After several months of negotiations, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a three-year contract with new Town Manager Francine Ramaglia on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Ramaglia served as the assistant town manager for several years and was the unanimous choice of...
For the first time in 16 years, there’s a “new sheriff” overseeing athletic programs at Seminole Ridge High School. Since 2006, Scott Parks has been a fixture as the school’s athletic director, but he gave up the position at...
The Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity volleyball team is trending in the right direction. After opening the season in August with a pair of losses, the squad has rallied and won four out of their last five games.
The...
Though the City of Westlake suffered little damage from Hurricane Ian, the stress of having a Category 4 storm prowling just on the other side of Lake Okeechobee is enough to jangle anyone’s nerves. That’s why the timing for...
Three seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors will be contested in November. Primary elections last month advanced two candidates for each seat to the Nov. 8 general election.
Longtime Seat 1 Supervisor Jennifer Hager is retiring,...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council rejected two requests for sign variances on Thursday, Sept. 8. Council members expressed concerns that the larger sign proposed for the new AutoZone store and a second sign at the Culver’s restaurant, both planned...
It’s official. The City of Westlake has actually cut taxes — even if only a little.
During the Monday, Sept. 18 required second and final budget hearing, the Westlake City Council voted 5-0 to lower the residential property tax millage...
The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors gave final approval Wednesday, Sept. 21 to a loan agreement that will fund $3 million in long-needed road and drainage improvements for Unit 20, also known as Santa Rosa Groves.
The last...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave final approval Tuesday, Sept. 20 to its budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
Including transfers, fund balances and reserves, the town’s total budget for the new fiscal year comes in at...
Any educator would agree that the impacts of “the COVID slide” are very real. Children in the younger grades, in particular, are just now getting back to what was once considered a typical school day. Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School...
The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a $16,488,896 budget Tuesday, Sept. 6 for the new fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
That number represents a $4 million increase over the district’s 2022 budget, and an average per...
The can of worms that is the proposed 1,600-acre Indian Trails Grove/Agricultural Reserve land swap has been kicked down the road until May 2023 by the Palm Beach County Commission.
The 4-3 vote for postponement at the commissioners’ Wednesday, Aug....
