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Central Chamber Welcomes KFC To Westlake Community

The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed new member KFC of Westlake. The restaurant opened its doors for business on July 12. The chamber held the official ribbon cutting on Wednesday, July 24. Special thanks for...

New Westlake Fitness Trail Is Now Open

Minto Communities USA, developer and lead builder in the Westlake community, has completed the construction of a 39-acre linear park that is now open to residents and the public. The Westlake Fitness Trail features a one-mile asphalt path carved around...

Crowded ITID Seat 2 Field Shares Thoughts On Key Issues

In an effort to inform readers about candidates and issues important to residents of Indian Trail Improvement District, the Town-Crier asked a series of questions to each of the six candidates competing for ITID Seat 2 in the Tuesday,...

GL Offers Carol Street Culvert Install; ITID Studying Permit Request

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors agreed 4-0 in a Monday, July 15 special meeting to accept an offer from developer GL Homes to install a new culvert at the south end of Carol Street in the...

Westlake OKs New Sexual Predator Restrictions Over Opposition

Despite an onslaught of e-mails directed at members of the Westlake City Council, and the city manager, a new, stricter sexual predator ordinance was codified on its second reading at a Tuesday, July 16 special meeting called for just...

Two Local Flag Football Teammates Gaining National Recognition

Two local teenage girls are on a national fast track as top-flight flag football players. Victoria Ayllon, 16, a rising junior at Palm Beach Gardens High School, and Janiah Tejada, 15, a rising sophomore at Seminole Ridge High School,...

UPDATE: ITID Gives GL Homes Tentative OK For New Carol Street Culvert

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors agreed 4-0 at a special meeting on Monday, July 15 to accept an offer by developer GL Homes to install a new culvert at the south end of Carol Street in...

UPDATE: Westlake Makes New Sexual Predator Restrictions Official

At a special meeting of the Westlake City Council on Tuesday, July 16, council members voted 3-0 to codify a change to the city’s sexual offender and sexual predator ordinance by approving its second reading. Mainly the change extends from...

FourthFest Event Brings Family Fun To Westlake

The City of Westlake held its annual FourthFest celebration on Thursday, July 4. The fun-filled day included kids’ activities, bounce houses, food trucks and local vendors. Live musical entertainment included Juna N Joey and headliner Wonderama. The evening ended with a...

ITID Board Meets Monday To Consider New Culvert Option

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting Monday, July 15 in an attempt resolve frustrations over the board’s April decision to remove a culvert at the south end of Carol Street in the...

Groves Council Gets Overview Of Challenging Budget Cycle

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard a staff presentation Tuesday, July 2 overviewing what is expected to be a difficult budget for fiscal year 2025. At the meeting, the council set the TRIM (truth-in-millage) rates for the town’s solid waste...

Westlake Revamps Its HAPPY Program To Focus On ‘Heroes’

The Westlake City Council passed a resolution at their Tuesday, July 2 meeting that will allow more first-time homebuyers to tap into a $4.3 million treasure chest of benefits. Under the changes to the city’s Housing Assistance Purchase Program Yearly...

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GPL Celebrates Tournament’s 15th Anniversary

The 15th annual International Gay Polo Tournament was held at Patagones Polo Club in Wellington on Saturday, April 26....