For the second time in two years, Town Manager Dale Sugerman wanted the library to spend less. And for the second time in two years, he was rebuffed.
Library director Mari Suarez had asked for $85,000 for new books and publications fo
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For the second time in two years, Town Manager Dale Sugerman wanted the library to spend less. And for the second time in two years, he was rebuffed.
Library director Mari Suarez had asked for $85,000 for new books and publications fo
By Thom Smith
Affluent. Great weather. Diverse population. Good schools. Beautiful beaches. Great restaurants. Swinging nightlife.
But until recently it was always known as a resort town. Sprung from a hotel, it was
By Ron Hayes
In the fall of 1936, twocountry boys arrived in Columbus, Ohio, to begin their freshman year at the
state university.
Robert Neff was from
Canfield; William Saxbe from Mechanicsburg.
They became friends, fraternity
brothers and, seven
By Skip Sheffield
Gloria Drummond marked her 80th birthday on Aug. 20, but festivities are being delayed so the whole community can join in.
By Dianna Smith
OCEAN RIDGE — In his 83 years of life, Roy Titus started more than 15 businesses andhe watched carefully as his four grown children continued what he had started so many years ago.
Titus, responsible for Minuteman Press Internatio
By Emily J. Minor
Betty
Ives, who for many years traveled seasonally between her beloved Michigan and
her beloved Florida, died Aug. 5 after a fairly brief illness. She was
87.
Born
March 3, 1923, outside Flint, Mich., Mrs. Ives — who often went b
The couple, who live just north of the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, have volunteered for nearly 11 years at the educational and sea turtle rescue center, a place they th
By Greg Stepanich
Before James Cameron made his dream of 8-foot blue people on a distant planet come stunningly to life, makers of film and television had much more modest resources on hand when they wanted to bring the creatures of nightmare to s
Educational field trips to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in coastal Boca Raton may continue despite the school district’s budget having no money for them.
In June, Palm Beach County School Superintendent Art Johnson advised Boca Raton
By John William Johnson
Boynton Beach city commissioners have opposed the sale of local public radio station WXEL to Classical South Florida, citing the potential loss of jobs — and perhaps local programming.
According to some commissioners,
BOCA RATON — Anne M. (Connolly) Formichella, “Nan” to her family and friends, never revealed her age, but those who knew her best say she always looked younger than her years. In high school, she looked much too young and would-be
By C.B. Hanif
September is a very busy month in the Jewish faith, and one can learn a lot about the coming holidays from Rabbis Robert A. Silvers and Randall J. Konigsburg.
By Arden Moore
From the day we adopt our pets, we promise to always be there for them. We whisper in their ears that we will care for them for their entire lives. We look forward to growing old together.
Our vows are well intended, but we can’t pr
She was born in Cuba. She grew up in Puerto Rico. And she lived in New York.
But now, Highland Beach is home to Martha Pando, who delights in her position as library assistant at the town’s library.
“I love the people who come in,” Pan
Manalapan Mayor Tom Gerrard, who served on the Town Commission for more than six years, resigned suddenly July 28.
“Pressing family issues require that I spend extended amounts of time away from the town and the state,” he wrote in a
Nearly a month after Ocean Ridge approved 12 hour-shifts for police officers, effectively cutting their hourly wages, commissioners found themselves voting to budget added attorney fees for representation on a town policemen’s peti
He was the son of Jack (Ann) Lee of Briny Breezes and Jill Lee of Illinois. Other survivors include his brother, John Lee, sisters Jaime Lee a
In the end, the plan to bring a taller building and more people to the oceanfront was a straightforward matter, according to the county officials who in July gave the go-ahead for a new condominium at the old Sea Horse Bath and
Delray Beach commissioners approved a tax rate slightly higher than last year’s, but hope to lower it a little by making more budget cuts.
Commisioners can still reduce the preliminary rate of $7.41 per $1,000 of assessed property va
By Mary Thurwachter
As manager of the Gulf Stream Golf Club, Kevin M. Bauer has become adept at politely saying no to brides-to-be who dream of holding their wedding receptions at the clubhouse. Those kinds of requests come often and anyone who