Evolving technologies keep an eye on public as police fight crime
Technology advances have led local police departments to invest in systems that improve results in fighting crime. LEFT and TOP: License plate reader cameras mounted on major street
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Peyton Presson, 18, here wearing Inter Miami colors, realized his dream of becoming a professional soccer player when he signed recently with LASK of the Austrian league. Photo provided
By Brian Biggane
Steven Presson says his son Peyton told him —
By John Pacenti
The Florida Legislature’s war on home rule has now left municipalities paralyzed on — of all things — synthetic turf.
The result for residents: install at your own risk.
The problem is a Tallahassee two-step that left the Ocean Ridge
Five bulldozers level freshly pumped sand after it was spread onto the beach in Ocean Ridge from the dredge (at right) as part of a $9.4 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project. The gray color comes from organic sediment and is common for beach
Jackie Lorne’s passion led her to create Sea Turtle Adventures Inc., which monitors sea turtle nests in Gulf Stream, Briny Breezes and southern Ocean Ridge. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
On the eve of nesting season 2026, Jackie Lor
By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge’s town manager has proposed a modest but potentially crucial new revenue stream as Tallahassee debates sweeping changes that could strip local governments of hundreds of thousands of dollars over the next decade.
At the Fe
By John Pacenti
Town Manager Michelle Heiser asked the Ocean Ridge Commission at its Feb. 2 meeting to consider revising the town charter’s term-limit provisions, arguing that limits enacted in 2019 may hinder the town’s ability to carry long-term pr
By John Pacenti
How many coconuts must fly before they hurt a passerby? How big can a tree be before it needs a permit to be planted? How many times must the police knock on a door and say, “Trim or else”?
For the Ocean Ridge Town Commission, the ans
Public works projects move ahead — A 2,100-foot replacement of an aging water main with a 12-inch pipe to improve water quality and system reliability along State Road A1A from Ocean Avenue south to Thompson Street in Ocean Ridge should break ground
Experience luxurious beachfront living at 6201 N. Ocean Blvd., a hidden tropical sanctuary in Ocean Ridge. Set on an expansive 50-by-418-foot deep oceanfront lot, it is tucked behind a private entrance on Edith Street. This offers a rare blend of cha
The Coastal Star was honored by the Florida Press Club with 17 overall awards, including five first-place honors, announced Jan. 31 during a ceremony in West Palm Beach. Staff photo/The Coastal Star
By Henry Fitzgerald
The Coastal Star won 17 awards
Scientists want to study native whaling site when development breaks ground
Afro-Caribbean religion, ritual evident in Hammock Park, anthropologist says
Anthropologist Dorothy Block walks through the woods of Hammock Park, where she has found eviden
Ocean Ridge prepares for own blast of sand
Jim and Ann Frank, visiting from Houston, look on as dredging begins Jan. 29 on the north end of Delray Beach. The $19.2 million beach renourishment project will restore 2.65 miles of coastline. Photos by T
Turtle time is coming, so let’s talk elections.
March marks the start of the annual sea turtle season, when beach lighting dims and stakes marking buried turtle nests begin sprouting along the shoreline.
It’s also municipal election season, when loca
Move ends a 20-year alliance; exiting leader did not submit bid
By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge has selected Craig A. Smith & Associates as its primary town engineering firm and approved negotiations with five additional specialty consultants to provide
By John Pacenti
First, it was about the drinking water supplied to town residents. Now it’s also about the fire rescue services residents receive.
Ocean Ridge leaders have learned that Palm Beach County could assume responsibility for Boynton Beach’s
Manalapan’s long-running battle over the Boynton Inlet transfer plant that sends sand from the town’s side to Ocean Ridge is heading toward a four-day administrative hearing scheduled for June 2, the Town Commission was told at its January meeting.
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OCEAN RIDGE — Marilyn Ireland, known for her one-of-a-kind charisma, died Jan. 7. She was 95.
Mrs. Ireland — beloved as Meem, Mimi and Mema — was bubbly and colorful, possessed of a magnetic personality. She loved getting to know people and their sto
ABOVE: (l-r): Garden Club members Susan Holtz, Britt Flanagan, Mickey Austin Farley, Carol Larson, Elisa Garcia and Cindy Martel. Photo provided
Florida Arbor Day was Jan. 16, but members of the Ocean Ridge Garden Club got a head start, planting a na
Joshua Reiter markets Josh’s Sprouts at his school in Boca Raton and has plans to scale up. He created a miniature hydroponic system (below) that can grow sprouts in 14 days. He sells it as a starter kit for $40, much less than the cumbersome system
