SEPT. 15: On the morning of his release, a loggerhead turtle, named George Bush by his rescuers, swims in a holding tank at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
On the Friday after Hurricane Irma’s assault on
By Dan Moffett
Brad Biggs’ 11-year relationship with South Palm Beach ended abruptly Sept. 25 when the town attorney submitted his resignation, saying he had lost the support of some council members.
“Some council persons now do not believe tha
By Steve Plunkett
Former Ocean Ridge Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella will sue the town and at least one of the officers who arrested him in an October 2016 shooting incident at his home, one of his lawyers told a Palm Beach County circuit judge.
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By Jane Smith
The contractor has begun installing a fence to block people from taking a short cut across the FEC Railway tracks in downtown Delray Beach.
The work started on Oct. 3. It will take about two weeks for the aluminum rail fence t
The swimming pool at the Carlisle. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
There’s been an ownership change at Carlisle Palm Beach in Lantana. The senior living community, at 450 E. Ocean Ave., sold for $77,197,300 on Sept. 15, according to property re
Alex Schulze captains the boat as Andrew Cooper scoops trash from Lake Boca. Schulze and Cooper are owners of 4Ocean, a company that removes trash from area waterways. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
Andrew Cooper leaned ov
Marti LaTour and Michelle Klinedinst launched Viamar Health, which provides specialty services for the treatment of eating disorders, represented here by the elephant in the room. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O'Connor
When Marti LaTour de
Delray Medical Center honors hospital volunteers with Quilts of Valor for their military service. (l-r) Ron Price, Julio Mastrovito, Russell Sultenfuss, Mel Fishman and Charles Carroll. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Bethesda Health, headquar
Rene Gross says wakes from boats have pushed up planks and yanked mooring cleats from the wooden dock where he keeps his boats. His dock is on one of the spur canals perpendicular to the Intracoastal Waterway south of Woolbright Road. Willie Howard/T
Patricia Mendell comforts her mother, Margaret Mendell, who lies with robo-cat Butterscotch at Abbey Delray. Margaret Mendell turned 100 in June. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Arden Moore
Every day and in many ways, Butterscotch and Rusty demon
Although the parking lot and paths of the Lantana Nature Preserve are covered in palm fronds and leaf litter, the trees and shrubs appear to have taken Hurricane Irma’s abuse in stride. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seel
By Rich Pollack
It’s official — Highland Beach residents will have a chance in March to give town leaders the green light to spend as much as $2.1 million to replace a 3-mile-long walking path and improve surrounding areas.
Details of what that $2.1 m
Deacon Ben Thomas
By Janis Fontaine
Deacon and soon-to-be priest Ben Thomas is the new assistant rector at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton. He sees himself as a reconciler in his new role, and he’ll be involved in building bridges
By Mary Hladky
Tri-Rail officials are launching a new study to evaluate a proposed second Tri-Rail station in Boca Raton, a step forward in station planning that started in 2007 when the commuter rail identified a possible location near Glades Ro
By Steve Plunkett
City Council members agreed to lend the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District $24 million for its planned purchase of the private Ocean Breeze golf course in the north end of the city.
At a Sept. 26 joint meeting, Arthur Koski, the
By Steven J. Smith
BOCA RATON — Smashing glass ceilings was Adelaide Van Winkle’s specialty, as she made purposeful strides in her life at a time when most other women could only dream about such success.
“Adelaide was a person who meant what she s
Members of the Boca Raton Garden Club are looking forward to opening their clubhouse and gardens to the public for their annual Holiday House from Nov. 3-5.
Anyone looking for unusual handmade decorations and gifts will find a complete and inexpensiv
The Greater Lantana School Community Education Council collected and distributed school supplies Sept. 25 to Lantana Middle, Lantana Elementary and The Maritime Academy. The group collected binders and notebooks, composition books and backpacks al
By Sallie James
The Boca Raton Planning and Zoning Board recommended that the City Council approve a proposed ordinance requiring nursing homes to install permanent emergency generators that could power the facilities for up to 96 hours.
The measure,
The Rev. Angela Cortiñas blesses a dog at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church will host a new and improved pet blessing at 11 a.m. Oct. 7 on the front lawn of the church, at 100 NE Miz
