December 2011 Blog Posts (8)

By Margie Plunkett and Tim Pallesen

                  Beach area residents rallied in protest of planned luxury beachside sober houses in December, filling commission chambers at two meetings and spurring city leaders to scour law in search of changes that will protect residential neighborhoods.

                  Neighbors protested laws that allow houses in residential neighborhoods to be rented in such a way that dozens of unrelated people can reside there during the course…

If you reside in the City of Atlantis, or the Towns of Haverhill or Ocean Ridge then now is the time to replace old, energy-draining products in your home. That’s because the Municipal Energy Conservation Coalition (MECC) is making it easier and less expensive for you to do so through an Energy Conservation Rebate Program. The Program, called Energy2Save, is designed to raise…

By Emily J. Minor

                  This is the time of year so many of us dread — packing up all the Christmas gear, and stowing it away until next — but at Valerie Miller’s house in Delray Beach, they’re probably doing it with happy hearts.

                  Christmas, you see, came to them this year courtesy of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, a husband-wife team with great generosity, and an amazing lady named Jeanne Bice — perhaps best-known for slapping…

By Steve Plunkett

Police Chief Clay Walker will end 12 years of safeguarding the town when the holidays are over.

‘’Careers do come to a close and I have decided to retire effective at the end of the business day January 2, 2012,’’ Walker said in an e-mail giving Manalapan residents a month’s notice. ‘’I look forward to the opportunity to say personal goodbyes to as many of you as possible over the next few weeks.’’

Walker was named the town’s director…

By Tim O’Meilia

   

It’s been more than four years since the $510 million sale of Briny Breezes blew apart like, well, a mobile home in a hurricane.

And it’s not likely anyone will offer anything near half a billion dollars for the 43-acre oceanfront mobile home park in the 16 months remaining that the Duane Morris law firm has to sell the park.

“There’s no interest and they’re not marketing it,” Briny Breezes Inc. board President Mike Gut said of Duane Morris’ efforts.…

12/3 - Winterfest Lantana is presented by the Greater Lantana Chamber of Commerce and Palm Beach School for Autism at the Lantana Sports Complex on Lantana Road just east of I-95. Rides, food, crafts, Santa, entertainment and more. Noon-midnight. Free. 585-8664.

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Here are 10 holiday safety tips from the Boca Raton Police Department:

1. Minimize the amount of cash and the number of debit or credit cards you carry.

2. Keep gift cards close and secure. They are easily redeemable and difficult to recover once they are stolen.

3. If you are shopping with small children, have a plan in place if you are separated. Teach them to get help from a store clerk or a police officer.

4. Stay alert and avoid talking on your cell phone while walking…

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