By Rich Pollack
Charges against a 29-year-old Boynton Beach woman accused of killing her newborn daughter and later tossing her into the Boynton Inlet have been reduced to second-degree murder.
Prosecutors now say the death of the infant known as Bab
Mayor Scott Singer cuts the ceremonial ribbon that stretches along the crosswalk on State Road A1A at the Yacht and Racquet Club of Boca Raton. Residents of the club and other members of the Beach Condo Association thanked Singer and the city for neg
By Steve Plunkett
The Little Club’s golf fairways have been saved.
The town adopted what it once called Plan B and will install water filtration trenches along its roadways to guide excess rainfall to the Intracoastal Waterway. It originally wanted th
By Joe Capozzi
Town officials may soon take a hard look at resiliency related policy changes to protect Ocean Ridge from future storms, flooding and climate-change projections.
Among possible changes for a coastal town that historically has battled
By Mary Hladky
Still smarting over its financial obligations to the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency, the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District once again is seeking to control how much it must pay.
District commissioners unanimously voted o
By Joe Capozzi
Police Chief Richard Jones was finally given a contract Jan. 9, more than 16 months after he took charge of the Ocean Ridge public safety department.
Jones, who makes $115,763 a year, said he requested a contract when he replaced retir
By Mary Hladky
The City Council has shot down an ordinance proposed by Deputy Mayor Andrea O’Rourke that was aimed at preventing controversies like the one that enveloped a planned automated parking garage in the downtown.
The ordinance would have est
By Tao Woolfe
The Boynton Beach Police Department, like other police departments across the nation, is struggling to recruit and retain officers.
Police Chief Joseph DeGiulio received some good news, however, when the City Commission on Jan. 17 appro
DELRAY BEACH — Catherine “Kay” S. Revelas, mother of 19-year Delray Beach resident Irene Revelas, died on Nov. 9 at Greenfields in Lancaster, New York. She was 91.
Mrs. Revelas was a proud Greek-American who expressed love of her heritage and culture
BOCA RATON —Wendy May Francis Bonner died surrounded by her daughters and her grandson on Jan. 12. She was 79.She was born on Jan. 2, 1944, the daughter of Victor Francis and Helene Francis.
She lived a wonderful life growing up here in Florida. She
By Rich Pollack
HIGHLAND BEACH — Highland Beach was a perfect match for Bev Hillman.
“She was a small-town person,” her husband, Highland Beach Mayor Doug Hillman, said about his wife of 54 years, who died on Jan. 16. “She was always very comfortable
BOCA RATON — Barbara Rewey Miner, known to all as “Gramma Barb,” died Jan. 12 surrounded by her loving family. She was 92.Born in Flint, Michigan, on Feb. 3, 1930, to Ormond and Blanche Rewey, Barbara began a long life well lived.
She married the lov
By Sallie James
BOCA RATON—Philanthropist, mentor, organizer, socialite, businesswoman, world traveler, beloved wife and mother. They all accurately describe the late Yvonne S. Boice-Zucaro, but her widowed husband, Al Zucaro, may have summed up her
DELRAY BEACH — Peter Blum, a longtime resident of Palm Beach County, businessman and philanthropist, died Jan. 23, his beloved wife, Mary, by his side. He was 93.Mr. Blum, a man dedicated to his family, faith and the welfare of all, was born Aug. 14,
The New Florida Follies dancers go through a dress rehearsal Jan. 14 at the Countess de Hoernle Theatre in Boca Raton, the day before their 2023 debut performance. The Follies range in age from 50-somethings to 94 years old. Photos by Tim Stepien/The
A few vendors were still serving lunch and drinks as of Jan. 20. BELOW RIGHT: The Delray Beach Market opened in April 2021. BELOW LEFT: A window sign promises improvements. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Remodeling to make room for two nights
By Rich Pollack
Time is running out for Highland Beach residents who want to make their mark on the town.
After Feb. 10 town leaders will no longer accept design ideas for gateway signs at each end of the town, all part of a contest meant to encourage
By Mary Hladky
In an effort to end protracted litigation over a now-repealed ordinance and a blocked effort by a landowner to build a single-family home on the beach, the City Council has authorized their attorneys to attempt to resolve the cases.
Cou
Longtime Seaside Deli & Market manager Chelsea Steen rings up cyclists Ellie Beaulieu (left) and Marie Prevost during their final visit to the deli after a dispute over the lease forced it to close. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capoz
