Highland Beach NewsLocal news for Highland Beach, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Water restrictions may ease for areas that use recycled water- April 29, 2008 Municipalities, utilities managers and landscapers were among those protesting last week at a South Florida Water Management District workshop, after hearing the permanent limits the district's governing board ... via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/highland-beach-fl/2008/04/water-restrictions-may-ease-for-areas-... Optometrist found dead; criminal charges dropped- April 27, 2008 Apparently it all became too much for Denis Palmer to bear. Lingering criminal charges related to practicing optometry without a license in Palm Beach County The recent death of his father. via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/highland-beach-fl/2008/04/optometrist-found-dead-criminal-charge... Highland Beach continues to fight against public beach- April 25, 2008 Not in our backyard. That's the sentiment Highland Beach residents have expressed for years when it came to proposals for a public beach park within the town limits. After years of lawsuits and general discontent, the county answered a laundry list of Highland Beach residents' concerns during town Planning Board meetings from February through April. But the plans still faced opposition from residents. 'There is no doubt any access to the beach should be eliminated,' said Planning Board member..http://www.topix.net/city/highland-beach-fl/2008/04/highland-beach-continues-to-fight-agai... Treasure Coast metro report- April 23, 2008 A Las Vegas couple was charged with trying to steal more than $900 in razors and razor blades from Publix at Cove Center Sunday, according to Martin County sheriff's reports. via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/highland-beach-fl/2008/04/treasure-coast-metro-report?fromrss=1 Delray Beach to pump smoke through sewer lines- April 21, 2008 Contractors will begin pumping odorless smoke Tuesday into sewer lines east of the Intracoastal Waterway, from Gulfstream south to Highland Beach. via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/highland-beach-fl/2008/04/delray-beach-to-pump-smoke-through-sew... Turtle nesting numbers reveal both good and bad news- April 19, 2008 "It's encouraging that volunteers were able to recognize the hawksbill" The turtle tracks in the sand looked funny. Not like the comma-shaped fin prints volunteer Beverly Knight usually sees. These were pointed.'We thought they looked strange,' Knight said. 'We joked that maybe the turtles were wearing pointed high-heeled shoes.'Turns out the prints in Highland Beach belonged to the critically endangered hawksbill species. They led to the only hawksbill nest in Florida for the 2007 season,...http://www.topix.net/city/highland-beach-fl/2008/04/turtle-nesting-numbers-reveal-both-goo... New commission settles in at Highland Beach- April 19, 2008 "I come to the new office with no personal agenda" The dais was home to a game of musical chairs last month when four of the five commissioners were either newly elected or assigned to new positions.Now that the dust has settled in Town Hall, residents seem hopeful for what's to come.'It was evident from the first meeting that things have changed already for the good,' said resident and former Commissioner Rachael Scala-Pistone.There was change indeed: Former Commissioner Jim Newill slid into..http://www.topix.net/city/highland-beach-fl/2008/04/new-commission-settles-in-at-highland-... Sail away to another view of the coast on Delray cruise- April 16, 2008 "This trip is never the same from day to day, or week to week" Editor's Note: In their biweekly column, 'HometownDowntown,' Forum reporters Mike Rothman and David DiPino sample the events, tastes and sounds that make Delray Beach and Boynton Beach special. via South Florida Sun-Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/highland-beach-fl/2008/04/sail-away-to-another-view-of-the-coast... |