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After three decades, a death warrant may be near
for Palm Beach County’s most notorious killer.
We look back at the case that still haunts our memories.
Why we chose to do this story | Duane Owen: Debate over his fate
By Randy Schultz
She las
By Dan Moffett
Rob Sivitilli might have finally run out of ideas for saving his family’s building at 5011 N. Ocean Blvd. in Ocean Ridge.
Two more chances for a reprieve fell apart during the Town Commission meeting on March 2.
Commissione
By Dan Moffett
After getting off to a false start in February, the organizers of a movement to recall Ocean Ridge Town Commissioner Richard Lucibella say they are determined to get the effort back on track in March.
“Though the hullabaloo is
These candidates are competing for three-year terms on the Ocean Ridge Town Commission:
Gail Adams Aaskov
(Incumbent)
Age: 79
Education: Aurora College, bachelor’s in criminal justice and psychology
Marital Status: Married, two children
Political/
How could you write this story? Why dredge up such horrible memories?
I expect to hear those questions. I anticipate this story may upset many of our readers. I recognize that this is a very different sort of story for The Coastal Star.
Let me explai
By Dan Moffett
In their federal racketeering lawsuit against Martin O’Boyle and Christopher O’Hare, attorneys for the town of Gulf Stream allege the two men have conspired to use the state’s public records laws as weapons to extort legal fees from hun
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan town commissioners are learning some hard lessons about the economics of bridge building.
Back in 2013 when they started discussing replacing the aging Audubon Causeway bridge, engineers estimated the cost at about $7
RELATED STORY: Candidate profiles
By Rich Pollack
Three candidates vying for two seats on the Ocean Ridge Town Commission shared their views on everything from sewers and drainage to openness in government and the performance of the town manager
By Randy Schultz
The debate about whether Duane Owen should live or die is about whether Duane Owen is the person he was or the person he supposedly has become.
Inmate 101660 at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford is serving two death senten
Delray Beach City Commission Seat #3
The following candidates are competing for a three-year term on the Delray Beach City Commission:
Bruce Bastian
Age: 44
Education: Math major, physics minor, bachelor’s in electrical engineering, Washington Uni
In Delray Beach City Commission Seat #5
The following candidates are competing for a three-year term as mayor of Delray Beach:
Thomas F. Carney Jr.
Age: 61
Education: Bachelor’s Spring Hill College; J.D., Boston College Law School; L.L.M., Georgeto
The museum building anchors Old School Square, now the cultural hub of Delray Beach. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
For three and a half years, Frances Bourque and a small but tireless group worked on an enormous undertaking — which man
Delray Beach residents will have the option to buy beach parking permits for only half a year.
Beachgoers previously could only purchase an annual permit for $94.50. The permit allows them to park in the city’s five beach-area parking lots.
By Tim Pallesen
The man hired by the city to monitor sea turtles on Delray Beach beaches for 31 years is out of a job.
John Fletemeyer, a Florida International University research professor who works as a consultant, had his contract routinel
Andy Bregman (l) with his mentee, Logan. Logan’s grades have improved to the point that next year he’ll be a freshman at Florida Atlantic University. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
A lot has changed in the seven years since Highland Be
By Tim Pallesen
City commissioners gave final approval to new downtown development rules on Feb. 24 despite a threatened lawsuit by the owner of Old School Bakery.
The new rules limit the heights of future buildings to three floors on Atlantic
By Rich Pollack
You’re driving north on State Road A1A, approaching Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, when from between two parked cars you see someone start walking out into your lane of traffic.
You stop to avoid hitting the pedestrian but
By Tim Pallesen
The saga deciding the city’s waste hauler that resulted in an $8.4 million savings is being called “a public policy triumph” by city officials.
Delray Beach residents will see their average monthly garbage fee drop from $9.49
By Dan Moffett
Just about everyone in South Palm Beach was caught off guard last August when Paragon Acquisition Group got the town’s blessing for a plan to develop the Oceanfront Inn site.
The revised design sailed through the approval proce
