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A cruise to educate the public about king tides took place on the same day seating areas and the dock at Veterans Park flooded, as happens with king tides. Michelle Quigley/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
In Delray Beach, most residents know that
By Rich Pollack
The town of Highland Beach is not giving up on its efforts to get boaters on the Intracoastal Waterway to slow down and create less wake — at least not yet.
For more than a decade, residents living along the Intracoastal hav
Waves from Hurricane Sandy damaged many seawalls in Manalapan. This photo taken Oct. 30, 2012,
shows the Arcaini estate (left) and its adjoining lot. The musician Yanni’s estate, right,
lost its seawall and had damage to the swimming pool and home.
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Manalapan property owners are working together to fix their failing seawalls. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
While oceanfront residents scramble for permits to rebuild their collapsed seawalls, the Manalapan Town Commission is con
Related photos/story: Aging seawalls no match for Sandy’s overtopping waters | Graphic: How the seawalls failed
By Tim O’Meilia
Medical supply entrepreneur David Lumia and his wife, Margaret, were in their Manalapan carriage house on the west
LEFT: Homeowners, property managers and state coastal officials toured a few properties, including the home of New Age musician Yanni, that had extensive damage.
RIGHT: DEP official Tony McNeal examines portions of the failed seaw
Palm Beach County towns and other agencies tallied $7.5 million in damage and cleanup costs when Tropical Storm Isaac’s feeder bands tarried too long in August.
Last month, federal disaster officials agreed to reimburse local governments for 75 p
