Wednesday morning at the beachAt 7:15 AM Sept. 3, a man was seen dragging a homemade boat from the dune in front of the Capri apartments in Ocean Ridge down to the shore and launching the boat into the ocean. He spent some time paddling close to sho
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Nests took a beating from surf. Earlier, hundreds of hatchlings were rescued from sargassum. Still, it’s been a good year overall.
Rebecca Germany, sea turtle conservation assistant at Gumbo Limbo, hammers a stake back in the sand in Boca Raton on A
A Glock 9mm handgun, bullets and a list of addresses were found in the suspect’s car. Photo provided
By Rich Pollack
Detective work by the Ocean Ridge Police Department combined with the use of crime-fighting technology helped lead to the arrest of
By Jane Musgrave
Former Ocean Ridge Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella lost his legal battle against two town police officers over his 2016 arrest at his former oceanfront home on Beachway North.
A federal jury in Miami on Aug. 22 rejected Lucibella’s clai
The Ocean Ridge Town Commission celebrated the career of Jean Hallahan, “a cornerstone of Town Hall,” who retired after two decades of service in important positions.
A proclamation was read by Town Clerk Kelly Avery at the Aug. 4 commission meeting
By Henry Fitzgerald
The Coastal Star won nine first-place awards at the recent Florida Press Association ceremony, including the top award for general excellence at the highest level — Division A — for weekly and monthly newspapers with circulations
By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge is full speed ahead on replacing the town’s aging water pipes.
The Ocean Ridge Town Commission approved $1.9 million for the next phase of the water main infrastructure project spanning Ocean Avenue to Thompson Street, whi
Sheriff’s office announces arrest of serial shooter who took aim at homes in Ocean Ridge, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and elsewhere
The Glock 9mm handgun that officials say was used in 16 separate shooting incidents around Palm Beach County in rec
By John Pacenti
For months, Manalapan commissioners sought to determine whether or not Palm Beach County’s sand transfer plant at the Boynton Inlet was to blame for erosion of its shores.
An engineer and beach erosion expert hired by the town to look
Michelle Heiser was promoted from interim to permanent town manager by commissioners and will make $225,000 a year. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
It’s been pretty kumbaya in Ocean Ridge ever since Michelle Lee Heiser showed up to serv
Ocean Ridge Police Sgt. Keith Ramirez investigates the scene outside a home at the corner of Thompson Street and Old Ocean Boulevard where at least a dozen shots were fired at the exterior of what police described as an unoccupied home. The orange c
Water pipe project could be accelerated
By John Pacenti
Newly minted Town Manager Michelle Lee Heiser said Ocean Ridge, basking in good financial news, can expect to keep the property tax rate steady in the newly proposed $13.3 million budget.
With
By John Pacenti
Barrier islands were supposed to be just that — a barrier for the mainland, mostly shifting sands that ebbed and flowed with the whims of Mother Nature.
Then, Florida’s pioneers started building on these pristine sand bars — which w
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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OCEAN RIDGE — Harold Louis “Sonny” VanArnem III, a visionary technologist, entrepreneur, sportsman and loving father, died on June 5 in Ocean Ridge. He was 84 years old.
Born in Cincinnati, Mr. VanArnem defied convention and exceeded expectations. A
Concerned that the cost of police services might go up by double digits, Briny Breezes officials told Police Chief Scott McClure to politely ask his Ocean Ridge bosses if they would temper a proposed contract renewal.
“No push, you know, respectful.
First responders at the scene where a man was electrocuted while trimming a palm tree. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
A worker killed while trimming a tree June 4 in Ocean Ridge has been identified as Alonzo Gilberto Domingo Domingo, 25, of West Palm B
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
By John Pacenti
Just like a heart patient with clogged arteries, a bypass will be used to shore up Ocean Ridge fire hydrants that do not have adequate water pressure due to aging, corroding pipes. In the meantime, the town is moving up the timeline o
