The stand of mangroves (outlined in red) that the town wants to acquire and rezone from residential single-family to preservation/conservation could ensure no residential development would occur in an area that is always flooded. Graphic provided
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By Larry Barszewski
Because of all the poles, stakes and cones being put out for construction projects or just to keep vehicles off swales in front of homes, Manalapan Mayor Keith Waters said streets in town are “starting to look like a slalom course
By Larry Barszewski
The Town Commission has appointed Aileen Carlucci, a Manalapan resident for little more than a year, to replace term-limited Commissioner Simone Bonutti.
Town Manager Linda Stumpf recruited Carlucci for the position, saying Bonutt
Boynton Beach police secure the accident scene at Riverwalk Plaza the day of the construction-related deaths. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tao Woolfe
Boynton Beach and federal work-site safety inspectors are continuing their investigation into the
Judge David Fina swears Kem Mason into office on the Lantana Town Council on March 28, while Mason’s life partner, Kay Abbott, holds the Bible. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Incumbent Lynn “Doc” Moorhouse and newcomer Kem Mason cla
Educational events at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center are back after COVID-19 precautions kept the center closed to the public for two years. Archelon, a 25-year-old loggerhead turtle, was released in front of a crowd of more than 100 on March 1 at Spanish
By Jane Smith
Veterans Park visitors have access to more benches where they can sit and view the Intracoastal Waterway now that Delray Beach has replaced ones that were rotting away and closed off to the public for two years.
Four corroded benches we
Ellie Hart loves the access to the ocean from her South Palm Beach condo, but her real passion is teaching the Mental Health First Aid course as a volunteer at the Alpert Jewish Family Services Center in West Palm Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Construction at Silver Palm Park means boat ramps remain unavailable until sometime this summer. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Silver Palm Park’s boat ramps, which closed in September and were supposed to reopen in March, will stay o
Flooding during autumnal high tides and major rainstorms in December 2021 created nearly impassable standing water on North Atlantic Drive in Hypoluxo Island. Photo provided
By Mary Thurwachter
In its effort to mitigate flooding on Hypoluxo Island —
One of Lantana’s 10 water production wells tested positive for fecal coliform (E. coli) bacteria on March 13, according to a public notice.
The presence of E. coli bacteria indicates the well may have been contaminated with human or animal waste.
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A hand-size hole in the parking garage. Photo provided
By Joe Capozzi
A South Palm Beach condo has been cited for code violations related to an eroding sea wall, including holes that allow ocean water to spray into the ground-floor parking garage dur
No offers came to move the Cramer House, which was built in 1925, about one block east of the present-day Sanborn Square. Photo provided by the Boca Raton Historical Society
By Mary Hladky
With no one coming forward to save it, the historic Cramer Ho
Top vote-getter Monte Berendes follows a long-standing town tradition and is sworn into office by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capozzi
Mayor Bonnie Fischer and council members Bill LeRoy and Monte
By Larry Barszewski
Don’t expect a downtown medley of shops, restaurants, apartments and offices that is planned for city-owned land along the west side of Federal Highway in Boynton Beach to rise anytime soon.
Even if Affiliated Development’s propos
By Tao Woolfe
Thomas Turkin, the final candidate to emerge victorious from Boynton Beach’s complicated March elections, would like to see the city strictly enforce a moratorium on tall buildings.
The newly elected city commissioner for District 3 sai
GULF STREAM — Shirley Coulter Cleveland, 86, of Gulf Stream, Florida, and formerly of Houston, Texas, passed away suddenly on March 6, 2022. There are a lot of trios now looking for a fourth for bridge.
A blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty, Shirley was
BRINY BREEZES — Patricia M. Barnes, the valentine of her mulitgenerational family, died Feb. 14 after a two-month illness. She was 103.
Born Tressa May Gorham on May 25, 1918, she and her twin brother, Charles, were among the eight children of Tressa
Whole Foods plans to open a store as part of a development called the Boynton Beach Marketplace at Boynton Beach Boulevard and Hagen Ranch Road. Rendering provided
By Christine Davis
Good news for Whole Foods fans in Boynton Beach. A store will soon
By Mary Hladky
The Florida Elections Commission has found that Deputy Mayor Andrea O’Rourke did not act improperly or illegally when she sent an email to residents announcing her candidate endorsements in last year’s city election.
The commission clos
