The Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment study included key findings for each of the municipalities participating in the project, along with a list of buildings threatened. This is a partial list of the findings.
Boca Raton
81% of commercial proper
By Rich Pollack
Crime in the small towns of coastal South Palm Beach County remained low in 2020, thanks in large part to a reduction in burglaries that could be attributed to more people staying home during the pandemic.
The number of serious crime
Statewide honors include 9 first places
By Larry Barszewski
The Coastal Star took home 20 Florida Press Association awards during ceremonies July 16, including the top investigative prize for its coverage of Delray Beach’s troubled water system.
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Lantana Police Chief Sean Scheller presents Deborah Manzo with an Achievement Award at her last town meeting as manager. She left to become the administrator of Okeechobee County. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana has prohibited medical marijuana dispensaries since December 2017. But the issue resurfaced this summer when a local businessman asked the Town Council to reconsider and enact an ordinance allowing the pharmacies.
Recons
This peacock — described as ‘quite a handsome one’ — showed up about a year ago. Photo provided by Susie Bowman
By Ron Hayes
Ann McGlinn-Work hesitated, pondering, trying to remember.
“I think it goes back to a little over a year ago,” she decided.
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A group on the shore of Lake Worth around 1905. Front, Sarah Hazelwood, Lizzie Gardner, Mabel Tedder and Myrtle Miller. Back, Elizabeth Hazelwood, Arthur L
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Lantana Centennial Celebration
When: 3:00--9:35 p.m. July 4
Where: Bicentennial Park, 321 E. Ocean Ave.
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Anglers at the Keese boathouse, in Lantana’s south cove, display sharks they caught around 1940. Photo provided by Local History Archives
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County has weathered pandemic ‘very well,’ appraiser reports
By Mary Hladky
Undeterred by the coronavirus pandemic, the taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has increased for the 10th year in a row.
Estimates released by the Palm Beach Cou
Mounds of naturally occurring sargassum are upsetting some of the visitors to Lantana’s beach. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
It’s that time of year again, when sargassum blankets the beach, encroaching on beachgoers’ space. It’s no
By Mary Thurwachter
The Town Council agreed in May to hire a third-party consultant to create a new master plan for Lantana using information gathered from residents during two recent workshops.
The move follows through on a goal of Mayor Robert Hage
By Rich Pollack
LANTANA — Soon after she moved into a sixth-floor apartment with an ocean view at the Carlisle Palm Beach five years ago, former Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Jacqueline “Jackie” Winchester became an active member of the a
After working 60 to 70 hours a week at Woolbright Farmers Market for the past 20 years, Jesse Goldfinger wants to spend more time with his wife and three kids. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
Woolbright Farmers Market, a longtime pr
By Mary Thurwachter
With Town Manager Deborah Manzo’s imminent departure, the Lantana Town Council has begun its search for her successor. Manzo, who began working for the town in 2012, announced in March she had accepted a position as administrator
By Mary Thurwachter
After an hourlong discussion with robust input from residents, the Lantana Town Council unanimously agreed on April 12 to reimburse former Mayor Dave Stewart for legal expenses he incurred defending an ethics charge.The charge ste
By Rich Pollack
Saying they want to send a message that what they do is a job and not a hobby, Highland Beach town commissioners are moving ahead with plans to increase their salaries by 20% and add an annual cost-of-living increase.
In approving a r
Thirty alumni from Archstone Behavioral Health joined Lantana Mayor Robert Hagerty in a beach cleanup in which they collected more than 70 pounds of trash from Lantana Beach. Archstone is celebrating its 20th year in the Lantana community, and it co
Capt. Geno Pratt, left, kneels alongside the 101-pound wahoo caught aboard his Geno V. The anglers trolled a bonito strip and sea witch behind a planer in 160 feet of water off the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. Pratt said the wahoo was the largest he
