By Jane Smith
BOCA RATON — Mary Devlin “Devey” Abbott, a generous and caring woman, passed away on Jan. 5 surrounded by her family. She was 89 and died from natural causes.
Originally from Trenton, N.J., Mrs. Abbott lived in and loved Boca Raton for
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Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum volunteer Jo Ann Messuri
leads the The Boca Express Train Museum tours on the first and third Fridays of the
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
“Welcome to the Boca Express Train Museum,” says stationmaster Caroly
By Thomas R. Collins
Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach have dropped the idea of rolling their police dispatch operations into one after a consultant’s report recommended having higher staffing levels at a joint center than the departments h
Christmas 2013 in South Palm Beach, Lake Worth and Manalapan may feature a trip across the new $32 million Lantana bridge. The wider, 11-foot-higher bridge is on schedule to be completed by Dec. 1, according to Palm Beach County project engineer Kri
By Mary Thurwachter
Once home to a supermarket tabloid and the world’s largest Christmas tree, 600 E. Coast Ave. will be the site of Lantana’s first high school.
Palm Beach Maritime Academy Charter School got the green light on the proposal, which r
Lantana will proceed with plans to hire engineers to address drainage problems at the beach.
The move, OK’d by the Town Council on Jan. 28, is a first step at implementing the town’s beach complex master plan, which was approved almost six years ago.
By Betty Wells
The agency that oversees redevelopment efforts for nearly 2,000 acres in Delray Beach is comparing the 1985 value of all that land with the current value of the property — the first step in a process that could ultimately mean more mo
Outgoing Mayor Woodie McDuffie is surrounded by commissioners and
staff during his final Delray Beach City Commission meeting.
Mary Kate Leming/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
Delray Beach opened the year with a new mayor, commissioner and
John Holger Westerback
By Jane Smith
SOUTH PALM BEACH — John Holger Westerback, a founder of the Nordic Heritage Society of South Florida, died Jan. 19.
He was 86 and died from complications of Parkinson’s disease, his wife, Sonya, said.
Mr. Weste
George Howard ‘Jake’ Jacobus
By Emily J. Minor
GULF STREAM — George Howard “Jake” Jacobus, described as a brilliant businessman and outdoor adventurer who would much rather have talked about family and philanthropy rather than the successful d
By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — An area resident for more than 30 years, Margaret Sheffler died on Dec. 17 at Harbor’s Edge retirement community after battling Alzheimer’s disease and other ailments. She was 79.
“It was a shock, but she didn’t suffer a
By Tim O’Meilia
Saying that oceanside residents feel underrepresented, Manalapan Town Commissioner Donald Brennan called for a restructuring of the town’s court-approved voting districts and process.
But, as happened when he made the same plea in Oc
Cara Capp, of the nonprofit group Clean Water Action, says the county
is lax in protecting wetlands. Photo by James Capp
By Cheryl Blackerby
Cara Capp doesn’t understand why people spend money on fertilizers and pesticides that their grass doesn’
Trolley tour participants enjoy a stop at the Briny Breezes
oceanfront clubhouse. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
More than a dozen community leaders — and a sprinkling of elected officials — took a trolley tour along 10-plus miles o
The Briny Breezes Town Council has tentatively set four meetings in March, including two public hearings, to discuss a new comprehensive plan that could lead to traditional single-family homes, two- or three-story condos and some commercial buildings
By Emily J. Minor
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Lillian Martucci, a native of New York who loved travel, nature and the classic style of Grace Kelly, died Jan. 21 after a three-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. A beloved wife and mother, she was 83.
“She wa
There’s been a change in his title, but the job description remains the same for Boca Raton’s Steven Abrams.
By a 4-3 vote in mid-January, Abrams, the District 4 Palm Beach County commissioner, became the mayor of Palm Beach County, instead of the co
A good love story is welcome in every season, but February seems an especially appropriate time to highlight some of our local sweethearts. Since romance is in the air, we’re featuring three love matches: a darling couple joyfully embracing their sec
By Tim O’Meilia
A Manalapan resident’s complaint that the town police engage in racial profiling has been transferred to a different agency for possible investigation and the resident could complain to a state civil rights agency as well.
In a Jan.
By Tim O’Meilia
Gulf Stream town commissioners had planned to start excavation to place power, telephone and cable lines underground by last May.
Eight months later and with nary a shovelful of dirt yet turned, grumbling commissioners agreed to comp
