Lantana Town Council incumbents Mark Zeitler and Chris Castle secured new three-year terms on Nov. 21 after being the only candidates to qualify for what was to be next year’s municipal election.
Zeitler and Castle both successfully filed to retain
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Lantana’s town manager will be sitting on the council dais for another five years.
The Town Council approved renewing Brian Raducci’s contract 5-0 at its Nov. 10 meeting.
Raducci, who has 25 years of local government managerial experience, has been
City nets millions from undersea cables that zip along data
Tentacles of undersea cables reach out to global destinations from Boca Raton’s Spanish River and Silver Palm parks. This map shows how the seven existing cables stretch thousands of miles
By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes is looking for two good aldermen or women.
Alderman Jeff Duncan was the only one of three incumbents in November to file qualifying papers for the March 10 election. Mayor Ted Gross and Alderwoman Holly Reitnauer did n
Twelve candidates on Boca Raton ballot
Related: January election canceled, but project’s fate will be in voters’ hands
By Mary Hladky
Resident furor over Boca Raton’s plans to redevelop the 31-acre downtown campus now has engulfed the March 10 city e
The Boca Raton Bowl spilled the beans about its new sponsor in November. It’s Bush’s Beans. Photo provided
By Larry Barszewski
It looks like South County’s contribution to this year’s college bowl season — Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans — is going
Delray Beach City Commissioner Angela Burns won reelection when no one filed to run against her by the city’s Nov. 21 qualifying deadline.
Three candidates have qualified to run for the open seat now held by Vice Mayor Rob Long. Long has to resign hi
By Rich Pollack
Laura Thurston wanted to take her 2-year-old grandson to a playground with swings and slides and all things designed for small kids who just want to have fun.
A resident of Boca Highland Beach Club and Marina at the south end of High
Highland Beach resident Debbie Muller (left) donated money to help police acquire certified therapy dog Sparky, whose handler is Brittney Jarboe (right). Sparky’s main job will be to help police put people at ease. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ric
By John Pacenti
In an unusual December election, voters in Florida House District 90 will pick a new state representative.
The Dec. 9 election choice features Democrat Delray Beach Vice Mayor Rob Long, Republican Maria Zack or independent Karen Yeh
Patrick Lamb plays the saxophone on the beach near his home in South Palm Beach. He’ll perform his longtime Christmas concert, which has a Charlie Brown theme, on Dec. 17 at Old School Square in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
While Patri
By Rich Pollack
Two members of the Highland Beach Town Commission will be returning to their seats next spring after neither drew opposition before the filing deadline in November.
Mayor Natasha Moore, who as vice mayor filled the seat following the
Haynie
Criminal charges against former Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie were resolved by a plea deal nearly five years ago, but related ethics charges have remained open.
Now, the state Commission on Ethics has dismissed three of the most serious o
Manalapan will have no municipal election in March because the candidates for the open seats qualified without opposition.
The town has confirmed that the following individuals qualified for office in November as required, and that no one else filed
OCEAN RIDGE — Don Young died Nov. 23 while in hospice care at his home in Ocean Ridge, with his family by his side. He was 89.
Mr. Young was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 12, 1936, to his loving parents, Donald John Young and Elizabeth Cowan
ALSO IN THE WORKS: Highland Beach is seeking state funds to install embedded lights on its A1A crosswalks, like this one in Deerfield Beach. The lights activate when a pedestrian pushes a button before crossing. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich P
WELLINGTON — Charles Andrew Elmore, a reporter at the Palm Beach Post for 30-plus years and more recently a freelancer for The Coastal Star, died Oct. 30 at his home in Wellington, less than three months after diagnosis with metastatic colon cancer.
By Rich Pollack
The Highland Beach Police Department recently reached a major milestone, having achieved a “flawless inspection report” from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation for the second consecutive time.
Highland Beach Pol
Visitors admire the new mural by artist Brian Butler and read the words and phrases that can be projected onto the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater at Mizner Park. Photo provided
As part of the city’s centennial celebrations, a new mural created by arti
Candace Friis and her son, Phil Friis, have been part of the five highest-priced home sales in Gulf Stream in 2024 and 2025, including a town-record $39 million deal. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
When it comes to knowing the Gulf Stream real es
