A Coastal Star tasting ranked tap water of area towns, from best to worst, on a 100-point scale:
1. Boca Raton, 83 points
2. Highland Beach, 82 points
3. South Palm Beach/WPB, 73 points
4. Lantana, 69 points
5. Ma
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A Coastal Star tasting ranked tap water of area towns, from best to worst, on a 100-point scale:
1. Boca Raton, 83 points
2. Highland Beach, 82 points
3. South Palm Beach/WPB, 73 points
4. Lantana, 69 points
5. Ma
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“Nature all around,” the advertisement boasted, describing a house for sale in Ocean Ridge. Brown and her husband, Terry, both nature lovers, were hooked before they
Where did I put my keys?
In a busy world it’s easy to be overwhelmed with the minutiae of life. But once you’ve been exposed to the stages of dementia, fear that this instance of displacement may foreshadow future stages of memory loss hovers beh
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“I want to assure you that the lawsuit will have no effect on the operation of th
Town Manager Linda Stumpf’s budget proposal called for th
By Thom Smith
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After 34 years as a cop, 22 of them with Ocean Ridge, Sgt. Daniel Tinfina is saying goodbye to law enforcement — and he’s doing it with a tear in his eye.
Sure, he’s a tough guy. Chief Chris Yannuzzi says Tinfina is his officer-traini
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Sitting June 30 as the Board of
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By Margie Plunkett
The restaurant sector has retained its place on Delray Beach’s most-wanted list.
The commission unanimously turned down an ordinance to remove parking incentives from some Atlantic Avenue restaurants that would have doubled t
By Mary Thurwachter, Managing Editor
These are the dog days of summer, and they are sultry.
But if you consider August a month marked by lethargy, inactivity or laziness, think again. Take a look at the Coastal Star community calendar (Pages 15-16
By Steve Plunkett
The town will dip into reserve funds again to continue providing municipal services without raising property taxes.
Town commissioners tentatively adopted the rollback rate of $3.41 per $1,000 of taxable value at a special meet
Royal Palms are known for their massive trunks and large fronds. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Steve Plunkett
Except for the occasional lawnmower, work at the county’s future Cam D. Milani Park has ended until 2020.
“I’m not passing out a whole lot
By Steve Plunkett
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Delray Beach city commissioners v
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Jay Whelchel and Mariya-Khristina Shurupova practice for last year’s
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“I’ve got a book deal in the works. We’re talking about a made-for-TV movie,” Jay Whel
From bridge to rubble … to reef? Maybe, if financing can be found.
The town of Lantana is trying to persuade county officials to spend an additional $300,000 and use the crumbled parts of the soon-to-be demolished Ocean Avenue Bridge as
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By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Ellenville Garden Center is becoming a community ce
