By Dan Moffett
The hard feelings and divisions that grew out of the March election are festering within the Ocean Ridge Town Commission.
During a contentious and sometimes angry three-hour meeting on May 3, the commission fought over filling a seat o
By Dan Moffett
Boynton Beach Fire Chief James Stables has been on the job for only five months, but already he’s making a difference in Briny Breezes.
That’s the conclusion of Hal Hutchins, the Ocean Ridge police chief and Briny’s marshal.
“I’ve alre
County has weathered pandemic ‘very well,’ appraiser reports
By Mary Hladky
Undeterred by the coronavirus pandemic, the taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has increased for the 10th year in a row.
Estimates released by the Palm Beach Cou
Getting around Manalapan in 1920 was difficult and primitive by today’s standards.
BELOW RIGHT: The 1891 newspaper ad promoting George Charter’s property. Photos from the Boynton Beach City Library
By Eliot Kleinberg
Across America, 1931 was a step
OCEAN RIDGE — Velden Paul Colby died April 21, following an auto accident in Citra, where he lived. He was 86.
The man known to everyone as “Colby” was born Dec. 17, 1934, in Fairview, Oklahoma, to Paul and Ruth Sheffield Colby. He was preceded in de
By Larry Barszewski
If you’re at the beach and you have a medical emergency, rescue crews say they will do what it takes to get you the help you need.
That’s not what Kim Jones experienced when she and a friend were snorkeling off the coast of Ocean
Even the most visionary and creative individuals build on what came before. They construct new ideas from their surroundings, often using knowledge gained from their own experiences.
The most brilliant minds plotting out the future of the world unde
Hurlburt named vice mayor
By Dan Moffett
A divided Town Commission appointed Kristine de Haseth to serve a second one-year term as Ocean Ridge’s mayor during a sometimes fractious 31/2-hour meeting on April 5.
The vote was 3-2.
Commissioners Susan Hu
Steven Presson (right), a Realtor with the Corcoran Group, shows a property on Hypoluxo Island to Brian Mock in March as Douglas Elliman agent Tonja Garamella listens from the top of the stairs. The Mocks, from Newport Beach, California, plan to move
Ocean Ridge Police Officer LeQuandra Beckford was one of the first responders on the scene after a 20-foot-long Air Force practice drone washed ashore. Moments after this photo was taken, the beach was evacuated until the drone was determined not to
By Dan Moffett
The Ocean Ridge charter says the Town Commission must select a mayor and vice mayor during its first regularly scheduled meeting after the municipal election.
That assignment is more interesting than usual this time, with the April 5 m
OCEAN RIDGE — James Frederick Many, a former resident of Ocean Ridge, recently joined the more than 500,000 Americans who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. A COVID-19-related cardiac arrest took Mr. Many’s life on Feb. 16. He was 83. Born in
OCEAN RIDGE — Cheri Billingsley Jones of Ocean Ridge died March 24, six years after a breast cancer diagnosis. She was 73.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, Earl Jones, her daughter Wendi (Gregg) Zukoski, her stepchildren, Jolie (Jimmy) Callus an
One of the easy ways to access the Ocean Ridge Natural Area is by boat. The floating docks also provide walkers easy access to a water view.
Photo by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
At the intimate Ocean Ridge Natural Area,
Unofficial Results
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge voters have plenty of contrasts to consider as they prepare to elect two commissioners in the March 9 municipal election.
In Mayor Kristine de Haseth and former Mayor Geoff Pugh, voters have two of the most experienced and
Linda Sorenson, an Ocean Ridge resident for 14 years, is a strong supporter of the League of Women Voters and the role it plays in informing the public. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related Story: Palm Beach County Chapter celebrates being largest of
OCEAN RIDGE — Cornelius “Neil” P. Mahon died Feb. 5 at his home in Ocean Ridge, surrounded by his family. He was 85.Mr. Mahon was born on March 2, 1935, to Arthur and Mary Mahon in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up along with his two sisters (Mary Ther
Police Chief Hal Hutchins plans to retire in 2022, and Lt. Richard Jones will take over. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge commissioners have endorsed a succession plan that calls for police Lt. Richard Jones to take over as c
