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Tri-County Animal Rescue Dedicates New ‘Sunshine’ Cat Room & Patio

Extends “9 Lives For $9” Cat Adoption Program Through August

Tri-County Animal Rescue’s (TCAR) grand opening and dedication of its new ‘Sunshine Cat Room’ and screened patio was purr

 Firefighters and paramedics of Boca Raton will be cleaning up the waterways. on Saturday, July 19. From  9 a.m. until noon, the 5^th annual Waterway Cleanup hosted by the Boca Raton Firefighters and Paramedics Benevolent will start at Lake Wyman and

Fifty years ago this summer,
the Vietnam War began.
Area veterans remember the trials and triumphs of that era.

Al Naar displays his medals in his Ocean Ridge home.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Charles McGill of Gulf Stream still wears symbols

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By Rich Pollack

    Taxable property values in Palm Beach County’s coastal communities have continued to grow, with increases ranging from barely noticeable in Briny Breezes to more than 14 percent in neighboring Gulf Stream.
    New construction and

Susan Haynie was elected in March.

Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Dan Moffett

    It’s more than poetic irony to suggest that Susan Haynie took the road less traveled to get to the Boca Raton mayor’s office. For four decades, Haynie has devoted her

“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Pledge of Allegiance by Francis Bellamy, as written in 1892.

    When you attend as many municipal meetings as I do each

Alene Egol helps Dress for Success clients choose donated clothing.

Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Lucy Lazarony

    What’s the first thing an attorney with a master of arts and master of philosophy in Germanic languages and literature wants to do w

By Mary Thurwachter

    A zoning change for 10 acres of prime waterfront property that has been home to the Cenacle Spiritual Life Center in Lantana for nearly 60 years won the approval of the Lantana Town Council on June 9.
    The change, from C1 co

By Mary Thurwachter

    A rebounding economy and $39 million uptick in taxable property values to $724.9 million will give Lantana more money to work with next year.
    But residents shouldn’t expect a spending spree. After all, expenses are going up,

By Tim Pallesen

    Delray Beach will keep its own fire-rescue department after Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue failed to assure a long-term savings for city taxpayers.
    A county takeover was projected to have saved $2.1 million the first year. But th

A water truck sprays down the temporary driveway in front of Andrew Ross’s dental office

in Delray Beach. Inside the building (below), it is business as usual.

Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

By Tim Pallesen    

    Dentist Andrew Ross is as difficult t

INSET BELOW: City Manager Louie Chapman Jr.

By Tim Pallesen 

   City commissioners voted 4-1 on July 1 to pay $69,400 to suspended City Manager Louie Chapman Jr. for his resignation.
Mayor Cary Glickstein and Commissioner Jordana Jarjura voiced frustr

INSET BELOW: Robert Rizzotto

By Dan Moffett
    South Palm Beach Councilwoman Bonnie Fischer knew the town police department had made a good hire in Robert Rizzotto when she caught him pulling extra duty at the Town Hall earlier this year.
    “Shor

INSET BELOW: Terry Stewart

By Tim Pallesen
 
    Delray Beach’s new interim city manager promises to stick around as long as it takes.
    Terry Stewart fills a breach that was created when city commissioners suspended City Manager Louie Chapman Jr. fo

By Bill Hirschman
 
    BOCA RATON — Businessman Jay H. Harris was not famous outside of theatrical circles in South Florida. But within that community, Mr. Harris was revered for his incalculable investment of time, advice and money that fueled its

    Despite intense lobbying from preservationists, the Delray Beach City Commission voted 3-2 to approve a developer’s request that would allow for denser and taller development in a section of the Old School Square Historic Arts District.
    The Ju

By Rich Pollack

    It is a question for the ages, but with a bit of a twist in Highland Beach.
    If a tree falls on the public right of way and no one is around to see it happen, does the adjacent property owner still have to replace it?
    That’s

By Dan Moffett

    Delray Beach joined the growing list of Florida communities that have acted against disreputable dog breeders when city commissioners gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that prohibits the sale of animals from puppy mills.
    

By Dan Moffett
    
    Ocean Ridge residents may soon get some definitive answers on how commissioners plan to resolve the town’s long-running debate over public beach access.
    The town commission listened to more opinions from residents during a Ju