Manalapan commissioners unanimously approved an $18.7 million total budget Sept. 22 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that started Oct. 1.
The budget includes $10.2 million for the general fund, $97,000 to run the library, and $8.3 million for the town’s
Delray Public Beach at Atlantic Avenue has the bluest and clearest water of any beach in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, or North Carolina, according to a recent beach.com analysis of 1,346 beaches.
“Florida’s Atlantic coast, particularly Palm Beac
By Jane Musgrave
Beaches from Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach to just south of the Boynton Inlet in Ocean Ridge will be transformed into construction zones this winter as crews work to replace millions of tons of sand that were washed away in 2022 b
By John Pacenti
Last year, Delray Beach Mayor Tom Carney spearheaded a rollback of the city’s tax rate. This year, it rolled right back on residents and businesses.
And, as usual — as if this commission knows no other way — there was plenty of drama
A construction worker walks through routine flooding at 701 S. Ocean Blvd. in Delray Beach. The section of State Road A1A from Linton Boulevard to Casuarina Road is undergoing improvement that will include adding and regrading swales to enhance drain
WHAT: Autumn is the main season for king tides, when higher-than-normal tides cause spot flooding along the coast, from the Intracoastal Waterway, and from other inlets and canals.
WHEN: The Palm Beach County Office of Resilience says king tides are
By John Pacenti
A popular Delray Beach Facebook group has been paused after supporters of Charlie Kirk began targeting longtime members, according to the moderator.
Delray Matters was suspended Sept. 11 for at least 30 days by moderator Ingrid Lee. I
Unofficial election results had Maria Zack winning the Republican primary race to challenge Delray Beach Vice Mayor Rob Long, a Democrat, in the Dec. 9 special election to succeed state Rep. Joe Casello, who died in July.
Also slated to be on the bal
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Read for the Record initiative, which directs adults and children through a shared reading experience. Mayors from Palm Beach County municipalities helped kick of
Mark David Anderson’s second-degree murder trial, scheduled to start Sept. 22, was postponed on Sept. 9 by Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Cymonie Rowe at the request of Anderson’s defense team.
A new trial date wasn’t set, but the trial is likely to
By Hannah Spence
Last fall, South Palm Beach was set to receive a long-anticipated dune restoration, but the plan was delayed in part because of the difficulty the project had securing a beach access point south of the Lake Worth Beach pier.
The six-
Familiar faces appointed to planning commission — Incumbent Rosemary Mouring, whose term on Lantana’s planning commission expired, was reappointed for another three-year term at the Sept. 8 Town Council meeting. Mouring has served on the commission s
South Palm Beach council members found themselves in an unusual situation this budget year: For the town to go to the state’s “no new taxes” rolled-back rate, they would actually have to raise the town’s property tax rate, not lower it.
They voted to
By Mary Thurwachter
The tax rate in Lantana will remain the same as it has since 2022 — at $3.75 per $1,000 of taxable value.
However, homeowners may pay more in town taxes due to an increase in their taxable property value. The approved tax rate is
By Hannah Spence
South Palm Beach is hosting two gatherings for town residents — one for fun and another for patriotism.
The first, Fall Fest & Food Trucks, will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 18 in the parking lot at Town Hall, 3577 S. Ocean Blvd.
By Steve Plunkett
Property owners in Gulf Stream will pay the same town tax rate for fiscal year 2026 that they did in fiscal ’25, ’24 and ’23.
Town commissioners Sept. 24 approved the final rate, $3.67 per $1,000 of taxable value.
The tax rate will
OCEAN RIDGE — Thomas Waters Perry III died Sept. 15 at Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach, surrounded by his cherished friends and loved ones. He was 73.
Born on May 14, 1952, in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Mr. Perry lived a vibrant life defined by his in
Ocean Ridge Commissioner Carolyn Cassidy revealed a harrowing encounter with a sophisticated phone scammer during the town’s Sept. 8 commission meeting, detailing how a seemingly legitimate caller nearly convinced her to pay a $7,500 fine for an alle
Ocean Ridge Commissioner Carolyn Cassidy was honored during the Sept. 8 Town Commission meeting, receiving a gold Certificate of Excellence from the Florida League of Cities.
Mayor Geoff Pugh praised Cassidy’s contributions to the town, highlighting
Mathematics professor Angie Su of Boca Raton can see examples of math almost anywhere, such as with this design at Town Center mall. To give one example, she says butterfly wings are a textbook case of bilateral symmetry: If you draw a line down the
