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Russell ‘R.C.’ Croft: Delray Beach

By Ron Hayes DELRAY BEACH — Russell “R.C.” Croft, who led the city’s Police Department for more than 30 years, died Nov. 14 in High Springs after a brief illness. He was 93. “He drove until three weeks before his death,” said his son, Kenneth. “He w
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ALBERT C. EBERT: Manalapan

MANALAPAN — Albert C. Ebert's family have long told the story of his very first business venture. With the Great Depression still gripping America, the 3-year-old entrepreneur used to dig up clumps of grass from the neighbors' lawns in his native Chi
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By Hector Florin Mayor Rita Ellis announced that she will not be seeking re-election in March, citing another round of reconstructive surgery to heal her right foot injured at a city event in April. Ellis was elected to the commission in 2005 and wo
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Red light cameras coming to Delray

Delray Beach commissioners agreed on Nov. 18 to install cameras at city traffic lights with the purpose of catching red-light runners. Penalties will cost drivers $125, but no points on a driver’s license. Neither the date nor the locations where the
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Delray Yacht Club to reopen

By Hector Florin Commissioners agreed on Nov. 18 to allow the Delray Beach Yacht Club building to reopen. Closed in February 2006, the club’s location on MacFarlane Drive east of the Intracoastal Waterway has been eyed for redevelopment, which has s
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Delray Marriott expansion

By Hector Florin The Delray Beach Marriott plans to expand its 271-room hotel with 36 additional suites in two new buildings, as well as add space for shops and a new kitchen for banquets, and expand its restaurant space and pool deck. City commissi
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Lantana rushes to build seawall

By Antigone Barton LANTANA — A precarious structure in front of a condominium to the north, a rush to build when supplies are scarce, and a drill-resisting bed of cement-like sand are among the challenges this town faces in building a wall to save i
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Ocean Ridge Town Hall hailed as success

By Ron Hayes OCEAN RIDGE — When residents gathered for their annual Light The Lights celebration Dec. 5, those long strings of twinkling white bulbs didn’t brighten only the holiday season. They also shone on a beautiful new Town Hall and a new chap
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A Coastal Star of the Month: Delray Beach

Delray Beach resident Kari Shipley can always be found doing something for others. Whether making a special dinner for a friend who is going through chemotherapy, or finding volunteers for myriad local events, she can always be counted on for much-ne
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Joe Froggers

This cookie has great legend behind it, linking it to a Revolutionary War veteran in Marblehead, Mass. The story and recipe I got come from the cookbook, America’s Best Lost Recipes. They write that Black Joe Brown, a freed slave, and Aunt Cresse ope
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DR. WILLIAM R. TOLFORD: Briny Breezes

By Ron Hayes BRINY BREEZES — His name was William, but friends called him “Bill.” Fellow sailors called him “Captain.” Patients called him “Doc.” And come December, children called him “Santa." Dr. William R. Tolford was a big man with a long white
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