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'Air Force Cowboy' story spurred by wartime memories

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 1, 2010 at 14:00

Ocean Ridge author Bill Finley and his novel, Air Force Cowboy. Photo provided

By Mary Jane Fine
Oh, does Bill Finley have stories to tell! About his growing-up years in a Chicago tenement. About his Uncle Jack, who taught him at 16 to fly a Piper Cu

Paws Up for Pets: Expert coaches dog owners to coach their dogs

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 1, 2010 at 14:00

By Arden Moore
One aspect about dogs that I enjoy is that they don’t care if you make minimum wage or your name is Oprah. They could not care less if you drive a 10-year-old sedan or a brand new BMW. They never would text their canine pals to diss ab

Cookies as gifts? Just wrap 'em up!

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 1, 2010 at 14:00

A basket full of cookies is great for a host; line it with decorative tissue or a pretty dishtowel as a bonus.

By Jan Norris

A whole lot of baking is going on right about now — cookies are a universal holiday gift. Hardly anyone turns down a coo

South Palm Beach: Millar to face hearing on ethics complaint

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 5, 2010 at 9:00

Correction: In the following sentence the proposed height of the building is incorrect. The current proposed height is 10-stories. Our apologies for the error.

Millar said in January he filed complaints against Planning Board members Michael Nevard,

Manalapan: New manager is shown the door in swift reorganization

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 4, 2010 at 17:00

By Steve Plunkett

In the end, the firing was much quicker than the hiring.

Manalapan commissioners spent less than 70 minutes collapsing the duties of finance director into Town Manager Tom Heck’s job, dismissing him and offering Finance
Director L

‘Her friend, Jack Kennedy’: Letter’s publication stirs dream-like memories

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 4, 2010 at 11:30

By Ron Hayes

In the weeks and months after Nov. 22, 1963, Mrs. John F. Kennedy received more than a million letters.

Expressions of shock at her husband’s assassination and sympathy for his family arrived at the White House from world leaders and

Her heart went ‘boom’ when he crossed that room

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 4, 2010 at 11:30

By Ron Hayes
On Feb. 7, 1964 — only ten weeks after the assassination of JFK — a shaggy pop group called The Beatles landed at the recently renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, and that new generation of Americans he had ins

Along the Avenues: Evert lobs challenges by focusing on family — South Palm Beach through Delray Beach

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:30

Racquet back, eye on the ball …
Pop! And another shot strikes the clay inches inside the baseline. “That’s it, that’s it!,” the encouraging words follow as a young girl, barely in her teens, struggles with the fusillade that tests her forehand and ba

Coasting Along: Old school still applies in this family business

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:20

By Tim Norris

The secret to the Meating Place, the heart of it, waits somewhere unexpected, past the vintage refrigerated display cases and their parade of steaks and chops and ribs and roasts.
Most customers don’t get that far. The meat, in red and

Editorial: What am I grateful for? Just turn a page

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:14

November.
It’s a time of reflection.
It’s a time to look back at the year so far and to think about what remains.
And it’s a time for gratitude.
I turn to this newspaper sometimes, when I need to get my priorities straight — to look back on just how mu

Coastal Star of the Month: Bring your jammies to his party

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:12

By Scott Simmons

Dan Bellante has a history of being inspirational.
Years ago, he inspired young people to create art. He ran a studio in Fort Lauderdale and he taught at Broward Community College.
But now, the Highland Beach resident inspires others t

Boca Raton: Lynn donates $10 million to Boca hospital

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:09

Staff Reports

Boca Raton Regional Hospital founder Gloria Drummond turned 80 this summer, but the hospital received the biggest present at her birthday party on
Sept. 30.
At the party, Christine Lynn announced a $10 million gift in Drummond’s honor to

Boca Museum’s long-time director to retire

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:06

Staff Reports

The big man of the Boca Raton Museum of Art plans to retire next year.
George Bolge, who has been executive director of the museum since 1995, and led the museum through the construction of a new building a decade ago, will leave his pos

Highland Beach: Wetlands restoration in first phase of park plan

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:01

Landscaping and a 6-foot concrete buffer wall are going in at the planned Cam D. Milani Park on State Road A1A at the south end of town.
Also included in Phase 1 of the project is restoration of wetlands at the site, now a turn-around for police cars

Boca Raton: Party leaves parents facing charges

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:00

By Steve Plunkett

An after-homecoming party along the Intracoastal Waterway left the parents of a Boca Raton High School student in legal hot water.
Paul, 51, and Ingrid Paolino, 45, of the 2800 block of Spanish River Road, are charged with hosting an

Boca Raton: Palmetto Park goes pedestrian Work is welcome, but some question timing

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:00

By Angie Francalancia

Barricades block off the two outside lanes of Palmetto Park Road. Confused drivers struggle to navigate through to parking lots. Merchants fear they’ll keep on driving.
It’s the price for progress, said Giuliano Lorenzani, owner

Boca Raton: Ocean Strand land-use change weighed

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:59

By Steve Plunkett

The city wants to know what plans the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District has for developing Ocean Strand.
City Council member Anthony Majhess proposed sending an official letter after Ocean Strand neighbors again urged the cou

Boca Raton: Red-light cameras coming to 5 intersections

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:55

By Margie Plunkett

Smile for the cameras when you drive through five busy intersections in Boca Raton that are targeted for installation of red light cameras. You might not be happy later: Get caught running a red light and you can count on getting a

Delray Beach: City approves Marriott renovation, addition

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 3, 2010 at 16:36

By Margie Plunkett

Two years after the city gave Delray Beach Marriott the go-ahead for a renovation that would include a four-story addition, the hotel company received a two-year extension to complete the construction.
The Marriott, owned by Ocean

Delray Beach: City tightens up sidewalk cafe permitting

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 3, 2010 at 16:34

By Margie Plunkett

Putting safety first, Delray Beach changed the rules for sidewalk cafés to keep seating at least two feet away from moving traffic.
“It’s our job to help the businesses to create this ambiance that we’ve got going on, but we still ow