
Results of a Friday, March 11 morning recount confirmed that newcomer John Raymer received the second largest share of votes in Lantana’s Group 1 Town Council race on March 8 and will face incumbent Lynn Moorhouse in one of two ru
Manalapan’s fourfold increase in two years leads an unprecedented wave of $20 million sales along coast
By Larry Barszewski
Real estate buyers had no vaccine to protect them from luxury home prices that hit stratospheric levels in 2021. A record num
By Mary Thurwachter
The dune restoration project scheduled to begin on Feb. 28 has been delayed until later this year. Lantana Town Manager Brian Raducci said in a news release that “there is insufficient dry beach width at Lantana’s Municipal Beach”
(l-r) Chamber president and moderator Dave Arm at the Feb. 24 forum with candidates John Raymer, Lynn Moorhouse, Joe Farrell, Media Beverly, Ed Schropshire and Kem Mason. Mary Thurwachter/The Coastal Star
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Malcolm Balfour gets a smooch from Karen Lythgoe at Balfour’s last meeting. Mary Thurwachter/The Coastal Star
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By Mary Thurwachter
There was no c
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Lantana will hold a general election March 8 for Town Council members in Group 1 and Group 2. Both are for three-yea
Nongae Johnson, co-founder of the HERD Foundation, is surrounded by some of the horses used for equine-assisted healing at her ranch in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Nongae Johnson of Hypoluxo Island has taken a love of horses to a pla
Environmental analysts Antonio Rodriguez and Victoria Strange look at an insect in the midst of a saw palmetto, one of the dominant scrub area plants. Photos by Joe Capozzi/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capozzi
For nature lovers, Palm Beach County’s best-
