By Dan Moffett
Wellington Arms Condominium homeowners and developer William Swaim are lawyering up for a legal border war that could determine the fate of the mangrove-rich lagoon behind Ocean Ridge Town Hall.
For nearly two years, Swaim has been
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Jimmy Lytle reads the green as he caddies for pro golfer Meg Mallon during the Walgreens Charity Championship
at the Seagate Golf Club in Delray Beach in early November. Mallon, of Delray Beach, made an attempt
to defend her title at the Legends Tour
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge Mayor Geoff Pugh may want to make a promenade out of Old Ocean Boulevard but so far he’s only created a promenade for skeptics leading to the microphone in Town Hall chambers.
A dozen residents took turns expressing t
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge commissioners are moving forward with a plan to temporarily close the entrance to Midlane Road at Woolbright Road for six months, in the hope of enhancing crime prevention and safety.
The closing is scheduled to b
Freida Boyers celebrated her 105th birthday Oct. 27 with a motorcycle ride
through Ocean Ridge. Neighbor Phil Lambrecht took her for a cruise
on his 1997 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
When Freida Boyers
Schools of mullet are chased by larger predators off the coast of Ocean Ridge during their annual fall migration in early October.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge appears to have found its next town manager in Jamie Titcomb, the former Palm Beach County League of Cities executive director.
Jamie Titcomb has been offered the town manager position in Ocean Ridge.
Jerry Lower/The Coast
By Rich Pollack
Ocean Ridge police say they have every intention of patrolling county parks within the town limits, but they’re hoping the county will lend a hand to help those parks — as well as an adjacent one in a county pocket — be safer during h
By Dan Moffett
Mayor Geoff Pugh has a plan to create a waterfront promenade and change the traffic flow in Ocean Ridge. And town commissioners say they like what they’ve heard so far.
Pugh’s idea is to make Old Ocean Boulevard a one-way street runnin
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By Dan Moffett
Six coastal municipalities are joining forces to explore forming a barrier island fire district that could reduce rising costs, improve response tim
Chris Yannuzzi, 59, who was forced out of office as Ocean Ridge police chief in January, rejoined the Boynton Beach Police Department in August.
Yannuzzi rose to the rank of lieutenant in Boynton and worked for the department for 25 years befo
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge town commissioners have narrowed their search for a new town manager to six candidates, and the list includes several familiar names from Palm Beach County and two former officials from Fernandina Beach.
The commiss
Candace Tamposi, principal at Sacred Heart School in Lake Worth,
surrounded by students. Previously, she was development director
at Rosarian Academy, then principal at St. Ann Catholic School in West Palm Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Can
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge taxpayers appear likely to be charged at least $50,000 to cover Commissioner Richard Lucibella’s legal fees for defense against the failed recall movement that sought to remove him from office.
Fort Lauderdale attor
Boynton Beach’s Fire Rescue Department recently received a $37,332 grant from Palm Beach County Emergency Management. The department will use the money to replace or update three battery-powered stretchers, which have been in service for the past
Beach walkers found dead birds washing up on the sand on the morning of June 25 — not sea birds but the headless remains of chickens and ducks.
Ocean Ridge police scoured the town beach after receiving reports from beachgoers and collected the
By Dan Moffett
The recall movement against Ocean Ridge Town Commissioner Richard Lucibella died in a Palm Beach County courtroom when a circuit judge ruled that petitions seeking his ouster were legally flawed.
Judge Gregory Keyser found tha
Following a few days of heavy rain in early May, a pair of roseate spoonbills was seen feeding in the shallow waters in the retention pond at Woolbright Road and A1A. Typically seen much farther inland, the pair departed after the water drained. Jer
By Dan Moffett
An administrative law judge in Tallahassee has rejected developer William Swaim’s request for a permit exemption that would allow him to build an access road behind the Ocean Ridge Town Hall.
Judge Bram D.E. Canter agreed with attorneys
Ocean Ridge resident Haley Joyce, one of the leaders in the recall effort, confers with her husband, Fred, at the May 6 hearing.
Jerry Lower/ The Coastal Star
INSET BELOW: Town Commissioner Richard Lucibella
By Dan Moffett
Palm Beach County Cir
