538 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $2.8655* $2.9265*
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538 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $2.8655* $2.9265*
General Fund Budget
The on-again, off-again breakwater project to protect South Palm Beach’s eroding shoreline is back on the drawing board six months after Palm Beach County officials had declared it so much scrap paper.
“Finally, I have some good
1,868 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $4.3174* $4.3174*
General Fund Budget
and Mary Thurwachter
Health-care insurance checkups are turning up substantial savings for at least two coastal municipalities as they near completion of this year’s budget process.
Lantana saved $230,000 by switching employe
1,540 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $5.25* $5.25* tentative
General Fund Budget
See more photos from the Island Drive shoot.
Island Drive in Ocean Ridge became the set for the filming of a major motion picture Oct. 23. Residents (below) followed instructions to stay out of the shots while act
By Jan Norris
The locals were waiting to say “welcome back” to John G’s when it reopened Sept. 10 in its new Manalapan site in Plaza del Mar, and already the restaurant is settling in.
“Things are going so smooth,” said Wendy Yarbrough, one of the
Boston’s on the Beach at 40 S. Ocean Blvd. is hoping to complete renovations by the end of October, including a new proposal for outdoor seating and more parking, according to architect Bob Currie. Phase 2 of the plan, which is scheduled for review b
The collection increase for residential and commercial users will be subject of an Oct.
Beach meter parking would rise a quarter to $1.50 per hour if commissioners give it the th
Commissioners passed the measure 3-2, reconsidering it
32,220 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $7.19* $7.19*
General Fund Budget $94.9 million $93.4 million
General Fund Reserves
By Ron Hayes
Sorry, guys, but if reading books makes you smart — well, women are probably smarter.
At the Delray Beach Public Library, 56.3 percent of the cardholders are women, 43.7 percent are men.
All the data agree. Women buy more books, they read m
Kelly Gottlieb of Manalapan caught the flying bug early in life. At 17, her mother put her and a pal on a puddle-ju
A rookie Manalapan police officer ended a routine beach patrol with the dramatic rescue of two snorkelers from the Boynton Inlet.
Officer David Hul, who joined the force in December, reported he had just finished his patrol on
If it weren’t for Sputnik, the South Florida Science Museum might still be a patch of cabbage palms in the middle of Dreher Park in West Palm Beach.
The Russian satellite — mankind’s first trip beyond our atmosphere — touched of
The Coastal Star is inviting residents and their dogs to the interesction of Old Ocean Boulevard and Tropical Drive at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, to be part of a ‘family photo’ with ‘Doc’ and his K-9 pals. Ocean Ridge Officer Wavell “Doc” Darv
While most students were busy finding their lockers or renewing old friendships, Gulf Stream School students Tori and Colin Wheat give balloons to science teacher Bridget Langford, whose birthday happened to fall on the first day of scho
Jenny Bremanis proudly shows off booties she has crocheted. Photos by Jerry Lower
By Ron Hayes
Jenny Bremanis turns 101 on Oct.1.
Or maybe 103.
She was certainly born on Oct. 1, 1910, in Latvia. A century later, she’s still alive and remark
