SOURCE: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections (unofficial results)
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A week before the March 14 municipal election, Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Wendy Link said 8.758 voters out of 194,000 eligible voters countywide, or almost 5%, had returned their mail-in ballots.
It’s too late to ask for a Vote-by-Mail ba
By Mary Hladky
Major construction on the new Diverging Diamond Interchange at Glades Road and Interstate 95 will wrap up ahead of schedule.
A fourth lane in each direction on Glades Road will be completed by March 31, state transportation officials t
David Del Rio is taken into custody following his plea deal on March 2. The former financial adviser to murdered widow Betty Cabral was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by 15 years of probation. Jim Rassol/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
By Joe Capozzi
Technological improvements planned for Boynton Beach Fire Rescue’s dispatch center mean Briny Breezes residents can expect faster response times in their tiny coastal community.
The average response time in Briny Breezes last year wa
The Delray Beach Tennis Center hosted the Delray Beach Open in February, with American Taylor Fritz (far court) defeating Miomir Kecmanović of Serbia for the title. The stadium will have Team USA vs. Austria in the Billie Jean King Cup in April, with
Tropical Drive resident Taylor Nixon was among those who spoke to the Town Commission against the placement of No Trespassing signs on the beach by the Turtle Beach condos. They said the signs make it appear as if the entire beach is closed to public
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Eddie Ventrice — at home with his wife, Elyse, and golden retriever, Bronx — works with the George Snow Scholarship Fund and Men Giving Back. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Faran Fagen
Eddie Ventrice was thrilled to make it through Boca’s Ballroom B
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By Steve Plunkett
Richard Jones will leave his job as Ocean Ridge’s police chief by May 11 to take the same position in nearby Gulf Stream.Gulf Stream town commission
By Steve Plunkett
Town commissioners postponed for a second time their vote on Gulf Stream School’s request to boost its enrollment, but they hope to turn the delay into a teaching moment on civic involvement.
Dr. Gray Smith, head of the school, won p
My family purchased a 100-by-100-foot lot in Ocean Ridge in 1956, and 10 years later built our house at 16 Tropical Drive. Our extended family visited our home many, many times in 60 years. As time passed, and families grew and changed, I finally mad
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By Joe Capozzi
Less than two weeks before an election that could shift the balance of power on the Town Commission, three top Ocean Ridge officials are on their way out
By John Pacenti
The Delray Beach City Commission voted last month to hand over the reins of Old School Square to the Downtown Development Authority, but not before some additional drama.
Vice Mayor Adam Frankel complained that at a January DDA meeting
The Eastern spotted skunk rescued at Gumbo Limbo draws a crowd including (l-r) Francesca Manzia, executive director of Lipu Wildlife Recovery Center in Rome, veterinary student Audrey Saint-Marc, and freelance journalist and photographer Irene Alison
A 7-foot-tall navigation buoy from Dry Tortugas National Park sat on the beach in Manalapan since the middle of January before it was removed Feb. 24. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Larry Barszewski
Cost estimates on installing a townwide sewer syst
By Steve Plunkett
St. Joseph’s Episcopal School has lost its bid for an injunction to allow it to continue operating on the grounds of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Boynton Beach while a lawsuit between the parties is resolved.
The school claims it
By Steve Plunkett
“Martin O’Boyle is a Gulf Stream resident who has long disliked town leadership.”
So begins an opinion by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a U.S. District Court ruling in Gulf Stream’s favor that the town did not violate t
By Joe Capozzi
The town’s 27 condominiums will get reminders from town officials that Airbnbs, Vrbos and other short-term rentals are not allowed in South Palm Beach.
Unlike many other Florida municipalities, including nearby Lake Worth Beach, South
The new library’s teen area. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
A good half-hour before the 11 a.m. grand opening ceremony for the newer, bigger, far more beautiful Lantana Public Library, its public was already finding seats under