Lantana Council Member Group No. 3
*Edward Paul Shropshire - 261
Tom Deringer - 258
Lantana Council Member Group No. 4
*Philip J. Aridas - 294
Suzanne Gordon - 220
Note: Unofficial results
Highland Beach Mayor/Commissioner
*Carl Feldman - 606
Ron Brown - 495
Highland Beach Commissioner (3 year term)
*Rhoda Zelniker - 593
Barry Donaldson - 504
Highland Beach Commissioner (2 year term)
*Elyse Riesa - 520
Melissa Ebbs - 460
Carl Lee Geh
Gulf Stream Town Commission
*Scott W. Morgan - 315
*Thomas M. Stanley - 313
*Joan K. Orthwein - 308
*Paul A. Lyons, Jr. - 303
*Donna S. White - 303
Julio M. Martinez - 112
Martin E. O'Boyle - 26
NOTE: Unofficial results
Delray Beach Commission Member, Seat #2
*Jim Chard - 3,512
Kelly Barrette - 1,776
Richard Alteus - 504
Anneze Barthelemy - 487
Delray Beach Commission Member, Seat #4
*Shirley Johnson - 3,831
Josh Smith - 2,170
Note: Unofficial results
Ocean Ridge Town Commissioner
*Don MaGruder - 316
*James A. Bonfiglio - 247
Nan Yablong - 167
Richard Bajakian - 163
Note: Unofficial results
Boca Raton Mayor
*Susan Haynie - 6,410
Alfred Zucaro - 5,298
Boca Raton City Council Seat A
*Scott Singer - 8,038
Patty Dervishi - 3,297
Boca Raton City Council Seat B
*Andrea Levine O'Rourke - 5,576
Andy Thomson - 4,593
Emily Gentile - 1,364
Note
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach will host its first sea turtle talk at 9 a.m. March 29 at the Northern Trust Bank at 770 E. Atlantic Ave.
The program is geared to barrier island residents to help them understand why the lights at night need to be lowered
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
