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Meet Your Neighbor: Barbara Cook

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 15:00

About gardening, Cooks says, "Create beauty and restore order. This in return will inspire others to create beauty and restore order in their own lives.''

Barbara Cook of Ocean Ridge considers gardening her true calling and describes herself “a farm

Mind mama: Be alert to sea turtles’ needs during nesting season

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 13:04

By Nirvi Shah

Although the weather feels like anything but spring, sea turtles are already arriving along the coast for the year’s nesting trek.
Sea turtle nesting season officially began March 1 and lasts until Oct. 31, but the first reports of a l

Paws Up for Pets!: Learn before you leap into bunny life

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 12:30

By Arden Moore

Years ago, I attended the Palm Beach County Fair and, on impulse, adopted a dwarf silver-coated bunny who’d received a second-place ribbon. I was a reporter for the Sun-Sentinel, fated to finish second in many journalism contests. Bei

Coastal Star: Marine gave mom early hint of direction

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 16:17

Looking back, there really wasn’t much doubt about what John D. O’Connell was going to be when he grew up. “I have a picture of him when he was 3,” said his mother, Debby O’Connell, a Realtor with Hampton Real Estate in Ocean Ridge. “He was saluting

BRINY BREEZES: Officer finds quiet town a contrast to Boynton

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 15:52

By Kelly Wolfe It’s 8:03 on a Saturday night in January — arguably the busy season — on a mild evening just after the cold snap. Boynton Beach Police Officer Mike Mulcahy is on duty. In the past hour and a half, he’s cruised each Briny street; shin

Ocean Ridge: Colonial Ridge residents seek access control

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 15:04

By Margie Plunkett Colonial Ridge Club residents want to put up gates to stop motorists and pedestrians from cutting through the property located between A1A and Old Ocean Boulevard as well as using the condo’s parking spaces. A group of residents a

OCEAN RIDGE: Town Hall to feature artists’ work

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 15:01

By Linda Haase The walls in Ocean Ridge Town Hall will be transformed from stark to spectacular this month. Instead of white, barren space, visitors and staff will be greeted by vibrant watercolors depicting banyan trees, feeding koi and palm fronds

Filing open for March 9 municipal elections

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:18

By Margie Plunkett Municipal elections are scheduled for Tuesday, March 9, and candidates for open seats face deadlines in the second week of February. Election dates at seven municipalities in The Coastal Star’s coverage area run in synch with Palm

Manalapan: Sand plant work goes on; new town manager sought

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:00

By Margie Plunkett

The sand transfer plant at South Lake Worth Inlet is up and running, but the new silence of its electric motor may be offset by the pounding of pilings through March, according to Manalapan Mayor Tom Gerrard.
“The plant was dead

Obituary – Howard A. Kloss: Ocean Ridge

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 12:52

By Mary Katherine Stump OCEAN RIDGE — Howard A. Kloss passed away on Dec. 29. He was 85 years old. Mr. Kloss was born and raised in Chicago, and worked as a stationary engineer for the Chicago School Board until his retirement to Florida in 1990. He

2009: A year of rejuvenation along the coast

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on January 1, 2010 at 12:27

By Mary Thurwachter Despite a sluggish economy, 2009 brought some upscale and needed improvements to the barrier islands. From new seaside hotels, clubs, restaurants and pampering spas, to new roofs on town halls and an end to the roadwork on A1A, t

OCEAN RIDGE: Residents warned after rabid raccoon bites dog

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 31, 2009 at 10:40

By Margie Plunkett County and town officials urged residents to keep pets up-to-date on rabies vaccinations after a rabid raccoon attacked a miniature Doberman at 9 E. Ocean Ave. early in December. Two family members were expected to undergo precaut

Concert series moves back downtown after long hiatus at beach

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 31, 2009 at 10:36

By Christina Denardo In an effort to revitalize Boynton Beach’s downtown and save money, the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency is moving the annual free concert series from the waterfront to downtown. It’s a return to downtown for the concert se

Obituary - Alphonse ‘Al’ Lembo: Ocean Ridge

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 31, 2009 at 10:11

Obituary Alphonse ‘Al’ Lembo

By Mary Katherine Stump OCEAN RIDGE — Alphonse “Al” Lembo of Ocean Ridge died Nov. 23 at the age of 96. He was a 30-year resident of Ocean Ridge, and an active member of the Hypoluxo community. “Al may have resided in O

Obituary - Donald Robert O’Fee: Ocean Ridge

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 31, 2009 at 10:00

Obituary: Donald Robert O’Fee

By Ron Hayes OCEAN RIDGE — On Feb. 27, 1945, a B-24 bomber exploded during a bombing run over Leipzig, Germany. Nose gunner/bombardier Don O’Fee, who normally didn’t wear a parachute, was wearing one that day. He landed

A Coastal Star: Teen ‘attorney’ now finds challenge as the real thing

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 3, 2009 at 14:10

By Ron Hayes One day in 2000, a high school freshman from Ocean Ridge decided to volunteer as an “attorney” in the county's Youth Court. Anthony Arash Arsali would alternately act as both prosecutor and defense “attorney” in determining appropriate

Towns may fall in line on election dates

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 3, 2009 at 13:03

By Margie Plunkett Election day in Ocean Ridge and Manalapan may find a permanent home on the second Tuesday in March if commissioners in each town follow through on preliminary approvals in November. Most of the 38 cities in Palm Beach County hold m