Philanthropist Lois Pope’s latest donation — $10 million — went to further Alzheimer’s research at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine last month. Pope’s daughter Lorraine, 51, succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease last year. Photo provid
manalapan (661)
By John Pacenti
Manalapan Town Manager Eric Marmer has a whiteboard in his office full of projects that need addressing, but he says the top priority has long been on the municipality’s to-do list: converting its multimillion-dollar homes from septic
Revisions by the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office to preliminary taxable property values released earlier this year show that those valuations have increased in all cities and towns in southeastern Palm Beach County.
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By Mary Hladky
The taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has cooled for the second year in a row, heading back to a more typical rate of increase following stratospheric gains in 2022 and 2023.
But even with the smaller value jump, this marks
A metal extension on top of a concrete wall raised the barrier from six feet to 10 feet on Tony Robbins’ property, seen from neighbor Louis Capano Jr.’s home. That exceeded the town’s height limit. Robbins was allowed to keep a security hedge and opa
By John Pacenti
Consultants told town commissioners that Manalapan water and sewer rates haven’t gone up in 11 years. Elected leaders rectified that quickly at their May 20 meeting with a significant increase.
While increases will vary among homes an
Manalapan’s beach committee of three sitting town commissioners disbanded at the commission’s May 20 meeting.
Town Manager Eric Marmer said it was determined the committee was duplicative and matters involving the beach can be handled by the full com
Related: Lantana: Council to consider allowing sargassum removal from town beach
Don’t be surprised if seaweed starts showing up on south Palm Beach County beaches in even greater piles than have already been washing ashore this year.
The amount of s
Selfless Love Foundation is celebrating a decade of dedication. Since 2015, the nonprofit based in Jupiter has assisted thousands of children in foster care by helping them get adopted and by providing supportive housing for youths aging out of the s
How to navigate A1A chaos? Police explain law, give tips for walkers, drivers
A couple crosses A1A without using a crosswalk to get to Atlantic Dunes Park in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
The close call came as
Officer praised for saving man, curious pooch from Intracoastal Waterway
Gail and Steve McMillan sit with dog Molly and Officer Daniel Turnof near where Steve almost drowned. Molly broke her leg a few months earlier. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coasta
In what logical way does it make any sense to allow one person to inconvenience thousands?
Why would a [Manalapan] homeowner be allowed to tunnel under a public road [State Road A1A] for personal use? Why should thousands of people be inconvenienced
A Palm Beach woman is dead after being struck by a truck on April 1 in the parking lot of Plaza del Mar in Manalapan, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Janice Stein, 74, was walking across from Publix just before 8 a.m. when she “i
Dr. Peter Bonutti points to ruts adjacent to a sea turtle nest on the beach in Manalapan. Photos provided by Peter Bonutti
By John Pacenti
Manalapan officials are trying to get to the bottom of which mechanical beach raking company is leaving deep r
The owners of Evelyn & Arthur women’s clothing boutique are closing the Manalapan location due to 'rising prices.' Plaza del Mar was sold in December. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
Evelyn & Arthur women’s clothing boutique will clos
The Manalapan Town Commission at its April 8 meeting passed — on first reading — new regulations for the construction of residential tunnels under State Road A1A.
The main thrust of amending the town’s ordinances is to prohibit the construction of th
Shop in Plaza del Mar keeps a mom-and-pop flavor even with owners as guardians of booming industry
Rich and Heather Draper sample their product from behind the counter of the Ice Cream Club shop in Manalapan's Plaza del Mar. Rich opened the store in
A Palm Beach woman is dead after being struck by a truck on April 1 in the parking lot of Plaza del Mar in Manalapan, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.
Janice Stein, 74, was walking across from Publix just before 8 a.m. when she “inadvert
Purchases in tens of millions of dollars aren’t immune from the wrecker’s ball
David MacNeil paid $38.5 million for an oceanfront house in Manalapan only to raze it, leaving the empty lot to the left. Now, he plans to buy the partially completed hous
It took this southbound driver more than six minutes to clear State Road A1A tunnel construction about 5 p.m. March 26, even with signal timing adjustments made for the heavier southbound traffic flow. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Larry Barszewski
