Carol DeChant has made a recording of 16 of the 50 eulogies
featured in her audio-book Great American Catholic Eulogies. Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
An Ocean Ridge writer who spent seven years searching for eulogies that were given for ins
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By Steve Plunkett
Former Mayor Ken Kaleel, who first suggested asking how much the sheriff would charge to patrol the town, will analyze exactly what police services Ocean Ridge should demand.
Town leaders chose Kaleel to report on what the town need
More than 170 people packed the Ocean Ridge Town Hall during a four-hour
public hearing where Palm Beach County Sheriff’s officials and Ocean Ridge
Police Chief Chris Yannuzzi outlined their staffing plans for police coverage.
Jerry Lower/The Coas
Boynton Beach to hear PBSO proposal at 6:30 p.m. on June 5.
By Angie Francalancia
In the roughly 18 months since the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office pulled its parks deputies and moved its marine patrol headquarters from the Boynton Inlet, police
By Steve Plunkett
A landlord’s request to let businesses stay an additional three years at the south end of town has some commissioners asking whether Ocean Ridge still needs its ban on commercial properties.
“Different commissions, different times
Sporting toy hard-hats to celebrate the project, Tonja Olive,
president of the McCormick Mile Beach Club, signs the agreement
with contractor Mark Becker and board member Jerry Goray (left).
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Raise the roof.
A waterspout heads for shore north of the Boynton Inlet on the morning of May 22. This photo was taken from the beach boardwalk at Portofino Condominiums in Ocean Ridge. There were no reports of damage. Photo by Scott Harmon
May provided the the bi
By Steve Plunkett
Ocean Ridge town commissioners can still decide to contract with the Sheriff’s Office for police services, despite news reports that Sheriff Ric Bradshaw has pulled the proposal.
“It’s not off the table,” Town Manager Ken Schenck sa
Because of a reporting error, The Coastal Star incorrectly reported that Greenacres has a contract with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for police services. The error appeared in the April edition in a story about a Sheriff’s Office proposal t
Brianna Ritota has recently accepted scholarship offers for both her academic and athletic achievements from Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. She plans to attend in the fall to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine. Brianna is graduating from Boca
I have lived in Ocean Ridge for going on 30 years. In that time I’ve felt the need to contact the Police Department on very few occasions. To me that means I live in a safe place.
When I tell people about Ocean Ridge I always mention the frequen
By Paula Detwiller
One of Joelen Merkel’s fondest memories was the day her son graduated from the University of Florida.
As a trustee for the university, she was perennially invited to take part in the pomp and circumstance of graduation. Bu
By Margie Plunkett and Tim O’Meilia
The Ocean Ridge police chief has started the search for a new officer to bolster a force the chief said has been understaffed due to a medical leave.
A posting at the town’s website said applications for the
By Angie Francalancia
Any efforts at moving Boynton Beach’s downtown fire station to Ocean Ridge are “on hold” and may remain so for perhaps months as Boynton Beach continues to try to sell three parcels of property that affect the city’s space needs.
Gail Adams Aaskov (right) shakes hands with Ocean Ridge Town Clerk Karen Hancsak after being sworn in as town commissioner on April 2. Aaskov and incumbent Commissioner Geoff Pugh (rear) were elected to fill two open commission seats. 719 residents
Ken Kaleel, 51, served as mayor of Ocean Ridge from 1998 to 2012. He and his wife, Rema, have three children, Jacqueline, Nicholas and Alexandra. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
You could say that Ken Kaleel was following a path that led him toward p
Bathers relax on the beach at the old Boynton Beach Hotel, probably around 1920. Images courtesy of the Boynton Beach Library
By Ron Hayes
In the winter of 1899, it was “a quiet place with pleasant surroundings … away from the hurly-burly of large,
Correction
Because of a reporting error, The Coastal Star incorrectly reported that Greenacres has a contract with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for police services. The error appeared in the April edition in a story about a Sheriff’s Office
Angela Moore is moving her corporate headquarters to Plaza del Mar. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Allen Whittemore
Angela Moore is moving her corporate headquarters to Manalapan’s Plaza del Mar shopping center, next to her newly opened retail s
By Angie Francalancia
Residents in Ocean Ridge have gotten vigilant about calling police and city officials when they see too many different cars and faces coming and going from homes in town. And it’s resulting in an active code enforcement season fo
