John Jackson helps Birgit Grove settle in for dinner at Harbour’s Edge. He wears diff-erent colors each day.
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By Ron Hayes
All the men and women who serve the 340 elderly diners at Harbour’s Edge, a luxury senior living c
In a tribute to the time, effort and money that Tom Kaiser has invested in the park, it is now the Tom Kaiser, USN, Boynton Beach Veterans Memorial Park. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Stephen Moore
Tom Kaiser’s handprints are all over the Boynton
Psychodrama therapist Pamela Goffman adorns her office in Delray Beach with colors and heart figures that help her bring comfort to clients. Goffman is a lover of the arts and an ardent supporter and former board member of the Arts Garage. Tim Stepie
Helen Babione has lived in Boca for almost 60 years and says she enjoys working with people who need help, especially children and older adults. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
Helen Babione has spent nearly 60 years in Boca Raton, re
Alex Ridley’s skills in fundraising and grant writing have helped bring in thousands of dollars to the center each year. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Stephen Moore
Five years ago, Alex Ridley, board president at Sandoway Discovery Center, moved hi
The name is Allen, John Allen. But when the Ocean Ridge man answers his phone, he uses the name of the famous man he impersonates — Bond, James Bond. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
John Allen was having dinner at a local restaurant one
Amy Kazma, honorary chairwoman of the Woman Volunteer of the Year luncheon, sits with her cockapoo Remy, 10, and mini Australian shepherd Spartacus, 6. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
Amy Kazma of Boca Raton recently became an empty n
Retired pilot and Ocean Ridge resident Neil Hennigan at home with his dog, Potter. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
Neil Hennigan, chairman of the five-person sewer/septic committee appointed by Ocean Ridge to explore options for a town-
Debra Boyle, Ocean Ridge’s first dedicated community policing officer, talks with Susan Ezekiel while on patrol. Ezekiel’s dogs are Cody and Jessie. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
The Ocean Ridge Police Department sent an SUV full o
Paul Resnick, 83, of Highland Beach, says he is at least 15 years older than anyone else in the group he joins for 30-mile bike rides at 6:30 a.m. several days a week. ‘If I don’t exercise, I feel sluggish,’ says Resnick, a retired Coast Guard captai
David Schmidt plays an especially important role in the relationship with Miyazu, Japan, the sister city connected with the Morikami in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
David Schmidt has worn many hats.
He served on the De
Suzanne Boyd and her dog Sophia, a Chihuahua whippet mix, sit in the Gulf Stream home in which Boyd raises two children. Boyd formed her own production company after retiring from her job on the local CBS-TV morning show. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Don Edge at his Hypoluxo Island home, which he designed and built 60 years ago. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
On a cold January afternoon in 1952, a young man named Donald Edge stepped off a curb in downtown Detroit and landed in West Pa
Harry Valentine of coastal Boca Raton says people at the Arts Garage are like family to him. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Stephen Moore
Harry Valentine’s love affair with the Arts Garage began a year and a half ago when he was wandering around do
Sweet Dream Makers founder Suzy Broad gets financial support from Neil Gillman and logistical help and donations from Marc Schiller of City Mattress. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
There is no substitute for a good night’s sleep. You
Head of school says goodbye to Gulf Stream School,
where he took pride in caring, listening
ABOVE: Joe Zaluski, in a hat borrowed from a kindergarten student, congratulates Amelia Grandic and her classmates on a job well done after they talked in 201
Hal Stern at the Seagate Beach Club, part of the resort his family visited as snowbirds before buying a house in coastal Delray Beach. In retirement Stern is chairman of the city’s Green Implementation Advancement Board. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Bill Watson of Ocean Ridge and his Big Time Restaurant Group partners own City Oyster in Delray Beach among more than a dozen restaurants. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Bill Watson and his partners in the Big Time Restaurant Group und
Highland Beach resident John Ross galvanized voters’ opposition to proposals that called for spending up to $45 million on improvements along A1A. ‘No was the message,’ he said of the idea for the shirts. ‘It just said it.’ Tim Stepien/The Coastal St
Fran Rosenheck of Boca Raton, a Florida-licensed clinical social worker, has volunteered at the Faulk Center for Counseling (above) for the past 21 years. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Linda Haase
We’re not supposed to tell secrets, but Fran Rosen
