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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

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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

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13645325281?profile=RESIZE_584xRevisions 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.

Property Appraiser D

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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

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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

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 13571186475?profile=RESIZE_710xBoynton Beach firefighters/paramedics wheel a gurney back to their medical transport vehicle following a possible electrocution on June 4 in Ocean Ridge. Boynton Beach Fire Rescue and Ocean Ridge police responded to reports of a tree trimmer being e

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Related: Lantana: Council to consider allowing sargassum removal from town beach

Don’t be surprised if seaweed starts showing up on south Palm Beach County beaches in even greater piles than have already been washing ashore this year.

The amount of s

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Along the Coast: Crosswalk Confusion

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A couple crosses A1A without using a crosswalk to get to Atlantic Dunes Park in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

13541533083?profile=RESIZE_192XBy Rich Pollack

The close call came as

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Fill-in successor is hired for six months at most

By John Pacenti

Lynne Ladner, Ocean Ridge’s sometimes embattled town manager, resigned after commissioners gave her poor evaluations, particularly hammering her on budget and fiscal responsibility, as

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