By Ron Hayes
COUNTY POCKET — Mark Alba was never a mayor, but to his many friends and acquaintances in South County, he was "The Mayor."
"You couldn't go anywhere in Delray Beach without someone knowing him," remembers his roommate, John Kiggins.
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By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — Cavet Snyder made money selling cold air, then gave it away with a warm heart.
Entering the nascent air-conditioning business just after World War II, Mr. Snyder sold the Stromberg Sheetmetal Co. of Rockville, Md., in 19
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Obituary
Ralph R. Zuckerman
By Mary Katherine Stump
OCEAN RIDGE — Ralph Zuckerman, 93, a long-time resident of Crown Colony, died Monday, July 20. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Violet Schmitt Zuckerman. “Theirs’ was a true love s
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By Mary Thurwachter
Everyone who lives on a barrier island should have a hurricane evacuation plan and that plan should include Fido and Fluffy.
There is a shelter in the area that accepts pets, but if a shelter or a friend’s house is not in your pl
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By Arden Moore
Love your mutt, but perplexed when it comes to pinpointing his breed blend? Sure, you make your best guess — and maybe solicit the suggestions of others. Now, thanks to a new DNA test, there’s a scientific way to sniff out your canine
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By Nirvi Shah
See 100 photos of Ocean Ridge beach at night
Outdoor lights at 41 properties along the Ocean Ridge coastline may have led to the disorientation of more than 2,000 sea turtle hatchlings in 2008, Palm Beach County officials said.
An ins
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By Vicki McCash Brennan
Boaters beware: Anchoring on coral, even accidentally, can be expensive. New federal and state laws make it a crime to damage two species of coral that are most common along the coast of South Florida. Federal law provides fo
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Like in Lake Wobegon, we know our coastal kids are way above average.
The children and teens I've met in our area are without exception more charming and poised than I ever was in my misspent youth.
I'm sure there are plenty of coastal kids who will
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In the sifting sands along the Ocean Ridge shore, there is one constant: Gary Solomon.
Solomon is the founder of Sand Sifters, and one Saturday morning a month, he and volunteers he has recruited descend on the beach to pluck the cans, bottles, ciga
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By Thom Smith
In many ways, it seems like forever, and in others like only yesterday, but after two years away, Dak Kerprich is back in action on Ocean Avenue in Lantana. In early June the veteran restaurateur unveiled his newest concept, Pizzeria ORead more…
By Margie Plunkett
BRINY BREEZES – Town Council will solicit proposals for police protection from local law enforcement agencies as its current contract with Boynton Beach will expire in the fall of 2010.
The contract with the Boynton Beach police d
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By Margie Plunkett
LANTANA – Residents will see rates on the rise in Lantana, as the Town boosted fees for garbage, water, building permits and other services as of June 22.
Rising rates will help cover expenses including equipment for trash collect
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By Margie Plunkett
LANTANA — Sportsman Park is getting three sets of docks with $300,000 from the county, a measure that will relieve the wait when pulling boats out of the water.
In addition, the new docks give boaters the chance to pull up and dock
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By Mary Thurwachter
For folks who have left the island for safer ground during a hurricane, it’s natural to get antsy about returning home to see how houses held up during the storm and to get a jump on the cleanup of fallen branches and other debri
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By Linda Haase
After years of discussions, the Boynton Inlet will remain as it is. At least for now.
Boynton Beach commissioners voted June 2 to adopt the Boynton Inlet Committee’s recommendation to bypass other options, including widening or deepeni
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OCEAN RIDGE — Signs that warn motorists to stop for pedestrians, set for four crosswalks on A1A, got the go-ahead from commissioners in June at a cost of $2,000. The panel wants to install the signs in the middle of the road on breakaway poles at lo
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By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — What if they built a crosswalk and nobody came?
Last November, workers from the state Department of Transportation resurfaced State Road A1A by Atlantic Dunes Park.
They added new sidewalks, new bike paths, and a new cross
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GULF STREAM — The town set out a new schedule of building permit application fees designed to ensure that Gulf Stream’s costs are covered.
“It’s not a mechanism to generate more revenue,” said Town Clerk Rita Taylor, “but to cover our costs.”
The new
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By Margie Plunkett
OCEAN RIDGE — Ocean Ridge will resume barrier spraying to combat no-see-ums for three months through the end of the summer season at a price of up to $18,650. The commission’s vote to proceed followed a lengthy debate that spanned
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By Margie Plunkett
DELRAY BEACH — There may be no harnessing the power of the sea, but the Beach Property Owners Association would at least like to design around it.
The Beach Property Owners Association proposed to Delray Beach commissioners during
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