By Steve Plunkett
The trial of former Ocean Ridge Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella will be at least three months later than first scheduled.
Circuit Judge Charles Burton will hold a calendar call in the case at 9:30 a.m. July 21, according to a notice of
By Steve Plunkett
The Jewish congregation that caused a stir when it received City Council approval to build a towering synagogue and an Israel museum on Palmetto Park Road east of the Intracoastal Waterway fears it may not get title to the land.
Jay and Alice Finst relax on the bench they donated at the north end of Delray Beach. It bears a plaque (below) that Alice says reflects the beach ambiance and reminds the couple of watching their sons surf there. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Future
Three votes is all it takes to change the course of history in most of our coastal towns. Think about it: Riverwalk Plaza in Boynton Beach, iPic and Atlantic Crossing in Delray Beach, the termination of a police chief in Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach’s long-awaited beach stabilization project will become longer awaited still — unless the town is able to close an easement deal with oceanfront homeowners very soon.
The town has until March 8 to persuade a d
By Rich Pollack and Michelle Quigley
It was just a few months ago, following high-profile mass shootings across the country and deadly confrontations in which civilians or law enforcement officers were shot, that police officers in Ocean Ridge
DELRAY BEACH — Marcus W. Smith, 82, of Delray Beach, Florida and Prouts Neck, Maine, died peacefully on Feb. 27. He is survived by his devoted wife of 31 years, Alexandra White Smith, his five children and their spouses: Marcus W. Smith Jr. of
Linda Geller-Schwartz, shown here in her office, was recognized by the county chapter
of the National Organization for Women for her community service.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Linda Geller-Schwartz has made standing up fo
By Jane Smith
South County election mavens will be watching the role mail-in ballots play in this month’s municipal elections.
Some groups have learned how to win local elections by asking voters to use mail-in ballots and collecting them,
Voters in Gulf Stream will elect all five members of the Town Commission on March 14. Commissioners each serve a three-year term and this is an at-large election. The top five vote getters will win the seats, with no runoffs. Once elected, the co
Former Ocean Ridge police Lt. Steve Wohlfiel talks with his attorney, Ralph King, at a special commission meeting called to confirm Wohlfiel’s firing. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Former police Lt. Steve Wohlfiel wants Ocean Ridg
By Steve Plunkett
Neighbors of former Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella who answered police questions the night of his arrest and then answered questions for an Ocean Ridge police internal investigation are finding they will spend more time answering
By Steve Plunkett
Martin O’Boyle, who has plastered Gulf Stream with public-records requests and lawsuits over the past four years, is running a second time for a seat on the Town Commission.
O’Boyle, whose entry in 2014 made that election
By Steve Plunkett
Town commissioners promised their Place Au Soleil constituents they would throw their weight behind an effort to block Gunther Volvo from building a three-story garage next to them in neighboring Delray Beach.
“We are extr
Penny Davidson, known around South Palm Beach as the town’s unofficial artist-in-residence,
unveiled her latest mosaic on Feb. 24. Davidson has created dozens of public art pieces
installed throughout the town over the years and says this one depicts
By Jane Smith
Max Lohman continues to impress the Delray Beach city commissioners with his legal knowledge, leadership skills and willingness to answer their questions. At the Feb. 21 City Commission meeting, he gave the update he promised when h
Additional parking will ease a space crunch.
Rendering by Currie Sowards Aguila Architects
By Jane Smith
Presbyterian parishioners will soon have a more comfortable church-going experience on the barrier island.
The First Presbyterian Chu
By Dan Moffett
There will be no March election in Manalapan because all Town Commission candidates went unopposed.
But residents will see a sweeping overhaul of government leadership just the same.
Three new commissioners, a new mayor a
By Dan Moffett
A divided South Palm Beach Town Council grudgingly voted to give itself a modest pay raise on Feb. 28, ending months of vacillation and often spirited debate.
With final approval of the new ordinance, council members will see
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan town commissioners will be watching election results in Hypoluxo on March 14 with unusual interest — and unusual impatience.
The resolution of the Hypoluxo mayor’s race will enable the towns to resume talks over a ne
