By Jane Smith
HIGHLAND BEACH — Frederic J. Puttlitz, 69, died Dec. 13 at Boca Raton Regional Hospital from pancreatic cancer.
Mr. Puttlitz was born Aug. 15, 1944, to Adalbert and Elizabeth Agnes Puttlitz.
He met his wife, Dorinda Lawhea
By Jane Smith
HIGHLAND BEACH — Frederic J. Puttlitz, 69, died Dec. 13 at Boca Raton Regional Hospital from pancreatic cancer.
Mr. Puttlitz was born Aug. 15, 1944, to Adalbert and Elizabeth Agnes Puttlitz.
He met his wife, Dorinda Lawhea
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — During her 11 years in Briny Breezes, Elaine McCormick took part in community shows, parades and clubs. She was also active at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church and VFW Post #5335.
And she earned a certificate fr
Palm Beach Travel.
INSET BELOW: Ron Reshefsky
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By Christine Davis
Plaza del Mar in Manalapan is the new home for Palm Beach Travel and Allstate Insurance.
Annie Davis, owner of Palm Beach Travel
Carol Wittenberg
Rev. David Franco installed a charging station and meter
in his condo building for his Nissan Leaf.
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By Rich Pollack
Carol Wittenberg loves her 2013 Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid that runs on both g
By Steve Plunkett
A routine extension of the controversial Archstone project’s development approval gave the Boca Raton City Council an opportunity to vent about traffic tie-ups on East Palmetto Park Road. Council member Anthony Majhess, sitting
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton will have to trim pension benefits for fire and police employees to get out from under an out-of-control financial burden, its outside pension consultant said.
If the city does nothing, the money it pays into the
By Rich Pollack
Town leaders in Highland Beach want Delray Beach city officials to know how much they like the fire-rescue service the larger community provides to town residents at a cost just over $3 million annually — and they would like to ke
By Steve Plunkett
Mayoral candidate Anthony Majhess has officially resigned his Boca Raton City Council seat to comply with the state’s resign-to-run law.
“It is my intention to qualify for the office of mayor for the March 11, 2014, election
Dredge contractor Marinex Construction Inc. positions boats
to dredge material from near the Boca Raton Inlet to widen the beach to the south.
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By Cheryl Blackerby
After delays from bad weather, including high winds
Matthew Bocharnikov, a 14-year-old photographer, exhibited his work,
including this photo (below) of a night heron taking flight,
in the Highland Beach Library’s Student Art Show.
Photo contributed
By Rich Pollack
As art exhibits openings go
Loggerhead Marinelife Center technicians treat Meghan, an underweight
olive ridley turtle rescued at Lantana.
Beachgoer Patrick Griffin removes the net
that was wrapped around Meghan.
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Progress Note: 1/13/2014 - Meghan has been eat
PBIA’s Comfort Zone offers spa services including haircuts, manicures, pedicures and massage. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Terminal upgrades include new shops, restaurants and a fountain.
By Mary Thurwachter
Before you fly the friendly skies
Pedro Maldonado (below) works to create what he hopes will become
the world’s most valuable dreidel (above) at his studio
in Manalapan’s Plaza del Mar.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Pedro Maldonado learned how to make jewelry by
That’s what Lindsay Autry promises after her departure from the kitchen at Sundy House. The award-winning chef, who moved to the popular Delray Beach restaurant from The Omphoy, said she is leaving to pursue other projects. No hard feelings about
AFTER: Kirsten and Tom Stanley raised the roof and gutted their Gulf Stream kitchen.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
BEFORE: A wall blocked the flow into the Stanleys’ cramped kitchen.
Tom Stanley’s grandparents bought the orange butcher-b
A Friends of the Library benefit aimed at raising money to enclose the building’s waterfront porches edged the project a little closer to its $150,000 cost. When the screened-in terraces are finished, they will be turned into meeting rooms, Friends
Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori (left) and the Rev. Andrew Sherman
participate in a baptism ceremony with Mazie Baker, 1, who was
accompanied by her parents, Jonny and Sember Baker.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
INSET BELOW: The Rev. Pam Cahoon
B
On Jan. 5, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will hold a period costume re-enactment
to mark its founding in 1914. Prior to its founding, Lake Worth’s Episcopal family,
the Cooks, had to travel to Holy Trinity in West Palm Beach. At 4 p.m. Jan. 5,
paris
On Dec. 18, the Knights of Columbus Blessed Mother Council No. 1333
of Emmanuel Catholic Church presented 15 Bibles
to Delray Medical Center.
Pictured: Bob Budd, Chuck Dolce, Becky McCoy, Kevin Flannery and Bob Bonney.
Photo provided
Seventh-graders at St. Vincent Ferrer Church and School participated in
a Lego Challenge to raise money to buy iPads and computers at the school.
Their class was the first to have 100 percent participation.
Photo provided