Manager gets pay boost — Manalapan Town Manager Eric Marmer will get a $40,000 pay boost in the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, pushing his annual salary to $235,000, Town Commission members decided on June 23. Commissioners made no comments about Ma
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In some locations the oyster strands are hung with poly-rope (below right); city staffers hung the ones in Boca Raton’s Rutherford Park (above) on stainless steel cables that can provide longer lifespans. Photos provided
The fishing pier at Rutherfor
By Rich Pollack
After years of back-and-forth discussions and letters, Delray Beach in June filed a lawsuit against neighboring Highland Beach, claiming the oceanfront town owes the city $3.8 million for past fire rescue services.
As they have for a
An auto engine, a wheel and an overturned SUV litter the northbound lane of A1A in Gulf Stream after the June 29 crash. Work to restore the road continued for hours into the next morning. Photo provided by Gulf Stream Police
The driver of a car spee
By Larry Barszewski
More than 500 juveniles and young adults swarmed the Delray Beach pavilion and surrounding area June 6 in a “Beach Takeover” that police said “had been promoted extensively on social media.”
Police said they were aware of the post
By Sephora Charles
Delray Beach commissioners plan to invest nearly $396,000 in state opioid settlement funds toward housing, job assistance and a new mobile health unit designed to connect residents with support services.
The city is receiving the
ABOVE: The headstone of a World War II veteran is nearly obscured by leaves. BELOW: A worker prepares rebar for the floor of a new mausoleum being built to increase the cemetery’s capacity. Photos by Jerry Lower and Rachel O'Hara/The Coastal Star
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By Mary Hladky
Related Ross, founded by billionaire and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, is in negotiations to buy the Boca Raton Innovation Campus.
Jordan Bargas, executive vice president of Related Ross, confirmed the company’s intent in a mid-Ju
City pursues railroad crossing at Jeffery Street — Boca Raton has received a $2 million federal Congressional Community Project Funding award that will go toward the cost of a new Florida East Coast Railway crossing at Jeffery Street, near the city’s
ABOVE: South Palm Beach created a graphic explaining how Penny the Sea Turtle became the town’s official mascot. Graphic provided; BELOW: The statue former resident Penny Davidson created. Maria Biggane/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
Everybody lo
Following a nationwide search, Jared L. Phelps has been selected to serve as Boca Raton’s police chief.
Phelps has served as chief of police for Jacksonville, North Carolina, since April 2024. Before that, he served nearly three decades with the Prin
The series of events commemorating Boca Raton’s centennial last year gave the city an economic boost.
A May 29 city report detailing the impact of the events found that the programs generated about $16.8 million in spending benefiting the local econo
Lift station update — Thomas Biggs, executive vice president of Mock Roos, which is building South Palm Beach’s new wastewater lift station, updated Town Council members on the project at their June 9 meeting and assured Mayor Rafael Pineiro that the
A Boynton Beach priest has been placed on administrative leave, with the Diocese of Palm Beach announcing that “serious allegations” had been made against him.
The Rev. Alex J. Vargas, pastor of St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Military Trail near
‘The 14th Colony’ on display at museum
What: Discover Florida’s role in the American Revolution through ‘America 250: The 14th Colony,’ a special exhibition exploring the territory’s unique place in the nation’s founding story. While 13 colonies decl
An anonymous donor has gifted a Tesla Cybertruck to the Manalapan Police Department, which will see if the electric vehicle is cost effective. Design image provided
By Jane Musgrave
When a Manalapan resident said he wanted to give a Tesla Cybertruck
By Mary Hladky
Even if Florida voters in November approve massive property tax cuts placed on the ballot by the state Legislature, those cuts won’t take effect until the 2027-28 fiscal year.
So Boca Raton city officials, while mindful of what they co
By Jane Musgrave
A month after the Manalapan Town Commission passed a law cracking down on shark-fishing from its shores, elected leaders learned they overstepped their authority.
Regulating fishing, even reeling sharks into shore, is the sole provi
Delray Beach resident Ronda Gale, pictured with one her paintings, has used tragedy to steer her from tattoo art to fine art. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Delray Beach resident Ronda Gale has changed her career focus from her 30-plus years as a tatt
Construction work remains incomplete at the Mandarin Oriental. The condos, with plastering, are to the left and the hotel is to the right. Larry Barszewski/The Coastal Star
By Mary Hladky
A Boca Raton couple who placed a $1.65 million deposit on a Ma
