The new Highland Beach fire station in mid-February. It has a two-bay garage to house a ladder truck and a rescue vehicle. The old station will house a backup rescue vehicle and a backup fire truck. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Buildi
Sales tax extension supported — The Town Council voted its support for a Palm Beach County voter referendum to extend the county’s one-cent sales surtax to fund local infrastructure projects through 2036. The county’s extra penny tax is expected to e
By Brian Biggane
A major drawback for a government board with an even number of members is that any vote can end in a tie. That’s just what happened when South Palm Beach Town Council members attempted to add a fifth member to their board at their Ma
By Mary Hladky
A proposal by Mayor Scott Singer to limit the authority of a key city board has sparked an outcry, with board members saying they were blindsided and two members resigning.
The first public indication that Singer and other City Council
By Rich Pollack
David Matthewman had just come back from a ceramics convention in Virginia and texted his father on the Thursday before Easter to let him know it went well.
“He ended the text by telling me ‘I love you,’” William Matthewman said, add
New limits could prevent large homes like this one, which looms over its neighbor’s pool and patio. Photo provided
By Anne Geggis
New home construction east of the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach will face new limitations for how much square fo
Rutherford Park also boasts expanded mangrove boardwalk
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton will celebrate the opening of the refurbished Rutherford and Lake Wyman parks with a ribbon cutting on April 27.
“It was supposed to be the 5th but got pushed back f
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton City Council members want a downtown circulator service. And they want it now.
Then-Deputy Mayor Monica Mayotte and Council member Yvette Drucker on March 25 unloaded their frustration that even though they have pushed to hi
By Steve Plunkett
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District turns 50 this year and will start celebrating the milestone this month.
On April 11, an archival display will open at Sugar Sand Park with coffee and cookies for visitors from 6 to 7 p.
By Anne Geggis
After years of planning, the replacement of Delray Beach’s 72-year-old water treatment plant is officially underway with the City Commission authorizing $15 million for its first construction phase.
At the plant’s age, it is no longer
Split vote — The newly reconstituted Delray Beach City Commission had its first 3-2 split, which came at the March 28 organizational meeting when its three new members were sworn into office.
The new members — Mayor Tom Carney and Commissioners Juli
By Steve Plunkett
An ad hoc committee of planning board members and interested citizens is busy looking for ways to make sure the mass of a new home doesn’t overshadow its neighbors.
“We have been tiptoeing around the massing issue for the last 10 ye
Mark Zarrilli, a financial adviser and sales associate with Coldwell Banker Realty in Boca Raton, relaxes at his condo in Highland Beach with a copy of his book. Zarrilli serves on Highland Beach’s Financial Advisory Board. Tim Stepien/The Coastal St
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — Ira Friedman of Briny Breezes died in his sleep March 23. He was 83.
How he spent most of those 83 years is more difficult to describe.
“He was the smartest person I ever met in my life,” said his wife, Joanne Friedman.
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OCEAN RIDGE — William James “Bill” Hebding of Ocean Ridge died March 13, surrounded by his wife and children. He was 78.
Born Oct. 16, 1945, in Decatur, Alabama, Mr. Hebding spent most of his life and career in northern Alabama.
Mr. Hebding was a lov
By Anne Geggis
The Feb. 23 issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy for 6273 N. Ocean Blvd. in Ocean Ridge has proven to be an illusory conclusion to its neighbors’ 9-year construction nightmare.
Town Attorney Christy Goddeau told the Town Co
Boynton Beach Fire Rescue held an inaugural Ocean Rescue and Dive Team training at Oceanfront Park, after the city officially merged its fire and ocean rescue services. The team moved from the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to the Fire Depart
By Tao Woolfe
Boynton Beach opened negotiations with Joan Oliva, executive director of the Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, in hopes that she could be lured away to fill Boynton’s vacant CRA director’s job.
The City Commission, acting
This property at 1960 S. Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan was purchased by Stewart A. Satter of Carnegie Hill Development, who called it ‘a one-of-a-kind.’ But he said the house is dated and that he may have it torn down and replaced with two spec homes. Pho
The letterhead from the Boca Raton Army Air Field illustrates the use of radar to protect Florida from German attacks. BELOW: Peter Barrett, in a uniform his mother sewed for him, stands with his sister, Martha, near their home in Boca Raton during t
