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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Community Center Shelved As ITID Puts Focus On Drainage, Fields

After hours of discussion on Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors rescinded its prior designation of $3.7 million to build a community center at Acreage Community Park. It was the latest chapter in a decade-long...

Adam Miller Takes Over As Principal At Golden Grove

Golden Grove Elementary School in The Acreage will start the year with a new principal in charge. Adam Miller has arrived to replace Kathryn Koerner, who is now principal at Independence Middle School in Jupiter. Originally from Rockland County, N.Y.,...

Corbett Berm To Start Construction In Spring 2014

Planning for a new berm separating the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area is well underway, and construction is scheduled to begin in March or April 2014, according to a South Florida Water Management District representative who gave a presentation...

LGWCD Begins Work To Fix Drainage System

Canal work to get the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District drainage system up to specifications is now underway, beginning with the A Road Canal. The work is beginning this budget year, but the district plans to purchase a long-reach backhoe...

Groves Council Approves Paved Road Transfer

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a resolution Tuesday for a quit-claim deed with the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. The deed would transfer ownership of paved portions of the lettered roads to the town. Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said...

Acreage Teen Stars In Local Indie Film

Fifteen-year-old Jazmine Williams from The Acreage rode in a limo and walked the red carpet as star of a new indie film 2057: Return to Zombie Island, which premiered Friday, July 26 at the Mos’ Art Theatre in Lake...

First Acreage CERT Graduates

Acreage residents and Indian Trail Improvement District employees teamed up for the first Acreage Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program provided by the Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center, Palm Beach State College and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue. Acreage...

SRHS Quarterback Zach DeCosta Leads Hawks To Victory

BY GENE NARDI Seminole Ridge High School starting quarterback Zach DeCosta has been training through the summer to improve his skills for the coming fall season. The 6-foot, 180-pound senior has had the starting job since the spring of his sophomore...

Music Teacher Gets National Kudos For Nutrition Show

BY ANNE CHECKOSKY A local music teacher received national recognition last month for a production she helped plan and put together to help kids learn about nutrition and recycling. Estibaliz Gastesi, music teacher at Golden Grove Elementary School in The Acreage,...

Nicole Hornstein’s Father Pushing Helmet Laws Around The Nation

The Acreage father who spearheaded the drive to require that juvenile horse riders wear helmets in Florida has taken his campaign to other parts of the nation. Gary Hornstein’s activism began with an Acreage tragedy — the death of his...

ITID: More Money For Drainage Projects, Less Toward Parks

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors met for a budget workshop Wednesday, July 24, with the primary goal of reallocating a larger percentage of its budget to drainage issues. The workshop had been called by Supervisor Gary Dunkley...

Northlake/Coconut Project Dies As County Refuses To Postpone Vote

The Palm Beach County Commission denied postponement Wednesday of a request for transmittal of a land-use change from rural residential to low-intensity commercial for property at the southeast corner of Northlake and Coconut boulevards. In refusing to delay, the commissioners...

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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...