Friends Josepha Peters of Winter Haven, Shake Potoukian of Fort Lauderdale, Cecile Guekjian of Miami
and Rosemary VanWitzenburg of Fort Lauderdale raise a cup at TeaLicious Tea Room
in Delray Beach. The women meet all over the state to try different
Judges Aldon James and Bruce Sutka had a tough time selecting the most creative hats among the 140 worn by guests of the Armory Art Center benefit, finally picking seven winners. The event raised $54,000 for the center’s programs. Photo: Daphne Fess
Honoring her successful and philanthropic father, George Rothman (who regularly swam miles each day well into his 80s), Doris Rothman Browning of Tequesta and Carson City, Nev., has given $1 million to construct the Mandel JCC aquatics center in
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami has begun an investigation of allegations by a Manalapan resident that the town’s Police Department engages in racial profiling.
Resident Kersen De Jong first filed a formal complaint with the Florida Department of
Town voters, the few who did vote, overwhelmingly approved a charter change imposing term limits on the mayor and commissioners by a 52-14 margin.
Elected officials can serve a maximum of three consecutive two-year terms as either mayor or commis
Manalapan Town Clerk Lisa Petersen administers the oath of office to Commissioner-Elect Chauncey Johnstone (left), Mayor-Elect David Cheifetz, Commisioner Tom Thornton and Commissioner-Elect Peter Isaac in the Commission Chambers. Kurtis Boggs/The Co
The Plate: Gazpacho
The Place: John G’s, Plaza del Mar, 264 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. Info: 585-9860 or john-gs.com. Note: John G’s is cash only; no credit cards.
The Price: $4.50 for a cup, $6.75 for a crock
The Skinny: You could say John G’s taught s
Municipal Elections
(For election results, please click on links below)
Delray Beach: Two candidates for mayor | Three candidates vie for commission | Length of terms and tax breaks on ballot
Mia Matthews sings to the crowd at ‘A Heart Full of Love’ benefit at The Plaza Theatre in Manalapan. The performance was a musical celebration of the Plaza Theatre’s first year to benefit the theater and the American Cancer Society. Photo by Tim St
Election Results
Question: Yes - 52, No - 14
By Tim O’Meilia
There’s a revolution on the Manalapan Town Commission.
The mayor and three commissioners are out. Three new commissioners and a familiar face as mayor are in. All without a shot being fire
Municipal elections will be held in a number of towns and cities in Palm Beach County on March 12. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Town or city clerks can provide answers to any election-related questions.
Briny Breezes
There is no electio
An attorney for the Manalapan resident who claims the town’s police engage in racial profiling has demanded that the police chief and one of his officers be fired as corrective action.
In a Feb. 21 letter to the mayor, West Palm Beach attorney Jack
A jogger passes a pile of steel that has been removed to make
way for new seawalls in Manalapan. Fifteen seawalls
are currently being replaced in the wake
of Hurricane Sandy. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
Manalapan town commissioner
By Tim O’Meilia
South Palm Beach, Manalapan, Lantana and three other towns will cash tidy checks in the next few months for overpaying for sewage treatment provided by the city of Lake Worth for 16 years.
It’s a stunning reversal for Lake Worth, whi
A crowd gathers to mark the dedication of Tranquility Park in honor of longtime Manalapan resident Phyllis DeStefano. The park includes a gazebo, a walking path and a dog fountain.
Phyllis DeStefano kisses her son Louis DeStefano, who financed the pa
By Tim O’Meilia
More than two years after collective bargaining began, the seaside towns of Manalapan and South Palm Beach signed three-year agreements with their unionized police departments in January.
While similar in length and many other d
Sophia Isaac is head of volunteers at the J. Turner Moore Memorial Library in Manalapan. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
What do super-organized volunteers get? More work! But that’s OK with Sophia Isaac, head of volunteers at the J. T
This aerial view from a postcard shows La Coquille in the 1960s or ’70s. To the right is the intersection of A1A and Ocean Avenue.
Our private clubs: An occasional series
By Mary Thurwachter
Jet-setters flocked to Manalapan in 1952 when the La Coqu
By Tim O’Meilia
Saying that oceanside residents feel underrepresented, Manalapan Town Commissioner Donald Brennan called for a restructuring of the town’s court-approved voting districts and process.
But, as happened when he made the same plea in Oc
By Tim O’Meilia
A Manalapan resident’s complaint that the town police engage in racial profiling has been transferred to a different agency for possible investigation and the resident could complain to a state civil rights agency as well.
In a Jan.
