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I have been a resident of the Seagate neighborhood for 26 years. My wife, Linda, and I are avid readers of The Coastal Star, which we think does an excellent job of informing us about what is going on in our beautiful coastal communities. It has alwa

 Boynton Beach firefighters/paramedics wheel a gurney back to their medical transport vehicle following a possible electrocution on June 4 in Ocean Ridge. Boynton Beach Fire Rescue and Ocean Ridge police responded to reports of a tree trimmer being e

Ocean Ridge commissioners unanimously endorsed the site plan for a 15-unit condominium at the former home of a co-op at 6855 N. Ocean Blvd. Rendering provided

By John Pacenti

In the first Ocean Ridge development of a multifamily condominium in decad

By John Pacenti

In a surprise, Ocean Ridge Interim Town Manager Michelle Heiser said she would be amenable to staying on in the position permanently. 

Heiser’s comments at the end of the Town Commission’s June 2 meeting came after she attended a muni

New fluoride law forces city to change direction — Delray Beach City Manager Terrence Moore told city commissioners at their May 20 meeting that the city is preparing to halt the fluoridation of its water supply by July 1 following Gov. Ron DeSantis’

By John Pacenti

The Delray Beach City Commission is reeling as a leaked document, social media outrage, and defiant statements followed the revelation that a whistleblower complaint had been filed over the potential strong-arming of a new city direct

By Steve Plunkett

Briny Breezes will borrow an extra $500,000 to kick-start the modernization of its drainage system.

Town Manager Bill Thrasher at first proposed getting a $2.5 million loan to cover the costs of the town’s ambitious project to upgra

GULF STREAM — Michael M. Mullin III died on April 26 at his home in Florida.

Mr. Mullin, or “Moon” as he was known to those who loved him, was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in 1939.  He grew up in the shadow of the Westside Tennis Club and

Former town police chief dies — The South Palm Beach Town Council held a moment of silence at its May 16 meeting to honor former Police Chief Carl Webb, who died April 16. He was 71. Webb served as chief from 2014 to 2018 and was with the town’s forc

Edward Hillery Jr., who served as Ocean Ridge’s police chief for 17 years — and police chief of Boynton Beach before that — died May 13. He was 85.

Hillery, a U.S. Air Force veteran, took over as chief in Ocean Ridge in 1993 and retired in 2010. He a

A metal extension on top of a concrete wall raised the barrier from six feet to 10 feet on Tony Robbins’ property, seen from neighbor Louis Capano Jr.’s home. That exceeded the town’s height limit. Robbins was allowed to keep a security hedge and opa

By John Pacenti

Consultants told town commissioners that Manalapan water and sewer rates haven’t gone up in 11 years. Elected leaders rectified that quickly at their May 20 meeting with a significant increase.

While increases will vary among homes an

Manalapan’s beach committee of three sitting town commissioners disbanded at the commission’s May 20 meeting.

Town Manager Eric Marmer said it was determined the committee was duplicative and matters involving the beach can be handled by the full com

Related: Lantana: Council to consider allowing sargassum removal from town beach

Don’t be surprised if seaweed starts showing up on south Palm Beach County beaches in even greater piles than have already been washing ashore this year.

The amount of s

Eat Better Live Better in Delray Beach is worried about filling all the bags it needs to supply the 1,500 households it serves each month. ‘We were able to come up with June, but we’re not sure about July,’ says board member Jackie Ermola. ABOVE: Vol

One idea is to move the 117-year-old Andrews House (above) near the historic Magnuson House and turn them into a downtown historic destination. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Tao Woolfe

No decisions have been made about preserving two historic Boynt

Downtown project finally underway — The northern portion of The Villages, a mixed-use project planned for downtown Boynton Beach, is officially underway following a May 9 ground-breaking at the development site at 405 E. Ocean Ave.

The 3.37-acre firs

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was training with Andrew Spruill (left) at Johnny O’s gym while staying in Boca Raton. The gym featured Kelce on its website. Photo provided 

By Christine Davis

There’s no shortage of real estate activity ar

Boca Raton’s 100th birthday was May 26 and the city avoided a conflict with Memorial Day by holding its celebrations on the Saturday and Sunday before the holiday.

Mizner Park — May 24

Enjoying the festivities at Mizner Park are (l-r) Anna Emanuel, 6

This rendering of the proposed downtown government campus highlights the landscape in front of the new City Hall (upper right). The developer has reduced the project’s density and boosted recreational and green space. Rendering provided

By Mary Hladk