By Joe Capozzi
Ocean Ridge voters will get the chance to choose two town commissioners in the March 14 municipal election after four candidates qualified in November to run for office.
Mayor Susan Hulburt and Commissioner Martin Wiescholek have draw
The 60-year-old co-op with 22 units sold for $29 million. Photos provided
By John Pacenti
Duncan Burke fell in love some 50 years ago with the understated individually owned apartments next to Ocean Club of Florida. His godparents owned in Ocean Mais
By Joel Engelhardt
Ron DeSantis reached a plateau in Palm Beach County on Nov. 8 that no Republican candidate for governor had reached in 36 years: He tallied more votes than the Democrat.
And on his coattails rode Republicans Peggy Gossett-Seidman t
It’s hard to ask for money at the holidays. There are so many worthwhile organizations working to meet the needs of those struggling in our community — children, the elderly, animals. Agencies involved in these heart-wrenching efforts need your finan
Hurricane Nicole produced days of turbulent waves along the coast in advance of and after landfall. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Larry Barszewski and staff reports
Hurricane Nicole delivered only a glancing blow to Palm Beach County, but the rare
By Joe Capozzi
Launching a do-over in their search for a full-time town manager, town commissioners have agreed to retain the national recruiting firm Colin Baenziger & Associates.
The firm, based in Daytona Beach, offered to conduct the search for
You can enjoy the stunning sunset views across the lagoon, nature preserve and the Intracoastal Waterway while sitting on your outdoor terrace. Photos provided
Located between the beach and the Intracoastal in quiet Ocean Park Manor in Ocean Ridge, t
By Joel Engelhardt
Ron DeSantis reached a plateau Tuesday that no Republican candidate for governor in Palm Beach County had reached in 36 years: He tallied more votes than the Democrat.
And on his coattails rode Peggy Gossett-Seidman to victory over
Max Chiorean, of Boynton Beach, walked across the exposed rocks on Gulf Stream Beach with his surfboard on Nov. 10. Rachel S. O’Hara/The Coastal Star
By Larry Barszewski and Joe Capozzi and staff reports
A rare November hurricane combined with king
Waves crash into stairs and a sea wall in Ocean Ridge during high tide. Photo provided by Denise Leblanc
Residents in Briny Breezes prepare to comply with Palm Beach County's mandatory evacuation order on the morning of Nov. 9. Tim Stepien/The Coa
Residents blown away by new bills fear Ian will only multiply toll
By Charles Elmore
Early estimates predict Hurricane Ian will become Florida’s costliest storm ever, but even before it made landfall eye-popping jumps in insurance costs were already
Work has stopped on the Estates at Ocean Delray, at 1900 S. Ocean Blvd., with the developer in bankruptcy proceedings and now facing federal charges. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
New Jersey developer National Realty Investment Advisor
By Joe Capozzi
Town officials are taking another step in a long-term plan to preserve submerged land in the Intracoastal Waterway.
On Oct. 3, the Town Commission endorsed zoning changes that will convert 36 acres from a residential use to conservati
Process to restart with recruiter
By Joe Capozzi
Ocean Ridge commissioners will hire a professional recruiter to find a new town manager after scrapping an initial “flawed” search process that started in July and saw four of six finalists withdraw, i
I was surprised to see you publish a photograph of a young man with a surfboard jumping off the north jetty of Boynton Inlet Pier — “taking advantage of the waves created by Hurricane Ian.”
Most years report deaths at the Inlet and one can imagine st
Ocean Ridge Detective Aaron Choban, Police Chief Richard Jones, Hendry County Sheriff Steve Whidden, Clewiston Chief Thomas Lewis and Ocean Ridge Sgt. Richard Ermeri. BELOW RIGHT: The truck was loaded with donations. Photos provided
By Joe Capozzi
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King tide levels barely came over the sea walls in some portions of Briny Breezes on Oct. 10 — not as bad as in recent years, when at times more than 10 inches of water stood on some streets west of State Road A1A. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Joe
OCEAN RIDGE — James Francis Weege, a much-loved veterinarian and longtime resident of Ocean Ridge, died suddenly on Oct. 22. He was 77.
Dr. Weege was an active, practicing vet until the day before his death. He is survived by his wife, Susan (nee Ros
A battered migrant boat washed ashore at Yamato Rock — the outcropping located at the south end of Highland Beach — on Oct. 12. The vessel was man-made of lumber, roofing tin and foam. A portion of the boat burned and was found nearby.
A hand-made bo
