June 2012 Blog Posts (4)

Funeral services for former Palm Beach County Sheriff Charles A. McCutcheon have been scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 23, with a Mass at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Boca Raton. On Friday, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., there will be visiting hours at Glick Funeral Home in Boca Raton. A burial service, with military and police honors will take place at Boca Raton Cemetery.

McCutcheon, 83, died at home on Tuesday morning, June 19.   He had a long and distinguished career in law…

By Steve Plunkett

Mayor William Koch Jr., who served as Gulf Stream’s top elected official for more than half his life, has died. He was 91.

Despite being a very public servant, Mayor Koch was a “very private and humble man,” the town said about his June 16 death, noting he was a…

The Boca Club Bridge (Camino Real Road) over the Intracoastal Waterway (City of Boca Raton) is closed for bridge repairs  to all vehicle and traffic from 6 a.m, on May 26 to 6 p.m. on June 20. Traffic will be detoured via: U.S. 1, S.E. Mizner Boulevard, Palmetto Park Road and A1A.

By Steve Plunkett

Former Mayor Ken Kaleel, who first suggested asking how much the sheriff would charge to patrol the town, will analyze exactly what police services Ocean Ridge should demand.

Town leaders chose Kaleel to report on what the town needs and what alternatives it might have after Commissioner Zoanne Hennigan said she did not think the town manager or its police chief could gather the information in a comprehensive and unbiased…