Manalapan town commissioners have signed off on a 10-year contract that will overhaul the town’s police technology — from body-worn cameras and tasers to in-car video and license plate recognition (LPR) cameras.
Police Chief Jeff Rasor said the depar
Contractor failed to curtail invasive pests, town says
This AI image was displayed at Manalapan Town Hall during a discussion about using a Police Department sharpshooter to cull iguanas. The town’s mascot is a heron. Image provided
By John Pacenti
By Larry Barszewski
More than two years after the coronavirus first surfaced and after more than a year of vaccinations, the virus can still disrupt the workings of local governments.
The Town Commission in Manalapan canceled its May 24 monthly meeti
By Tao Woolfe
Staff changes continued their whirlwind pace in Boynton Beach as interim Police Chief Vanessa Snow resigned from the department in May and was replaced as interim chief by Assistant Chief Joseph DeGiulio.
A news release from the city an
By Tao Woolfe
Chief James Stables has stepped away from the Fire Department and into the fire as Boynton Beach’s interim city manager.
His appointment comes at a tumultuous time for the city, which is struggling with discontent within its Black commu
By Larry Barszewski
Manalapan town employees could see a pay boost soon as commissioners seek to be more competitive attracting new police hires and to stanch the flow of town workers leaving for better paying jobs elsewhere.
Town Manager Linda Stump
By Steve Plunkett
An expert witness in Richard Lucibella’s police brutality lawsuit says the onetime vice mayor of Ocean Ridge lost more than $9.4 million just in past and future earnings as a result of his arrest by Officers Richard Ermeri and Nubia
By Rich Pollack
Over the past seven years, Virginia and Harvey Kimmel have supported many of Delray Beach’s arts and education initiatives, from library programs to Milagro Center activities.
Now they are adding a new area of investment to their phi
By Joe Capozzi
The Ocean Ridge Police Department plans to launch programs in 2022 aimed at providing more visible anti-crime enforcement and preventing car theft.
Police Chief Richard Jones will discuss the programs on Jan. 5 at a special Town Hall m
By Joe Capozzi
Town commissioners have endorsed a plan to enhance Ocean Ridge’s code enforcement procedures with a new approach aimed at encouraging voluntary compliance with the town code.
If the measure is passed on second reading in early 2022, t
By Mary Thurwachter
The holidays became a bit merrier for general employees of the town of Lantana in December after the Town Council voted to gift them one-time bonuses of up to $2,000 and 1.5% salary increases.
The bonuses and salary increases are
Officer Josh Basante (second from left) stands with his girlfriend, Madison Ayres, Chief Carmen Mattox, and his parents, Bill and Rebecca Basante. Photo provided
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan police Officer Josh Basante had no idea what to expect when the
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream’s rank-and-file police officers are now card-carrying members of the Police Benevolent Association of Palm Beach County.
“Welcome,” the union said in an Oct. 6 post on Facebook following the officers’ vote. “We are very
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council voted during its Oct. 11 meeting to spend more than $400,000 over the next five years for communication center equipment.
“The initial cost is $280,000 for all the equipment and installation,” Police Chief
By Joe Capozzi
Anyone, including the public, must now wear a protective mask when entering Ocean Ridge Town Hall.
The Town Commission agreed to the policy Sept. 7 at the request of Vice Mayor Susan Hurlburt.
An earlier effort to approve the same mas
By Mary Thurwachter
With a deficit of $792,000 in the general fund and $5 million in the utility fund, Lantana will rely on a hefty assist from its reserves to balance its $27.9 million budget for the new fiscal year. However, the town will not raise
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach is asking residents to avoid coming into City Hall to pay bills, fees or fines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The widespread effects of COVID-19 illnesses have resulted in slower city services, such as the time it take
By Dan Moffett
The full cost of Manalapan’s plan to dramatically expand its Police Department is reflected in a proposed total budget for 2019-20 that has grown about 37 percent over the last two years.
During a workshop on June 26, Town Manager Lind
Richard Granara takes the oath of office after his appointment to the Manalapan Town Commission. He will serve the year remaining on the term of Monica Oberting, who moved away from town. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan commis
By Mary Hladky
More than two years after Boca Raton City Council members started mulling a new downtown government campus that would replace the old and outdated City Hall, Police Department and community center, a consultant has created two renderi
