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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Park Project And Garden Of Hope Set To Break Ground

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the long-awaited Acreage Community Park southern expansion and the Garden of Hope project are set for Wednesday, Sept 17 at 4 p.m. Garden of Hope organizer Tracy Newfield, whose daughter is a cancer survivor, explained that she...

Seminole Ridge Hawks Trounce John I. Leonard 35-7

BY GENE NARDI The Seminole Ridge High School varsity football squad traveled to John I. Leonard High School on Friday, Sept. 5 and rolled over the Lancers 35-7. Both teams were determined to get their first win of the regular season....

Lox Council Hears FEMA Update Before Hearings Next Week

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council’s engineering consultant gave a progress report Tuesday on the battle to mitigate the proposed Federal Emergency Management Agency floods maps before FEMA’s open houses scheduled for next week. Town Manager Mark Kutney said that he...

Lox Groves To Pursue Lease With Option To Buy Chamber Building

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council continued its discussion this week with the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce regarding the chamber’s building at the corner of Southern Blvd. and F Road. The chamber has offered to sell the building...

PBSO Investigating Drums Dumped By Acreage Canal

SEPT. 1 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to Grapeview Blvd. in The Acreage on Monday evening regarding an environmental crime. According to a PBSO report, an onlooker called the substation...

Bair And Ballweg Head To Runoff

Indian Trail Improvement District Seat 3 incumbent Supervisor Ralph Bair and challenger Alan Ballweg advanced to November’s general election ballot after receiving the most votes in a three-way primary Tuesday. Bair garnered 1,281 votes (41.3 percent), Ballweg took 1,134 votes...

Benefit For Injured Acreage Athlete

Helping Hearts Corp. held a fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 24 at Acreage Community Park for Acreage resident Antonio “A.J.” Young Jr., a local boy who was accidentally shot with a pellet gun a few months ago. Visitors enjoyed a...

Hawks Defeat South Plantation In Pre-Season Game

BY GENE NARDI The Seminole Ridge High School varsity football team hosted Broward’s South Plantation on Friday, Aug. 22 in a preseason match-up. The Hawks edged the Paladins 24-20 for the win before a capacity crowd at Callery-Judge Stadium. Although Seminole...

Palm Beach State Almost Ready To Start New Campus

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard a report Tuesday from Palm Beach State College on plans for the development of its new 75-acre campus at B Road and Southern Blvd. Director of Facilities John Wasukanis said the plan has not...

Indian Trail Seat 3 Candidates In Their Own Words

In advance of the Aug. 26 primary election, the Town-Crier invited the three candidates seeking Seat 3 on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors — incumbent Ralph Bair and challengers Alan Ballweg and David Bradley — to...

Volunteers Help Beautify Western Pines

Western Pines Middle School teachers and community volunteers joined landscape specialists and volunteers from Home Depot on Friday, Aug. 15 to add landscaping to the school grounds. Home Depot representatives brought more than 120 pieces, ranging from pavers, rocks,...

Fun Time At Lion Country Safari Camp

Lion Country Safari offered a variety of activities at its weeklong summer camp held Aug. 4-8. Campers fed birds, visited plenty of animals, created arts and crafts projects, splashed in the fountains, and took part in many other educational...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...