The Ocean Ridge Commission on Oct. 21 agreed to have the Planning and Zoning Commission and the town lawyer reexamine an ordinance prohibiting political signs in swales during election season.
“I don’t think the town of Ocean Ridge should be driving
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The crisp white kitchen with state-of-the-art wood-look porcelain tiles features a large island and dining area, flows into the great room.
With coastal elegance and contemporary finishes, this 3,012-square-foot townhome offers an open floor plan id
The path heading from Old Ocean back to Fayette Drive. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Neighbors claim private right to walkway at end of street; people west of A1A have used it for 40 years, others say
Water, sewer, other essential services get most attention
By Jane Musgrave
With nearly $48 million from the federal government to jump-start the economy from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, municipalities in southern Palm Beach County have upgr
The people we feature in the pages of this newspaper frequently comment on how one of the things they love about living in our coastal communities is the “friendliness” of their neighbors. And sometimes, our reporting shows this neighborliness to be,
Briny Breezes Building Official Deborah Nutter and Town Council President Liz Loper talk with Judith Kraft at a public meeting on the maps. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Kathleen Kernicky
Judith Kraft has watched the flooding worsen since she moved
Ocean Ridge resident Rich Mascolo has been pouring his efforts into volunteer work at the Soup Kitchen of Boynton Beach since his retirement. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The fact that 12% of Palm Beach County residents live below the poverty line pr
The remains of a hedge that Ocean Ridge ordered Jay Wallshein to trim to 6 feet in response to a complaint. It
turns out the town has no such ordinance. Coastal Star staff
Related: Ocean Ridge: Route to beach becomes path of much resistance
By John P
By John Pacenti
A budget resolution put in front of the Ocean Ridge Town Commission by the town manager on Sept. 20 failed to deduct cuts made by elected officials at the previous meeting earlier in the month.
It was Commissioner Carolyn Cassidy who
Paul Smith of Crown Colony Club says summer is when the major repairs get done. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
With part-time residents gone, construction workers sweat, security people manage slower pace, and diehards enjoy the peace
By John
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new flood zone maps, putting thousands more Palm Beach County residents into high-risk flood zones.
The new maps are effective Dec. 20, requiring property owners’ immediate attention, particularly
One idea to improve bike safety on sections of State Road A1A where there are no road shoulders is to install sharrows, which are already in use in Delray Beach near City Hall. The pavement symbols indicate cyclists may use the full lane. Photo provi
By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge commissioners and Town Manager Lynne Ladner wrestled over her proposed salary increases for staff, with the manager saying the employees had been left behind while raises were given to police officers over the last two yea
By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge Town Manager Lynne Ladner made the same mistake this year in preparing the budget as the one that led to the town’s inadvertently violating state law last year, Commissioner Carolyn Cassidy said at the Aug. 5 commission bu
Ocean Ridge Police Chief Scott McClure (right) and Lt. Aaron Tobin talk with longtime resident Edith Behm before escorting her and other residents out of the Briny Breezes Town Council meeting last month. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Residents agitat
Dozens of juvenile reef fish seek cover among the rocks off Ocean Ridge.
By John Pacenti
It’s just before low tide at Gulfstream Park on the morning of Aug. 15, and a mere 30 yards from the beach is a snorkeler’s treat. On this day when the shimm
A 2022 home in Ocean Ridge was built to a raised minimum elevation based on its flood zone. Under new FEMA flood maps that take effect in December, if this home were replaced, the new base level would have to be three feet higher -- and the ground fl
Crows check out a nest on the beach in Ocean Ridge, while another (below, right) flies overhead. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
The crows know.
Along our beaches, the loud and large black birds show off their smarts by trackin
By Rich Pollack
State Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman knew something was wrong after she leaped into the Intracoastal Waterway last year to cool off on the Fourth of July.
“It looked like green pea soup,” she said, adding that she washed off as soon as s
By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge discovered to its chagrin that the days of the trustworthy postman are a thing of the past. For the third time in two years, it has been the victim of alleged fraud by postal workers pilfering checks.
A $40,000 check on J
