Simone Spiegel sits at her desk at Samco Properties, a commercial real estate company of which she is vice president and co-founder. She also is board president and chair for the Fuller Center, a Boca Raton nonprofit. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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I just received your September issue and was shocked to read your front-page article on “Suffering summer of sargassum” full of inaccurate information. I and South Florida would appreciate the honest truth be published regarding our beaches and sarga
I am appalled by Kristine de Haseth’s comments, and her veiled attempt at an apology only demonstrates her true feelings. Totally inappropriate for a commissioner to say in a recent town communication, “Don’t think for one second that the inmates wil
The city of Delray Beach appears hellbent on selling off some of our precious public open space for a quick fix to get some money from developers to repair our historic, albeit neglected, golf course.
The city plan requires the destruction of several
Library renovation nears completion
By Mary Thurwachter
Raising the tax rate is seldom popular and certainly isn’t this year either, as evidenced by the many residents who spoke against a tax hike during workshops and public hearings in recent months
By Mary Thurwachter
In a surprise development Sept. 21, Lantana Mayor Robert Hagerty announced his resignation halfway through his first three-year term.Hagerty, 57, has served since March 2021 after defeating 21-year incumbent Mayor Dave Stewart.
By Larry Barszewski
New gatehouse security guards, increased wages for town workers, and planning money for a town sewer system are all included in a new $7.3 million Manalapan town budget effective Oct. 1.
Town commissioners on Sept. 27 approved the
By Joel Engelhardt
Republican state Rep. Mike Caruso has been the sole House representative for the South County barrier islands since 2018. That ended with redistricting based on the 2020 U.S. Census.
Now he’s running in Republican-leaning District
The metal sign with wood framing looks similar to the wooden one but needs much less maintenance. Photos provided
By Joe Capozzi
Ocean Ridge officials take pride in the town’s appearance, and that includes the aesthetics of basic informational signs
Tracey Stevens meets resident Robert Sloat after her last meeting as Ocean Ridge town manager. She took the same job in Haverhill. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capozzi
Town commissioners Sept. 19 approved a tax rate of $5.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, the same as the current rate, to pay for a $10,087,221 budget for the year that starts Oct. 1.
Homeowners will still see a rise in their town tax b
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners unanimously approved at their Sept. 19 meeting asking voters to approve a $100 million public safety bond.
If voters say yes on March 14, about $65 million would be used for a combined Ocean Rescue headqu
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners passed a $20 million bond referendum for parks improvements at their Sept. 19 meeting after removing projects that required 83 Australian pines at Atlantic Dunes Park to be cut down.
The vote was unanimou
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach City Commission narrowly approved a $166.6 million budget for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, a nearly 9% increase over the previous $153.3 million general fund budget.
Commissioners at the final public hearing on th
By Rich Pollack
For years, motorists traveling north on State Road A1A though Highland Beach have complained about the backups at Linton Boulevard caused by too many cars turning west in too short of a turn lane, especially during season.
Now there ma
Ocean Ridge resident Kathleen Haden, co-owner of Good Vibrations Music, uses tuning forks for sound therapy at her studio. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
A role in a movie 10 years ago proved to be a pivotal point in the career of Ocean Ridge sound the
By Joe Capozzi
Less than a year after hiring an architectural firm to draw up plans for a new Town Hall, the Town Council has terminated South Palm Beach’s $63,000 contract with the firm.
Without comment Sept. 19, the council voted unanimously to end
By Joe Capozzi
Town Council members voted Sept. 19 to give South Palm Beach homeowners some financial relief by lowering the tax rate next year to $3.45 per $1,000 of assessed value.
In July, the council had set a tentative tax rate of $3.50, the sa
By Mary Hladky
The city’s tax rate will hold steady for the fiscal year that starts on Oct. 1, in keeping with City Council members’ longstanding emphasis on keeping the rate low.
The rate they unanimously approved on Sept. 19 is $3.68 per $1,000 of t
