DELRAY BEACH — Several years ago, Barbara Keresey shot a hole-in-one on the ninth hole of the St. Andrew’s Club. She went north for the summer, returned in the fall, and shot a consecutive hole-in-one at the same ninth hole during her
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By C.B. Hanif
Some are shy and simply seeking a better life. Others seek no attention unless it helps them to better help. They are flip sides of the same coin: the served and the servants who can be found most days at The Women’s Circle of Boynton
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Boynton Beach — Eugene A. Cericola, (Gene) died Aug. 27, following a brief illness at the age of 69.
A resident of the Boynton Beach area for over twenty years, he was a member of Grace Community Church where he served as a deacon and supervised the
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Kathleen A. ‘Kay’ Cunningham
Boynton Beach — 'Kay' Cunningham, formally of Ocean Ridge and Cotuit, Mass., died at home on August 27, after a long illness while being cared for by family and friends.
She was born February 23, 1938, in New York City t
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By Arden Moore
Leave it to a litter company to launch a national campaign to put a positive spin on being catty. The “Tidy Cats Campaign to End Cattiness” has been unleashed to debunk misperceptions and to celebrate millions of people who happily sh
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – August 21, 2009 – First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach proudly announces the installation of its new Associate Pastor Reverend Aaron Philip Janklow on Sunday, August 16, 2009. The position became available at the “Community
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By Ron Hayes
If you think waiting for the drawbridge to go down takes patience, spare a moment to honor all those dedicated men and women who spend eight hours a day waiting to lower it.
And raise it again.
And lower it again.
And know whom to call
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Call me crazy.
This past month I’ve been attending the annual budget workshops of our coastal towns, and have (almost) enjoyed the experience. I’ve learned a lot about how municipalities operate and how difficult balancing a budget can be in a year w
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By Thomas R. Collins
As you enter Boynton Beach from the north, the alluring Peninsula development greets you — a shiny new collection of townhomes and condos.
It’s just about to open its doors to happy new residents.
By Emily J. Minor
You’d think planting a tree would be easy. Pick the tree, dig a hole, hook up the garden hose.
But Daryl Cheifetz knows better.
Cheifetz lives on the southernmost point of Hypoluxo Island in the small enclave of wealth and beauty c
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The Coastal Star won two first place awards and one second place from the Florida Press Association in its 2008 Weekly Newspaper Contest. The first place awards were given to the staff for Overall Graphic Design and Newspaper Promotion.
Artists Margo
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There’s only a bit of truth to the legend that Ilona Balfour chained herself to a spreading ficus tree to protect it from destruction.
“I only threatened to tie myself to that tree,” she says in the lilt of her native South Africa.
“I had to sign a
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By Margie Plunkett
Gulf Stream will pay $286,250 annually for fire rescue services provided by Delray Beach, an 80 percent increase from last year and an amount some argued should have been higher.
During a special meeting late in July to approve th
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By C.B. Hanif
“District 84 goes all the way out to the Glades, so I have to do a lot of traveling,” said former Delray Beach Commissioner Mackenson Bernard. He’ll be doing a lot more if he wins the Florida House of Representatives seat he is seeking
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By Ron Hayes
Detour ahead.
Designs are currently being drawn to replace the Ocean Avenue bridge in Lantana, probably within the next two or three years.
“Sometimes we build a new bridge next to the existing one so traffic can keep flowing, then take
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By Nirvi Shah
Several government agencies have sued the governor and other state officials over a growth management law they believe is unconstitutional and will foster unbridled growth, with local governments powerless to control it.
The Community
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Town Attorney Ken Spillias will review Ocean Ridge’s options — including re-annexation of Briny Breezes — to guard against the effects of Senate bill 360, development legislation that maximizes density along the east coast. The legislation raises con
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By Margie Plunkett
Water rates won’t go up before this fiscal year is out — but that’s only because Briny Breezes absorbed the costs of a steep increase from Boynton Beach. Residents might want to brace themselves for times to come. “We’re trying to
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By Nirvi Shah
While the roads along the Delray Beach coast are torn up, the temporary inconvenience will soon give way to a long-term change in residents' water-use habits.
The ripped-up strip of the coast from Atlantic Avenue north to Beach Drive
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By Linda Haase
Although Boynton Beach city commissioners applauded fellow Commissioner Jose Rodriguez’s budget proposal, which would set the tax rate at $6.53 per taxable value, they approved a tentative tax rate of $7.30 per $1,000 of taxable value
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