By Paula Detwiller
One of Joelen Merkel’s fondest memories was the day her son graduated from the University of Florida.
As a trustee for the university, she was perennially invited to take part in the pomp and circumstance of graduation. Bu
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In a March story, “Sides agree to plan for crowded property line landscaping,” it may not have been clear that although Manalapan resident E. Peter McLean was asked to serve as an alternate on both the architectural and zoning commissions, he was not
John J. Murphy (right), an elected county committeeman in New Jersey for 20 years, was sworn in March 27 succeeding Robert Evans in Manalapan’s at-large Seat 2 post. Evans did not seek re-election after serving four years on the commission.
By Steve Plunkett
The intrusion of unwelcome outsiders into Manalapan has only gotten worse in Vice Mayor Donald Brennan’s eyes.
“The beach is a war zone,” Brennan declared at the town’s March 27 commission meeting.
Brennan said an armed ro
By Margie Plunkett and Tim O’Meilia
The Ocean Ridge police chief has started the search for a new officer to bolster a force the chief said has been understaffed due to a medical leave.
A posting at the town’s website said applications for the
Curiouser and curiouser. Of course, Alice has nothing on David Manero, whose restaurant wonderland in Delray Beach has turned into a nightmare. Oh sure, the restaurants he ran — Vic & Angelo’s, The Office and Burger Fi — seem to be doing fine, but D
A rendering of Delray Villas by the Sea shows one and two-story cottages.
By Christine Davis
Most new homes developed on the ocean are mammoth, fashioned to please buyers looking for ultra luxury estates with umpteen square feet, multiple master
By Angie Francalancia
Any efforts at moving Boynton Beach’s downtown fire station to Ocean Ridge are “on hold” and may remain so for perhaps months as Boynton Beach continues to try to sell three parcels of property that affect the city’s space needs.
Bruce Anderson volunteering at Palm Beach State College. Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Steve Pike
John F. Kennedy once said: “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
Bruce Anderson was living that belief long before JFK ent
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream’s project to bury electric and other utility lines is at least two months behind schedule even before a shovel hits the ground.
Consulting engineer Danny Brannon told town commissioners at their March 16 meeting that he is
Sophia Isaac (left), Chairman of the Library Volunteers, counts stacks of books to be purchased by Manalapan resident Jeff Solomon (center) as library volunteer Betty Howson awaits the final tally at Manalapan’s J. Turner Moore Memorial Library book
Breakers on the Ocean was purchased by Ocean Properties Ltd last month. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
The Breakers on the Ocean resort in Delray Beach has been sold for $4,750,000 to the owner of the Delray Beach Marriott.
Oce
By Angie Francalancia
Renovations at Sunshine Square are more than halfway complete, with several new tenants, including a Panera Bread and TD Bank, anticipated for the shopping center at the southwest corner of Woolbright Road and Federal Highway
Gail Adams Aaskov (right) shakes hands with Ocean Ridge Town Clerk Karen Hancsak after being sworn in as town commissioner on April 2. Aaskov and incumbent Commissioner Geoff Pugh (rear) were elected to fill two open commission seats. 719 residents
This year, voters in the sixth biennial Read Together campaign sponsored by the Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition have chosen Last Train To Paradise, by Les Standiford, as the book they hope everyone will read.
The book, available in local l
By Mary Thurwachter
A week before Lake Worth commissioners unanimously chose Lantana Town Manager Mike Bornstein as the new city manager, colleagues in Lantana braced themselves for his probable departure.
Mayor Dave Stewart said he knew the
By Tim O’Meilia
With plans for a $15 million to $25 million breakwater project to protect South Palm Beach’s eroding beaches dead in the water, town officials are trying an old-fashioned political method to resuscitate the plan — lobbying.
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Al Jacquet, a legislative aide for state Rep. Mack Bernard (D-West Palm Beach) is sworn into Delray Beach Commission Seat 2 as fellow commissioners (standing l-r) Tom Carney, Angeleta Gray and Adam Frankel along with Mayor Woodie McDuffie observe. Ja
Delray Beach Mayor Nelson “Woodie” McDuffie is running for the seat of Palm Beach County supervisor of elections.
McDuffie filed March 22 to run against current supervisor Susan Bucher of Boynton Beach for the next four-year term.
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Construction crews install sections of a concrete pedestrian tunnel under A1A at the Manalapan residence of G. John Krediet on March 6. Closed for five days to all but emergency vehicles and local traffic, the road reopened March 9. Kurtis Boggs/The
