By Brian Biggane
Long after being identified by authorities, the driver of the car involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in South Palm Beach was booked into the Palm Beach County jail Tuesday morning.
Amneris Ramos, 43, of Boynton Beach was charged w
Police and emergency rescue officials at the scene of the Jan. 4 crash on State Road A1A in Gulf Stream. The driver of the 2020 Kia Soul (right) crossed over the center line and hit a pack of cyclists heading in the other direction. Photo provided
By Rich Pollack
A year-long State Road A1A improvement project through Highland Beach and part of southern Delray Beach has been delayed and now isn’t expected to start until late May or early June.
In an email to elected officials in both municipali
Delray Beach police search Black men parked at the beach in 1956. Officials did not allow Black people on city beaches until 1962, slowly relenting in the face of negative national publicity. Photo provided by Delray Beach Historical Society
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Jordan Nichols and Bill Simons gauge the plan’s suggested channel as too shallow. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
After plan blindsides Hypoluxo Island, lagoon project won’t touch channel after all
By Mary Thurwachter
Bonefish Cove, a long-pla
A Palm Trail Grill crowd hails Tom Carney’s win in the mayoral race, to go with City Commission victories for Juli Casale and Tom Markert. ABOVE: (front, l-r) Tony Petrolia, Phil Pepe, Kelly Barrette and Casale; (back) departing Mayor Shelley Petroli
Update: A1A roadwork south of Linton Boulevard postponed until at least late May
By Rich Pollack
For more than five years, state officials have been talking about plans to widen and repave State Road A1A from Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach south t
Understanding our history is critical in today’s world.
Learning about the past helps us all to recognize our predecessors’ brilliant successes as well as their mistakes. Perhaps most important, we can identify the times when evil darkened the world
Capt. Jo Wagenhals on the job in Pompano Beach. BELOW: Wagenhals wears a ‘tuxedo suit’ while taking part in lifesaving competitions around the state. Photos provided
By Anne Geggis
Ocean Rescue Capt. Jo Wagenhals had 18 miles to go on State Road A1A
A recent incident on A1A in South Palm Beach has cast a spotlight on a grave issue that demands our immediate attention. An elderly citizen was struck and killed by a vehicle, a tragedy compounded by the driver’s decision to flee the scene. The subse
As you may already know, the Gulf Stream School has applied through the town of Gulf Stream to have an amendment approved that would allow them to enroll 50 more students at the school.
Fifty more students means 50 more cars twice per day as most of
Related: Recusal order affirmed
By Steve Plunkett
U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith took a dim view of how the city of Boca Raton did business.
Smith presided over a non-jury trial last year of a lawsuit brought by beachfront property owner Natural La
As a resident of Ocean Ridge, I feel compelled to address a persistent issue plaguing our community this season: overflowing garbage cans. The situation has become increasingly problematic, particularly along Old Ocean Boulevard, where pedestrians na
‘Clear bias’ against beach home puts key figures off case
Related: Judge chides Singer, Mayotte and O’Rourke, says beach project didn’t get fair hearing
By Steve Plunkett
A year after verbally ordering Boca Raton to reconsider its 2019 denial of a pe
By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes’ efforts to fix its drainage system to minimize future flooding received a boost in March when the federal government awarded the town $1.38 million to install new stormwater pumps.
“Residents of Briny Breezes have oft
By Rich Pollack
A few South Florida state legislators are quietly working on creating a “condo caucus” to consider fu
By Anne Geggis
Palm Beach County will continue to put out Manalapan’s fires and provide emergency hospital rides via ambulance, the Town Commission decided.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue won the 10-year contract to provide service to South County’s s
New commissioners sworn in — Mayor John Deese was sworn in, along with four other commissioners who came on board after five commissioners resigned rather than comply with new state financial disclosure requirements for elected municipal officials.
By Anne Geggis
Mayor Shelly Petrolia’s service to the city has gotten her sued personally, put her at the helm during multiple city manager firings, never won her the support of the city’s real estate establishment — yet made her popular enough that
By Anne Geggis
A newcomer to the Ocean Ridge Town Commission — who happens to be a relative newcomer to the town — was the top vote-getter March 19 in a four-person race for three seats on the dais.
Voters were asked to choose three candidates and Ai
