Briny Breezes NewsLocal news for Briny Breezes, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Palm Beach County metro report- March 28, 2008 For the past 20 years, a woman said, she was sexually abused by the same man but kept it a secret because "she was afraid to shame her family," according to police. via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/briny-breezes-fl/2008/03/palm-beach-county-metro-report?fromrss=... Enrollment rising at community colleges as budgets shrink- March 24, 2008 "We're getting ready for more students, but we can only do what we can do with limited resources." South Florida's community colleges are enrolling thousands more students at the same time they're facing millions of dollars in budget cuts.It's a consequence of two major factors: the state's poor economy and a decision by state universities to freeze enrollments.Now, community colleges, which pride themselves on having open admission policies, worry about how they're going to handle the...http://www.topix.net/city/briny-breezes-fl/2008/03/enrollment-rising-at-community-colleges... Ralph De La Cruz: State Attorney's Office unfairly goes after protesters- March 14, 2008 "Thirty-five miles at 900 pounds per square inch" There's a part of me that can really relate to the folks, mostly young people, battling the proposed West County Energy Center. via South Florida Sun-Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/briny-breezes-fl/2008/03/ralph-de-la-cruz-state-attorneys-office... Briny Breezes: Annual Art Show & Sale scheduled for this weekend- March 12, 2008 Briny Breezes will have its annual Art Show & Sale on Saturday and Sunday. The sale will showcase work done by artists living in the town. via South Florida Sun-Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/briny-breezes-fl/2008/03/briny-breezes-annual-art-show-sale-sche... Bailey steps down from board, ending political era in Briny- March 7, 2008 "I don't mind being the last of the old guard" When Warren Bailey, president of the Board of Aldermen, chaired his last meeting Thursday, it marked the end of an era in this oceanfront mobile-home town. via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/briny-breezes-fl/2008/03/bailey-steps-down-from-board-ending-pol... Briny turns old-fashioned 50- March 5, 2008 "Eventually, it's going to be sold, let's face it" For half a century, a shred of the charm and eccentricity of Old Florida has clung stubbornly to this narrow stretch of sand off highway A1A, a lone hold-out in the face of a real estate market gone bananas. via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/briny-breezes-fl/2008/03/briny-turns-old-fashioned-50?fromrss=1 Briny Breezes, FL Celebrates 50th Anniversary- March 3, 2008 They held a parade that spanned four or five blocks Saturday. In January 2007 residents voted to accept a $510 million offer to sell the town's land, which stretches from the ocean to the Intracoastal Waterway. via WCTV Tallahasseehttp://www.topix.net/city/briny-breezes-fl/2008/03/briny-breezes-fl-celebrates-50th-annive... Briny Breezes has personnel crisis- March 1, 2008 "This is not just a job you can walk into and do" This small mobile home town is in a personnel crisis. Last month, current Town Clerk Nancy Boczon filed without opposition for alderman and no one filed for clerk; it was expected that Boczon then would be ... via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/briny-breezes-fl/2008/02/briny-breezes-has-personnel-crisis?from... |