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No bones about it: Doc will be missed

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 1, 2011 at 10:45

By Ron Hayes
    Some policemen win respect with a deep voice, handcuffs and a gun.
    “Officer Doc” won Ocean Ridge with a soft touch, a big smile and a box of Milk Bone dog biscuits.
    Win the affection of the residents’ dogs and you’ve won the res

Manalapan Budget

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 29, 2011 at 14:00

Manalapan Budget
324 taxable parcels
                                                         2010-2011    2011-2012
Tax Rate                                             $2.8000*        $2.7830*
General Fund Budget                         $3.4 million

Boca Raton Budget

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 29, 2011 at 12:50

Boca Raton Budget
42,431 taxable parcels

                                                            2010-2011        2011-2012
Tax Rate                                                      $3.02*            $3.15*
Operating Budget

Highland Beach Budget

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 29, 2011 at 12:49

Highland Beach Budget
4,196 taxable parcels

                  2010-2011    2011-2012
Tax Rate                                              $3.2542*        $3.407*
General Fund Budget

Halloween Picks: Pumpkins and ghosts dominate October events

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 18:00

Say Boo! to Halloween with everything from ghostly hauntings to pumpkin-inspired meals and cocktails.

A not too scary place to start is at “Halloween in the Hammock” at The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton on Oct. 22. Take a mysterious (but

Coastal Stars: Police volunteers excel and have awards, coverage to prove it

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:33

Members of Delray Beach’s Volunteer Patrol Scott Westall (left) and John Goodman, write a ticket for a vehicle parked at an expired meter along A1A. Photo by Jerry Lower

By Liz Best

They are the unsung heroes of Delray Beach — a team of volunteers,

Manalapan: Economic downturn leads to uptick in home building

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:30

An oceanfront custom home is under construction at 1040 S. Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan. The home includes 23,795 square feet and a guest house. Photo by Jerry Lower

By Christine Davis

Waterfront building in Manalapan is booming, big time.
“Oh, my! We

Ocean Ridge/Briny Breezes: Trims to Boynton fire-rescue may slow island service

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:30

By Angie Francalancia

Starting Oct. 1, fire service — or ambulance service — will take longer to reach Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes.
That’s because Boynton Beach, which provides fire rescue services to both towns, will be removing from operati

Boynton Beach: Dive shop, city agree on details for move

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:27

By Angie Francalancia

On the verge of a trial and already having spent thousands on legal fees, the owners of Splashdown Divers and the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency agreed late last month that their money would be better spent not

Briny Breezes: Town challenges Census count

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:24

By Tim O’Meilia

The U.S. Census Bureau says the seaside mobile home town of Briny Breezes has precisely 800 homes. Everyone in town knows that’s wrong by several hundred.
    Just walk down the street and count them: 484.
    The bureau was much cl

Briny Breezes Budget

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:23

Briny Breezes Budget
493 taxable parcels
                                                           2010-2011    2011-2012
Tax Rate                                            $10*                               $10*
General Fund Budget

Ocean Ridge: Stalking allegation dismissed by state

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:22

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement dismissed 2009 allegations against former Ocean Ridge Police Officer David Cazzolli that he stalked his former girlfriend, according to FDLE spokeswoman Kristi Gordon.
The claim was one of two brought by t

Gulf Stream: Regret tinges vote on demolition of historic home

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:19

By Steve Plunkett

No joy marked the advisory approval of what could become the town’s newest subdivision — six homes on the 6-acre-plus Spence estate.
“I would recommend with great sadness that we approve the demolition permit,’’ Architectural Review a

Gulf Stream: St. Andrews condos will benefit from utilities project

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:18

By Steve Plunkett

Residents of condos at the St. Andrews Club just north of town will benefit from Gulf Stream’s underground utilities project without spending a dime.
Town commissioners decided Sept. 15 to pull $450,000 from reserves to prepay Gul

Lantana/Hypoluxo Island: Water rates to increase slightly in Lantana

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:16

Lantana residents will see a slight increase in water rates starting in October.
A customer who uses 6,000 gallons of water/wastewater per month will see his bill increase by $1.23 or 1.8 percent. Someone who uses 10,000 gallons per month would se

Lantana Budget

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:15

Lantana Budget
4,407 taxable parcels
                                                                 2010-2011        2011-2012
Tax Rate                         $3.2395*        $3.2395*
General Fund Budget

Gulf Stream insisting that county pay back taxes paid for annexed properties

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:13

By Steve Plunkett

Gulf Stream town officials are taking off the gloves in their quest to recover some of the tax money property owners in the annexed pocket paid Palm Beach County for 2011.
Mayor William Koch Jr. asked County Commissioner Steve

Gulf Stream budget

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:12

Gulf Stream Budget
538 taxable parcels
                                                2010-2011                        2011-2012
Tax Rate                                         $2.8655*                         $2.9265*
General Fund Budget

South Palm Beach: Shoreline protection study can start up again

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:10

By Tim O’Meilia

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

South Palm Beach Budget

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on September 28, 2011 at 17:09

South Palm Beach Budget
1,868 taxable parcels
                                                                    2010-2011        2011-2012
Tax Rate                                                         $4.3174*        $4.3174*
General Fund Budget