Palm Beach Shores News

The band on a recent Saturday joked that, 'We're the best band east of 441 and north of Hillsboro Boulevard.' They're off by miles. With wit to match their modesty, and instrumental dexterity to boot, Painkiller dished out plenty of pleasure.

A quintet on guitars, drums, keyboard and sax, the local act used searing guitar on Led Zep and Hendrix covers, demonstrated smooth, wailing sax on Low Rider and strong, pleasing vocals on Johnny Cash or the Stones. Turn 3 varies its bands, but Painkiller is a regular here and at other South Florida bars.

When it comes to the public office that invests Palm Beach County 's money, pays its bills and manages court records, voters have a choice between a political newcomer eager to mend fences and a four-year incumbent with a reputation for tearing them down.

On Aug. 26, County Clerk Sharon Bock faces a challenge from fellow Democrat and former Clerk's office recruiter Bridget O'Connor.

The clerk, whose salary is $153,000, manages 825 employees and a $69 million budget. Though it may be a little-known constitutional office, it carries major financial authority and auditing responsibilities. Bock, 55, is a Palm Beach Shores lawyer and former investment adviser who came to the job in 2004 after a stint as deputy clerk. She has an intense persona and aggressive style that has ruffled feathers across county government. But she enjoys bragging rights for modernizing the post and also saving the county millions in potential investment losses during a state financial crisis last year.

Police will step up enforcement of aggressive and drunken driving in northern Palm Beach County on Friday, the Sheriff's Office said.

“Adopt from a shelter; don't breed or import trouble.”

Post readers have requested another round of the housekeeping that tends to work best in this forum for questions and comments on the paper's news and feature offerings. via Palm Beach Post

“We firmly believe that the police presence on the island and the mainland, including the checkpoints, contributed to the peacefulness of the event”

Singer Island condo associations and businesses spent a third less money hiring off-duty sheriff's deputies during this year's Spring Bling than a year ago, records show. via Palm Beach Post

“I compete in a marketplace. The fact is if you don't offer these loans, you're not competitive.”

The Scripps Research Institute has started issuing home loans to sought-after scientists, giving one top recruit a $1 million mortgage for an oceanfront condo that cost $850,000. Scripps won't say why the ... via Palm Beach Post

The Interiors Group of Boca Raton has completed its contract to install a model for Altman Cos. via Palm Beach Post

Nine Palm Beach County lodgings got some bling this spring. With little fanfare, AAA quietly posted its 2008 Four Diamond Awards online. via Palm Beach Post

“When I turned around to look, I saw the fin out of the water and this gray thing swam away”

The shark bite on Nick Canganelli's shin is no big deal for West Palm Beach, Fla., where it takes a gory mauling to attract attention. via The Plain Dealer

“I thought in my head somebody must have sideswiped the curb”

Tierney's testimony concerning when he found out, from a neighbor, that people had been injured on the bridge was different from what he first told an investigator after the crash. via Palm Beach Post

“It was highly unlikely from the moment of impact with the wall that he would be in position to see straight out of the vehicle”

Adam Gaillard was twisted in his seat belt by the force of striking a Blue Heron Bridge wall before the incident that killed two women, and it is "probable" he did not see them. via Palm Beach Post

“I didn't see anybody. My head was down. And if I did, I would've stopped. I swear on Jesus.”

A jury will soon decide. Jury selection began Tuesday in the case of Adam Gaillard, the 35-year-old Palm Beach Shores man who ran over two women on the Blue Heron Bridge then drove away. via Palm Beach Post

A man accused of killing two women as they walked along the Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach pleaded guilty Monday to driving with a suspended license at the time of the 2006 accident. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Gerald and Ruth Schumm moved their growing family into their new home on Blossom Lane in January 1951, the second inhabitants of the newly developing town of Palm Beach Shores. via Palm Beach Post

A weekend sweep to catch drunken and high drivers yielded one misdemeanor arrest, 16 criminal citations and 132 moving citations, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said Monday. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Voters chose Incumbent Commissioner Lisa Tropepe and newcomer Alan Fiers Jr. to serve two-year unpaid terms on the Palm Beach Shores town council. via Palm Beach Post

“He was driving practically all around the state”

A 79-year-old man who disappeared Friday during a trip to return a rental car to a Hertz lot in Delray Beach was found late Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach Shores. via Palm Beach Post

“When somebody is living their dream and they have bad luck, I think people can see and feel it.”

Two weeks and the goodwill of local strangers set a shipwrecked French sailor back on course - albeit to the Arizona desert. via Palm Beach Post

Autism Project Seeks Sponsors For March 1 Wine & Food Fest The Autism Project of Palm Beach County will host its Seventh Annual Renaissance Wine & Food Festival Saturday, March 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the newly ... via The Town-Crier Newspaper

“Our owners have long enjoyed vacationing in this destination, so we couldn't be happier to deliver yet another oceanfront experience to our nearly 340,000 Owners and guests.”

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott Vacation Club International , the vacation ownership division of Marriott International, Inc. via Hotels