Clarification: A story about the city of Delray Beach limiting rooftop uses in single-family neighborhoods might have been unclear. The new height limit does not include the 7-foot-tall foundation required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency a
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By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach Town Council members unanimously approved an interlocal agreement with Palm Beach on Feb. 9, clearing the last administrative hurdle in the way of their long-awaited dune restoration project.
The approval effectively t
Andrew Abbott’s Beach Bucket Foundation is providing trash pickup buckets at Boynton Inlet (above), Ocean Inlet Park in Ocean Ridge, South Inlet Park in Boca Raton, Gulfstream Park, Ocean Ridge Hammock Park and 11 other Palm Beach County coastal park
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By Dan Moffett
Manalapan officials were more than a little perplexed recently when the Florida Division of Emergency Management released statistics that reported 41 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge voters have plenty of contrasts to consider as they prepare to elect two commissioners in the March 9 municipal election.
In Mayor Kristine de Haseth and former Mayor Geoff Pugh, voters have two of the most experienced and
Anthony Turner’s heirs sold the property to Soleil Estate LLC in 2019 after the town reduced liens for code violations from $200,000 to $20,000.
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By Steve Plunkett
An ambitious proposal to demolish an unoccupied Intracoastal Waterway est
Gulf Stream Mayor Scott Morgan presents Town Clerk Rita Taylor with a plaque Feb. 12 recognizing her dedication to the town. The Town Commission surprised Taylor by naming the Town Hall library in her honor. Taylor has worked for the town for 31 year
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners reluctantly agreed Feb. 9 to waive $60,000 in rent owed by the owner of the Lady Atlantic yacht that docks at Veterans Park. At the same meeting, the commissioners agreed to bill the yacht’s owner almost
By Jane Smith
As the March 9 election nears, a PAC involved in the Delray Beach mayoral race is spreading false allegations via phone and mailers. A 30-second robocall, underwritten by the political action committee Progress for Delray Beach, blame
By Rich Pollack
Town leaders will be focused this month on determining how the community receives fire and emergency medical services, eventually deciding if Highland Beach should continue contracting with Delray Beach, start its own department or co
By Mary Thurwachter
After a cellphone video submitted by a supporter of mayoral candidate Robert Hagerty became fodder for a local TV news story, Lantana council member Mark Zeitler, a backer of incumbent Mayor David Stewart, became the focus of a po
Related story: Supporters of mayoral candidates spar over sign placement
By Mary Thurwachter
During an hourlong debate on Feb. 18 hosted by the Lantana Chamber of Commerce, mayoral candidates Robert Hagerty and David Stewart discussed topics that ran
The Lantana Nature Preserve reopened Feb. 3 with a new concrete trail. Another 350 feet of the trail remains to be done. Mary Thurwachter/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
On Feb. 3, town officials reopened the Lantana Nature Preserve with a new
By Dan Moffett
Keith Davis has been practicing government law in South Florida for two decades, so when he told Briny Breezes Town Council members that regulating signs was difficult, they knew things were going to get complicated.
But it might be ge
Linda Sorenson, an Ocean Ridge resident for 14 years, is a strong supporter of the League of Women Voters and the role it plays in informing the public. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Ron Hayes
When the League of Women Voters was founded in Chicago on Valentine’s Day 1920, women couldn’t vote.
Six more months would have to pass before the U.S. Constitution caught up with them.
Last year, both the 19th Amendment and the league m
Risa Levinson receives a case of water from Nelson Palomo, a maintenance worker for the city, after the Feb. 23 main break. At left is city crew leader Zach Torres. The city and FPL gave away water for parts of two days at Anchor Park amid a boil-wat
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By Jane Smith
As Delray Beach awaits a possible multimillion-dollar fine over its mismanaged reclaimed water
By Rich Pollack
Back in the early 2000s, when Delray Beach city leaders first considered providing golf courses and other large-scale users with reclaimed water for irrigation, conservation was a primary concern.
“It was good public policy to say ‘le
BRINY BREEZES — Paul William Ruopp of Briny Breezes and Brick, New Jersey, died on Feb. 22. He was 88.
Born on March 7, 1932, to Hans and Helen Ruopp in Roselle Park, New Jersey, Mr. Ruopp was a 1950 graduate of Roselle Park High School. There he was
