Friday, June 13, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Todd McLendon Rejoins Lox Council After Surprise Resignation By Phillis Maniglia

One week after Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia’s surprise resignation from the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council, former Councilman Todd McLendon was chosen to fill her seat at a special council meeting held Tuesday, June 10. Maniglia submitted a letter of resignation at...

Dueling Court Rulings Leave Acreage-Area Truckers In Limbo

Big-rig truckers in The Acreage are suffering whiplash after two diametrically opposed rulings were issued recently in the same case in Palm Beach County Circuit Court — and one prominent truckers’ advocate said she’s had enough. Jorge Alfaro of Prestwich...

GL Homes Plans 448-Unit Residential Development In Westlake

Longtime Florida builder GL Homes is moving forward with its first foray into the City of Westlake. A presentation on the development was made to the Westlake City Council at a meeting on Tuesday, June 3. The development, tentatively called...

Groves Might Hire In-House Lawyer After Law Firm Gives Notice

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves will be parting ways with its current legal counsel after Town Attorney Glen Torcivia announced his resignation at the Tuesday, June 3 meeting of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council. Rather than looking for a new...

Big Dog Ranch Rescuing Veterans Along With Pups

On Friday, June 6, Big Dog Rescue Ranch (BDRR) in Loxahatchee Groves held a graduation ceremony for 30 veterans and service dogs who graduated from a program where they, in fact, “rescue each other.” Through intensive training, dogs who once...

Seminole Ridge Class Of 2025 Celebrates Graduation

More than 540 Seminole Ridge Hawks traded their talons for tassels as they marched across the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center stage Thursday, May 22 during the Class of 2025’s graduation ceremony. In addition to heartfelt speeches from Valedictorian...

ITID Board OKs Plan To Unearth Millions In Road Rock Savings

A staff plan to quarry thousands of tons of road rock and other aggregates worth millions of dollars from beneath Indian Trail Improvement District soil was approved by the ITD Board of Supervisors at their meeting Wednesday, May 21. “We’ll...

Residents: Focus Westlake’s Strategic Plan On ‘Town Center’

The need for a “town center” was top of mind for a solid majority of Westlake residents who attended a Strategic Planning Community Engagement Meeting held Saturday, May 24 at the Lodge at Westlake Adventure Park. “We need a town...

Baxter Optimistic Despite Appeal Of Judge’s SR 7 Order

The City of West Palm Beach has filed a 72-page list of “exceptions” with the South Florida Water Management District that could again delay the State Road 7 extension from 60th Street North to Northlake Blvd. After a May 1...

Lox Groves Zoning Board Votes To Deny Proposal For RV Park

An array of extra benefits promised by the developer were not enough for the Loxahatchee Groves Planning & Zoning Board to support the creation of a high-end RV park north of Southern Blvd. on the east side of C...

15 Seminole Ridge Athletes Ink Collegiate Letters Of Intent

In mid-May, 15 athletes from Seminole Ridge High School signed collegiate letters of intent, where they pledged their allegiance to their newly chosen colleges or universities. Of those 15 seniors, four played baseball at Seminole Ridge High School, and four...

Seminole Ridge Flag Football Squad Honors Top Performers

On Wednesday, May 21, the Seminole Ridge High School varsity and junior varsity girls flag football teams gathered at the Wellington National Golf Club for their end-of-season awards banquet. Both squads had a great deal to celebrate. The varsity squad,...

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Wellington Council Approves A Small Increase In Trash Fee

Wellington residents can brace for a bump in fees when they put out the trash and recycling in fiscal...