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Local authorities gain control of private roads: Briny Breezes

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 8, 2009 at 15:00

Local authorities in the town of Briny Breezes can now issue traffic citations on private streets. With the unanimous passing of a resolution at March’s Town Council meeting, the town acknowledges that it will accept and exercise traffic control juri

Meet Your Neighbors: Renny Reynolds & Jack Staub - Manalapan

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 6, 2009 at 21:00

Renny Reynolds and Jack Staubs. What aren’t those two into? The part-time Manalapan residents also own Horatulus Farm Nursery in Wrightstown, Pa., a 100-acre 18th-century farmstead with 30 acres of formal gardens hosting up to 75 garden and touring

Green awareness seeping into boat sector: Intracoastal Waterway

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 6, 2009 at 16:30

By Mike Readling It only takes a short trip along the Intracoastal to see the beauty and elegance of some of the docks and decks that line the waterway. Colorful woods in various designs, small piers jutting out from the sea walls and boats of numer

Sandoway golf tournament has 1930s origins: Delray Beach

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 6, 2009 at 16:30

By Cynthia Thuma DELRAY BEACH — When the Sandoway East Handicap golf tournament was first announced in December 1934, its creators hoped the match-play event would blossom into one of the nation’s most prestigious amateur events. The first year’s e

Obituary — Margaret Rockefeller: Delray Beach

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 18:30

MARGARET ROCKEFELLER By Ron Hayes

DELRAY BEACH — When she lived on Vista Del Mar, Margaret Rockefeller’s home was affectionately known to friends as “Chez Margo.” The nickname was a testament to a woman whose life balanced irrepressible wit with a

Summer Camp Sampler

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 16:30

NOTE: With so many Summer Camps offered in our area, we selected those located between the Boca Raton Inlet and the Port of Palm Beach. We kept our listing east of I-95. Not all Summer Camp schedules have been set. Please check back next month for ad

Abrams joins commission with ideas in hand: Palm Beach County

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 16:00

By Florence Kizza “It should be an interesting next few years,” says Steven Abrams, fresh out of his swearing-in ceremony as Palm Beach County District 4 commissioner at the end of March. Abrams, the former mayor of Boca Raton, replaced Commissio

Absent an upset, Delray moves on with mostly familiar faces

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:56

By C.B. Hanif Adam Frankel, Delray Beach’s new Seat 4 commissioner, noted that in the March 10 municipal election he won the only race in which there was no incumbent. Voters also returned Commissioner Gary Eliopoulos to Seat 1 and elected Woodie Mc

Boynton Library cafe on the horizon

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:43

BOYNTON BEACH — Latte at the library? It could happen this summer at the long-awaited café at the Boynton Beach City Library. The 800-square-foot café moved one step closer to reality on March 17 after city commissioners approved a contract with Ell

Senate bill stirs new chatter of building up Briny

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:40

By Thomas R. Collins A bill in Tallahassee is causing buzz again about a topic that can make even the most laid-back seaside residents here grow tense: Briny Breezes development. The consideration of the bill by state lawmakers has conjured the not

Epicurean Market closes: Manalapan

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:37

Just shy of its sixth-month anniversary in Plaza de Mer, Epicurean Gourmet Market has closed. A phone message to customers lays out numerous problems the store’s owner, Jacob Schlesinger, had with the plaza lease corporation. Air conditioning, floodi

Boynton budget woes vex city officials

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:30

BOYNTON BEACH — The city faces a budget shortfall of $10.5 million to $16 million, and there’s no easy fix, city commissioners were warned at their March 17 meeting. “That's a reduction of 15 to 22 percent," said Barry Atwood, the city’s finance dir

A subdued McCarty pleads guilty

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:30

By Thomas R. Collins WEST PALM BEACH — Mary McCarty, who for 18 years represented the southern coastal area on the Palm Beach County Commission dais, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. With sentencing set for June 4

Delray Beach weighs changes to historic district

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:27

The Delray Beach City Commission moved closer in March to changing the name of the Nassau Street Historic District, adding properties to the district and expanding its period of significance. A resurvey report before the commission recommended corre

Investigation finds little amiss, advises new procedure: Delray Beach

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:25

An independent investigation has concluded that Delray Beach did not substantively violate laws or city policies while it worked with bond issue underwriting companies that employed Kevin McCarty, husband of former County Commissioner Mary McCarty.

Atlantic Plaza II garners site board approval: Delray Beach

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:22

By Florence Kizza DELRAY BEACH — Atlantic Plaza II was the main topic of discussion at the Delray Beach Site Plan Review and Appearance Board’s March 11 meeting. The mixed-use complex, planned for nine acres at Atlantic Avenue and Federal Highway,

Rabbi at forefront of faith, ethnic dialogue

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:17

By C.B. Hanif South Florida’s winter weather draws many northerners, but Rabbi Marc Schneier of New York has an even better reason to visit: His mother, Donna Schneier Goldberg, and her husband, Leonard, live in Manalapan. On a recent sunny Sunday

St. Vincent's tuition increase not tied to scandal: Delray Beach

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 15:00

By Cynthia Thuma The criminal cases against former St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church priests Francis Guinan, 66, and John Skehan, 82, are now completed and the Diocese of Palm Beach has begun trying to separate fact from rumor in issues related and

Former St. Vincent's priests receive prison terms: Delray Beach

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 14:58

By Tim O’Meilia The titillating tale of two revered Roman Catholic pastors who skimmed hundreds of thousands of dollars from Sunday collection plates at a Delray Beach church and spent it on gambling trips, vacations in the Bahamas and airline ticke

Cities and towns act on green initiatives: Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Lantana, Briny Breezes, Gulf Stream, Ocean Ridge, Manalapan

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on April 5, 2009 at 14:51

By Margie Plunkett As Earth Day 2009 draws near, municipalities in this 10-mile stretch of beach are measuring carbon emissions, landscaping with eco-efficient plants, replacing gas guzzlers with plug-ins and exploring solar and wind power sources.