Staff report
The 2027 municipal races are already shaping up. In Delray Beach, Commissioner Juli Casale has announced she will challenge Mayor Tom Carney in the March 9 mayoral election. In Boca Raton, eight candidates have signaled their interest in
By Larry Barszewski
Ocean Ridge will have a say after all in a dispute initiated by Manalapan over the sand transfer plant at the Boynton Inlet.
Manalapan is seeking to reduce — or stop — operation of the plant, which takes sand building up north of
Town commissioners and staff had to relocate to the town library on Hypoluxo Island for their Oct. 27 meeting because of king tide flooding on A1A. Emily Rose Finn/The Coastal Star
By Emily Rose Finn
Manalapan voters could decide as soon as March wh
By Emily Rose Finn
Manalapan residents could vote in March on whether the town should borrow about $2.8 million to bring natural gas service to the Point Manalapan neighborhood.
Florida Public Utilities, which estimated the cost, said it “represents
The Gloria Drummond Patient Tower at Boca Raton Regional Hospital adds 216 private patient rooms and 20 surgical suites. Rendering provided
By Christine Davis
Four years after breaking ground, Baptist Health South Florida recently held a ribbon-cutti
Strong winds and a full moon send water flooding into coastal communities
Massive waves crashed over the Boynton Inlet jetty on Tuesday, Oct. 27 as wind gusts topping 30 mph combined with a full moon to create a shore pounding along coastal Palm Beac
Eau owner begins lease on town space in Plaza del Mar
By Emily Rose Finn
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue does not want to be part of Manalapan’s planned new Town Hall. It wants to stay at the site of the current Town Hall instead — and it would pay to
By Emily Rose Finn
Manalapan’s plan to replace the aging guardhouse at the entrance to Point Manalapan is back on the drawing board after bids for the work greatly exceeded what town commissioners had authorized — even after the town scaled back the
By Emily Rose Finn
Manalapan’s town tax rate will stay at $3 per $1,000 of taxable value for another year, though most property owners will still pay more because property values keep climbing.
Town commissioners on Sept. 28 unanimously approved the
By Emily Rose Finn
A contractor building a private pedestrian tunnel under State Road A1A has Manalapan’s permission to keep working on the tunnel for about two weeks into the start of the town’s tourist season in November.
Last year, a monthslong tu
By Emily Rose Finn
Manalapan has recast its shore-based shark fishing crackdown as a nuisance law, leaving fishing regulation to the state while keeping a 100-yard buffer between hooks and swimmers.
Commissioners revamped an ordinance they approved i
In Boca, Related Ross buys Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) — former home of IBM
Geronimo Tequila Bar and Southwest Grill is a tenant at 105 E. Atlantic Ave., which was taken over by Redfearn Capital in one of the richest sales along the Avenue. P
Restaurant owner says it will move across Ocean Avenue into Paloma Mexican Restaurant space
Staff and customers flank Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly (center). The restaurant is likely to be shut at least until spring as it awaits construction of a n
By Jane Musgrave
A legal battle Manalapan launched to keep sand from being swept south from its shores has been delayed and it’s likely the long-running dispute will get bigger.
In what is shaping up to become a battle of coastal communities, Ocean R
Manalapan Police Chief Jeff Rasor says the Tesla Cybertruck given to the department by an anonymous donor has so far exceeded expectations, but how long the electric vehicle lasts compared with gas-powered cars remains to be seen. Design image provi
Town still faces major costs for aging treatment plant
By Jane Musgrave
While Manalapan residents face an 18% water rate increase in October, that could turn out to be a bargain compared to what may lie down the road.
Like other utility systems thro
MANALAPAN — Sharon Allen Kirkland, a frequent volunteer in town, died Aug. 7. She was 84.
Born Nov. 12, 1941, to Joe and Lillian Allen (née Corinth) in Wilmington, Delaware, Mrs. Kirkland grew up in Westport, Connecticut, where she graduated from St
John G's restaurant in Manalapan is planning to expand to other locations in South Florida. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
John G’s in Manalapan, a longtime favorite of locals, is cooking up franchise opportunities in South Florida.
An institution in P
Note to readers: This story contains graphic information involving alleged child sexual abuse.
By Larry Barszewski
Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County’s clerk of courts and comptroller — and a former state representative for South County’s island communit
Sand and water pour out of the transfer pipe on the south — Ocean Ridge — side of the Boynton Inlet. BELOW RIGHT: Palm Beach County's sand transfer plant on the north — Manalapan — side of the inlet runs as sand accumulates along the jetty. File phot
