By Steve Plunkett
Town commissioners used a group microphone instead of individual ones and sat at a U-shaped table in front of their usual chairs. None wore a suit, sport coat or even a tie.
Their first informal workshop generated nearly three hours o
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Jay Leno awards the “Big Dog Best of Show” to Titusville residents George and Fran Nolan for their 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Photos by Tim Stepien
By Ron Hayes
Tom Gerrard scanned the green at the Boca Raton Resort & Club and ventured a di
“I sure would like to see the ‘Third World’ appearance go away,’’ Commissioner Donald B
Election Results:
Seat #5:
William "Bill" Quigley - 134 votes, 61.75%
William J. Bernstein - 83 votes, 38.25%
Manalapan Election: Commission Seat 1
Manalapan: Commissioners plan less formal discussion session
Town Commissioner Basil Diamond, who
Manalapan Election: Commission Seat 1 | Commission Seat 5
By Steve Plunkett
Feeling pinched by Robert’s Rules of Order and Florida’s Sunshine Law, town commissioners will hold what they hope is a less structured strategy session this month.
They
Election Results:
Seat #1
David S. Cheifetz - 127 votes, 57.47%
Kelly S. Gottlieb - 94 votes, 42.53%
Manalapan Election: Commission Seat 5
Manalapan: Commissioners plan less formal discussion session
Town Commissioner Basil Diamond, whose Seat 1 t
By Tim O’Meilia
Start saving your change for extra gas money. Not because gas prices may reach $4 a gallon this summer, but because the round trip from South Palm Beach, Hypoluxo Island or Manalapan to the mainland will be six to 10 miles longer by Th
Manalapan town commissioners raised water and sewer rates, but not before hearing from a handful of unhappy customers.
Josh Nichols, who shares a Hypoluxo townhome with his wife, complained that they were being charged too much for ha
Manalapan is ramping up efforts to breathe new life into flagging Plaza Del Mar.
Daryl Cheifetz, who sits on Manalapan’s Architectural Commission, told town commissioners in December that with this year’s planned closing of the Ocean
Charles Benoit (left) gets a chuckle from comedian Eddie Brill who entertained hundreds Jan. 28 at the Delray Beach Marriott, during the 5th Annual Laugh with the Library fundraiser to benefit the Delray Beach Public Library.
It’s been said that all politics is local. For folks seeking to resolve local issues, the second Tuesday in March — Election Day — is the traditional date for significant civic action.
Public offices from mayor to town councils will be up
Frank Maguire Jr., an owner of Quigley-Maguire of Delray Beach, has designed an office space in the 2011 Red Cross Designers’ Show House in West Palm Beach. This is his fifth year participating in the show house.
Photo by
Jerry Lower
Are designers bo
The Chabad of South Palm Beach’s new center in Manalapan’s Plaza Del Mar is just plain welcoming.
“We really did try to create that feel,” said Rabbi Leibel Stolik. “We wanted it to be an inviting, warm, welcoming atmosphere, so that peo
MANALAPAN — Henrietta King was the quiet balance to her husband Don King’s outward flamboyance. But in her own right, she had a résumé varied enough to include entrepreneur, farmer, fashion designer, nurse, sheriff’s department s
A new Ocean Avenue bridge has been in the works for years, but precisely when the old bridge will be demolished and construction on the new span will begin remains uncertain. In Manalapan, Hypoluxo Island and Lantana, officials ant
Seven weeks after her promotion was announced, it’s a done deal: Linda Stumpf is Manalapan’s town manager.
When town commissioners fired Thomas Heck on Oct. 28 they elevated Stumpf from finance director to interim manager until she an
Manalapan town commissioners will vote on raising water rates for everyone and making sewer customers pay the full cost of that service at a Jan. 25 public hearing.
Consultants Mock, Roos and Associates are recommending that water rat
By Arden Moore
We can learn a lot from our cats and dogs when it comes to keeping limber, shooing away muscle aches and reveling in the moment.
In fact, cats and dogs are born yoga teachers, if we just pay closer attention to how they move
And it’s not even the holly.
It’s the spirit that makes the holidays merry in Florida.
We have surf and sand and palm trees galore.
And tropically themed gifts for the ones you adore.
Savor and shop, and avoid all
Photo by Jerry Lower
By Steve Plunkett
A 15-by-18-inch plaque at the libr