A jogger passes a pile of steel that has been removed to make
way for new seawalls in Manalapan. Fifteen seawalls
are currently being replaced in the wake
of Hurricane Sandy. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
Manalapan town commissioner
By Tim O’Meilia
South Palm Beach, Manalapan, Lantana and three other towns will cash tidy checks in the next few months for overpaying for sewage treatment provided by the city of Lake Worth for 16 years.
It’s a stunning reversal for Lake Worth, whi
Wendy Friswell is director of the Twin Palms Center for the Disabled
in Boca Raton. She also volunteers for the Boca Boating and Beach Bash.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Chris Felker
Wendy Friswell, director of the Twin Palms Center for the Di
Pam O’Brien with some of her miniature creations. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Most women would toss out the top of an empty lipstick tube.
Not Pam O’Brien. She can imagine it as an umbrella stand or other item for her dollhouse m
ABOVE: Shari Dunham (center) and Laura Murray of Delray Beach (right) sample Lantana resident Joe Farrell’s ‘Flying Pig’s Revenge’ chili during the 16th Annual Chili Cook-off on Feb. 16 at Old School Square Park in Delray Beach.
RIGHT: Delray resi
By Cheryl Blackerby
Have you ever driven by a sports complex at night and noticed the lights burning bright, though no one was playing or working on the fields?
Or seen empty downtown buildings lit up after working hours, or streetlights and outdo
Casto Benson
DELRAY BEACH — Nancy Casto Benson, 88, a native of Columbus and resident of Delray Beach, died at home Feb. 12, with her loving family and kitties at her side.
Mrs. Benson was born Jan. 21, 1925, in Columbus, Ohio, to Don Monroe Sr. a
By Cheryl Blackerby
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration set a target of 2015 to start giving storm surge watches and warnings along with hurricane tracks.
Forecasts by the National Weather Service
Roup
Briny Breezes — Joan A. Ruopp of Briny Breezes and Bricktown, N.J., died Feb. 2. She was 80.
Born on Jan. 3, 1933, to Fred and Hazel Anderson in Elizabeth, N.J., she was a great source of comfort to many through her crisp sense of humor and lo
By Cheryl Blackerby
At the Feb. 4 Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District meeting, Michele Kurucz Peel, president of the Friends of Gumbo Limbo, asked the board to do something about the city of Boca Raton’s decision to reduce the weekly hours
By Cheryl Blackerby
In March, Boca Raton will be trucking in sand to repair damaged dunes on the north beach. The 5,000 tons — 3,600 cubic yards — of sand from an inland mine will cost about $170,000.
“It’s a small dune project. It’s 2,000
By Betty Wells
Proposals to allow local governments to ban smoking on beaches — one from a Boca Raton state representative — are making their way through the Florida Legislature.
State Rep. Bill Hager introduced a bill in the Florida House on Ja
Election Results: Carl Feldman - 422 | Ronald Clark - 314
One commissioner will be elected for a three-year term March 12 to replace Commissioner Doris Trinley, who could not run because of term limits. The two candidates are:
Ronald Clark
Pers
Election Results
Question: Yes - 392, No - 263
Highland Beach voters will be asked whether to make seven minor revisions to the town charter when they go to the polls on March 12.
The most significant change would make private beaches subject
Susan Swiatosz is the new keeper of the Boynton Beach City Library’s archives. Rich Pollack/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
For most people, the box sitting on the table upstairs in the Boynton Beach City Library could easily be nothing more tha
By Cheryl Blackerby
Connecting with the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District figures to get a lot easier soon because of significant investments in new technology.
At their Feb. 4 meeting, commissioners gave unanimous approval to a $40,00
Swinging their partners in the Briny Breezes Auditorium are (from left)
Bev Robey, Eric Wolffbrandt, Gene Robey and Joyce Viola. Photos by
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
One day in 1948, way back when Briny Breezes was still just a ca
By Tim Pallesen
The controversial nine-story Archstone apartment complex is expected to get final approval this month so construction in downtown Boca Raton can begin.
A procedural move allows the developer to avoid a citizens protest that sta
By Margie Plunkett
The Festival of the Arts will get the use of the Mizner Park amphitheater for free this year — although it will still pay for utilities, the first time Boca Raton hasn’t charged a rental fee since it took over amphitheater opera
Anita Finley, who publishes Boomer Times & Senior Life magazine,
is leading a series of C.U.R.E. (Cutting-edge Understanding of Research
& Education) symposiums. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Anita Finley remembers how very kind and interested in
