By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach council members have come to the conclusion that it doesn’t make much sense to have term limits in a town that has trouble finding candidates willing to serve in the first place.
“We’re not a very large town,” sa
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Steven Abrams (Republican, incumbent)
Age: 55
Education: Harvard University, George Washington University Law School
Marital Status: Married,
two children
Residence: Boca Raton
Experience: Appointed to the County Commission in 2009 and was elected in 201
Maria Sachs (Democrat, incumbent)
Age: 65
Education: University of Maryland, Boston University, University of Miami (Juris Doctor)
Marital Status: Married, three children
Residence: Delray Beach
Experience: Elected to the Florida Senate in 2010, reelecte
Candidate Profiles: State House, District 89 | County Commission, Seat 4 | Florida Senate, District 34
By Steven J. Smith
The polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4, as voters across our area will once again cast their ballots for candidate
Bill Hager (Republican, incumbent)
Age: 67
Education: University of Northern Iowa, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois
Marital Status: Married, two children
Residence: Delray Beach
Experience: Elected to the Florida House of Represe
By Tim Pallesen
The city has ordered a halt to new downtown development applications as city commissioners try to agree on new height and density limits.
Commissioners are split over whether to limit new buildings to four floors and 30 resi
The Mar Lago Beach Club stood on the south side of the Boynton Inlet. It was torn down in 1974.
INSET BELOW: The former owners, Martha and Leon Robbins.
Photos provided
By Mary Thurwachter
During World War II, hotels along the coast were called
The corner of Atlantic Avenue and southbound Federal Highway.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Federal Highway will be a traffic bottleneck in downtown Delray Beach this winter as a $12.5 million construction project continues.
A group of “Pirate Princesses,” who attend Morikami Park Elementary School in Delray Beach,
pose for a photo with the owners and staff of Naked Hair Salon & More
during Trick-or-Treat Along the Avenue, which took place Oct. 25.
Tim Stepien/The Coasta
Water floods part of the northbound lane of A1A
in front of Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa
during October’s king tides.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
The high tides of October invaded areas of Manalapan that only torrential downpours
By Dan Moffett
Louis De Stefano would rather not say he is resigning his seat on the Manalapan Town Commission.
“Just say I’m retiring,” he said. “I prefer that.”
The town’s vice mayor made the surprise announcement at the commission’s O
By Tim Pallesen
City commissioners have narrowed their search for a new city manager to five candidates, with a final selection possible as early as Nov. 7.
The five finalists include interim City Manager Terry Stewart, whom a majority of comm
By Willie Howard
Lantana officials want to restrict marijuana dispensaries to industrial sections of the 3-square-mile town if Florida voters on Nov. 4 approve the constitutional amendment that would allow marijuana use for medical purposes.
On
By Mary Thurwachter
The lease isn’t up for three more years, but Dune Deck Café owner John Caruso was able to persuade the Lantana Town Council to extend the popular beach restaurant’s contract until 2022.
“It’s important for us to have tha
The new Harbor Master building at Boynton Harbor Marina.
Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
The proposed marina master plan.
Rendering provided by Boynton Beach CRA
By Willie Howard
The Harbor Master building near the fuel docks at Boynton Harbor is
A cemetery tour group examines a worn tombstone.
Albert Bowen died after accidently drinking poison.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star & Boynton Beach Historical Society
By Ron Hayes
It’s not the largest gravestone in Boynton Beach Memorial Park. Not
By Jane Smith
Stormwater runoff from agriculture areas in the west and from lawns in the eastern urban areas continues to plague the southern segment of the Lake Worth Lagoon.
Fewer seagrass plants were found in a 2013 survey, and it looks like
Community Redevelopment Agency
Executive director’s salary: $123,188
Assistant director’s salary: $95,000
Employees: Seven full-time, one part-time to be hired
Board: Seven-person board, made up of five City Commission members and two community membe
Community Redevelopment Agency
Executive director’s salary: $0; city manager is executive director per an interlocal agreement.
Downtown manager’s salary: CRA pays 90 percent or $88,788
Employees: 4.98 full-time-equivalent positions. Each CRA emplo
Community Redevelopment Agency
Executive director’s salary: $136,200
Assistant director’s salary: $112,500
Employees: 10 full-time, two part-time employees work on the GreenMarket; two open part-time positions
Board: Seven-member board from the commu
