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John R. DeMarco

By Emily J. Minor

HIGHLAND BEACH — John R. DeMarco, who left his beloved Long Island in 1989 to retire to Highland Beach, died Jan. 12 surrounded by his family. He was 85.

Mr. DeMarco’s daughter, Judy Maresca, called her fathe

By Steve Pike

So you want to be like Tiger and Phil? 

Good luck. But you can get a little closer by doing one thing each of them does. That is, get fit for clubs — even a golf ball. And don’t let your ego get in the way. With a little bit of time a

Lucille Ritacco tries to keep warm while watching
her golf partner, Frank Garito, tee off at The Palm Beach
Par 3 Golf Course Saturday afternoon. The temperatures
were in the 50s at the time with strong winds
out of the north. Photo by Tim Stepien

By Steve Plunkett

                  Uncertainty over how long Dale Sugerman will remain town manager led town commissioners notto change the employee evaluation system.

                  “I don’t think we should make changes of anything that would j

Ramona Bean (left), Theodora Preston, Pat Koutrakos, Thelma Constantinou, Alice Cleary and Ann Chambertides staff the pastry booth at last year’s Greek Festival. Photo provided

Recipes: Kourabiedes | Moussaka

By Jan Norris

Six months of planning, and

By Ron Hayes

SOUTH PALM BEACH — When Ernest Muro moved to South Palm Beach in 1990, he was a retired schoolteacher and media specialist from Baldwin, N.Y.
But he never retired from community service.
In 1991, Mr. Muro was elected president of his condo

By Ron Hayes

BOYNTON BEACH — When a wonderful storyteller dies, the family and friends who loved him tell wonderful stories.
When that storyteller was Harvey E. Oyer Jr., the stories they tell about the man must also be stories about the city he lived

By Emily J. Minor

GULF STREAM — Frank Anthony Bianchini, who moved to Florida in 1970 with his wife, Rita, to escape the cold and start another chapter in the family business, died at his home Dec. 17 surrounded by his family. He was 88.
    Born in Ph

By Thom Smith

Mario Batali had logged a busy day, giving a cooking demonstration for Publix Apron’s Cooking School at The Morikami. The Food Network favorite was hungry, and he wanted someone else to do the cooking. He also wanted a place where he co

Construction continues on the site now, with attention paid to preserving any other remains. Photo by Jerry Lower

By Angie Francalancia

Human remains were discovered during the demolition of a house in the 900 block of South Ocean Boulevard last month

By Tim O’Meilia

Hoping to put their best foot forward, South Palm Beach council members promoted retired podiatrist Don Clayman to mayor, replacing Martin Millar, who resigned abruptly Dec. 9.

And, in a surprising twist of events, the council filled C

By Margie Plunkett

Gary Eliopoulos won’t run for re-election next term, deciding it’s time to turn attention to family and business, he told his fellow commissioners at an early December Commission meeting.
 Eliopoulos spoke about commitment and sacri

Meg Mallon still busy in retirement

By Craig Dolch

Beth Daniel always made a quick impact in golf.
  She won the U.S. Women’s Amateur the first time she entered the event, in 1975, and she was named the LPGA Tour’s Rolex Rookie of the Year in 1979. T

Meg Mallon (left) and Beth Daniel will host this year’s Bethesda Pro-Am Golf Tournament. Photo by Jerry Lower

Daniel and Mallon hosting Bethesda benefit  

By Craig Dolch
   
It has been six months since Meg Mallon retired as a professional golfer,

By Steve Plunkett
   
Mail carriers here will be extra-busy this month delivering straw ballots on burying Gulf Stream’s power lines, first-class notices on possibly annexing part of the county pocket and fliers from the Civic Association on both issu