By Liz Best
BOCA RATON — Joseph G. Spangenberger will be remembered for all the right reasons: kindness, intelligence and his good-natured, fun-loving personality. Mr. Spangenberger, 77, of Boca Raton, died Feb. 22.
Born in Newark, N.J., Mr. Sp
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By Skip Sheffield
Cloris Leachman has been here, there, and everywhere and she’s done it all. Now she will share her experiences in her funny, joyful and sometimes touching one-woman show as part of Libby Dodson’s Live at Lynn Theatre series at Lyn
Two out of three coastal Delray Beach residents would rather switch — to curbside garbage pickup, according to results of a city survey obtained March 16 by The Coastal Star.
The city in late November mailed surveys
By Mary Jane Fine
Flags are flying at the beach on this Tuesday morning, the yellow caution flag and the purple one that warns of dangerous marine life: Portuguese man-o-war, littering the sand like so many blue-tinted, oval ba
By Ron Hayes
In March 1968, a ragtag band of local surfers rode a wave of anti-surfing sentiment all the way to Florida’s Supreme Court, and changed the history of their sport in Palm Beach County.
They were teenagers then, high school ki
Kristine de Haseth and Bob Ganger in the Florida Coalition for Preservation office in Delray Beach. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Thomas R. Collins
Word arrived like a weatherman’s warning that a Cat 5 was whirling his way: The residents of Briny Breezes we
Jay Leno awards the “Big Dog Best of Show” to Titusville residents George and Fran Nolan for their 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Photos by Tim Stepien
By Ron Hayes
Tom Gerrard scanned the green at the Boca Raton Resort & Club and ventured a di
By Tim O’Meilia
From the outside, Ocean Ridge is a sleepy, seaside town with a Cape Dutch-style Town Hall overlooking a picturesque beachside park and handsome homes
Also lo
Communications consultant Martel and his wife bought their Gulf Stream condominium after they saw the ocean view. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Ron Hayes
Lucy is a very friendly poodle.
Yap! Yap! Yap!
One morning last month, as a visitor arrived at her ocea
John McEnroe plays to the crowd Feb. 18 during the 2nd annual ‘Tennis on the Ave.’ Grand Slam champions McEnroe and Mats Wilander competed as part of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Thom Smith
Spring t
“I sure would like to see the ‘Third World’ appearance go away,’’ Commissioner Donald B
Town Clerk Rita Taylor and Town Manager William Thrasher count votes Feb. 7 at Gulf Stream Town Hall. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Steve Plunkett
Property owners voted to put overhead electric lines underground, but the margin was much closer than in
Election Results:
Top two win commission seats:
Joseph M. Flagello - 315 votes, 45.92%
Bonnie Fischer - 238 votes, 34.69%
Brian Merbler - 133 votes, 19.39%
Question 1:
(Maximum 60 foot building height east of A1A)
Yes - 309 votes, 79.03%
No - 82 vot
Election Results
Lantana Group 4
Philip Aridas - 325 votes, 52.17%
Susan McCreery - 298 votes, 47.83%
Lantana Election: Town Council Group 3
Lantana: Candidates volley ideas and pass pop quiz
Councilman Tom Deringer’s Group 3 and Councilwoman Eli
Election Results:
(Annexation of unincorporated property contiguous to Town of Gulf Stream)
Yes: 301 votes, 91.77%
No: 27 votes, 8.23%
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream Town Hall will host two polling precincts for the first time this month as voter
South Palm Beach Election: Candidates
By Tim O’Meilia
The South Palm Beach Town Council unanimously rejected a third attempt by owners of the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn to change the town’s land use plan to allow a 10-story, 99-unit motel-condominium
Correction: In candidate profiles and an accompanying story [Candidates say backgrounds distinguish them] in the March edition, we incorrectly reported that Ocean Ridge commissioners are elected for a two-year term of office. They are elected for a
Election Results
Lantana Group #3
Tom Deringer - 417 votes, 68.25%
Joseph Ferrell - 194 votes, 31.75%
Lantana Election: Town Council Group 4
Lantana: Candidates volley ideas and pass pop quiz
Councilman Tom Deringer’s Group 3 and Councilwoman Eli
Election Results:
Top two win commission seats:
Zoanne Hennigan - 313 votes, 39.72%
Ed Brookes - 277 votes, 35.15%
Elisabeth Bingham - 198 votes, 25.13%
Ocean Ridge Election: Candidates say backgrounds distinguish them
The seats of Commissioners
