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Rutherford Park also boasts expanded mangrove boardwalk
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton will celebrate the opening of the refurbished Rutherford and Lake Wyman parks with a ribbon cutting on April 27.
“It was supposed to be the 5th but got pushed back f
By Mary Hladky
Palm Beach County commissioners voted 5-2 on May 15 to reopen county beaches on Monday, May 18.
But in a significant change from a May 8 preliminary commission decision, beach use will not be restricted to county residents.
The county
A Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy tells beach-goers in South Palm Beach of restricted beach access on March 21. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Hladky
Palm Beach County commissioners, by a 4-3 margin, voted to reopen the county's beaches to
The Camino Real bridge, scheduled as recently as May 22 to reopen June 20, will stay closed to vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians while construction teams conduct a functional inspection.
The reopening has not been scheduled yet.
"At this time we can
By Steve Plunkett
Renovation of the science playground at Sugar Sand Park hit a last-minute delay in December when workers found three multilevel wood posts showing signs of rot below the surface.
“Unfortunately that is going to add another tim
Roland Wood carries on a tradition he started in 1950 as a 13-year-old Boy Scout, when he was the first person over the then-new bridge at its dedication ceremony. Wood also was the last person over that same bridge when it closed in March 2012. Car
