‘Can you believe it? It looks so different,' exclaimed Lino Marmorato after he sold the chairs,
sinks and mirrors of his barber shop in the 5011 N. Ocean Blvd. building in Ocean Ridge.
A barber for more than 60 years, Marmorato has practiced his trad
By Dan Moffett
An unprecedented year for personnel change in Ocean Ridge is continuing to take shape as town commissioners begin their search for a new town manager and clerk.
At a special May 27 meeting on succession, commissioners laid out t
OCEAN RIDGE — J. Gary Kosinski Sr., 76, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died peacefully May 12, in the Benefactors Pavilion of Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach.
Born and raised in Pittsburgh to Wilma “Stormy” and Anthony “Toto” Kosinski, Mr.
By Dan Moffett
On a 4-1 vote May 4, Ocean Ridge commissioners decided the town should enter the court case and oppose the recall movement against Commissioner Richard Lucibella.
Town Attorney Ken Spillias told the commission he had examined the re
Let me say up front that this is not about the former Ocean Ridge police chief. It is not even about what led up to his more-than-$80,000 settlement with the town. This is about the right of taxpayers to know how the government they support operates.
By Jane Smith
The Winn-Dixie grocery store’s absence from Riverwalk Plaza cleared the way for the center’s owner to plan a better use of the nearly 10-acre property. The 119,199-square-foot shopping center sits along Woolbright Road, from Federal High
SOURCE: PBC Property Appraiser. Graphic by Bruce Borich/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Developer William Swaim wants Ocean Ridge to create an access road to property he wants to buy in the mangrove-filled lagoon behind Town Hall.
Residents along the
Ocean Ridge police officer Richard Jones stops in Briny Breezes to talk with Judy Dugan and her dog Rudy. Jones recently suggested that Briny might be served by a bicycle patrol to allow for easier movement in the community and promote more interact
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge town commissioners have decided they already have their best police chief candidate in uniform.
The Town Commission unanimously approved interim Chief Hal Hutchins as the permanent choice on April 6 and abandoned plans to adv
OCEAN RIDGE — After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, Bernd Anton Schulte died peacefully at his home in Ocean Ridge on April 15. Mr. Schulte was born on Aug. 28, 1942, to German parents residing in Sofia, Bulgaria, joining a growing family that
INSET BELOW: Bernd Schulte
OCEAN RIDGE — After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, Bernd Anton Schulte died peacefully at his home in Ocean Ridge on April 15. Mr. Schulte was born on Aug. 28, 1942, to German parents residing in Sofia, Bulgaria,
When Judi Sikes retired after more than a decade of waiting tables at Park Avenue BBQ & Grille in Lake Worth, Delray Beach and Boca Raton, the local chain celebrated her last day by naming it in her honor. Sikes recently married Russell Buckingham, o
By Dan Moffett
Embattled Commissioner Richard Lucibella has filed suit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, seeking a temporary injunction and an emergency hearing to halt the recall movement against him.
Lucibella, in a written response to r
Gail Adams Aaskov (left) and Geoffrey Pugh are sworn into office March 25
by Ocean Ridge Town Clerk Karen Hancsak. Town Manager Ken Schenck observes.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Absentee voting proved decisive as two incumbents
By Jane Smith
Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes and county pocket residents will soon have drinking water without added fluoride.
Their water supplier, Boynton Beach Utilities, took one of its two fluoride tanks offline at the end of January and the
John Sharp (seated, center left) celebrates his 100th birthday at the Colonial Ridge Club Clubhouse in Ocean Ridge on St. Patrick’s Day, Sharp’s favorite holiday. Pictured behind him are his two daughters, Pat Duignan (left) and Nora Furey (with polk
By Dan Moffett
Rob Sivitilli might have finally run out of ideas for saving his family’s building at 5011 N. Ocean Blvd. in Ocean Ridge.
Two more chances for a reprieve fell apart during the Town Commission meeting on March 2.
Commissione
By Dan Moffett
After getting off to a false start in February, the organizers of a movement to recall Ocean Ridge Town Commissioner Richard Lucibella say they are determined to get the effort back on track in March.
“Though the hullabaloo is
These candidates are competing for three-year terms on the Ocean Ridge Town Commission:
Gail Adams Aaskov
(Incumbent)
Age: 79
Education: Aurora College, bachelor’s in criminal justice and psychology
Marital Status: Married, two children
Political/
RELATED STORY: Candidate profiles
By Rich Pollack
Three candidates vying for two seats on the Ocean Ridge Town Commission shared their views on everything from sewers and drainage to openness in government and the performance of the town manager
