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Herzog Challenges DeMarois For Loxahatchee Groves Seat

Former Loxahatchee Groves Councilwoman Marge Herzog has qualified to run for Seat 5 in the Tuesday, March 17 municipal election against incumbent Vice Mayor Dave DeMarois, who qualified last week. The filing deadline closed Tuesday, Dec. 10. The Seat 5 race...

ITID Opens Impoundment Area For Special Fishing Day

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors offered fishing lovers an exclusive, one-day-only opportunity to cast their lines in the M-2 impoundment area in The Acreage on Friday, Nov. 29. The property is otherwise closed to visitors. Guards...

Lox Groves Trying To Resolve Easement Issues With Roads

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard Tuesday, Dec. 3 from Scott Bryson, head of surveying for the town’s engineering firm, Keshavarz & Associates. Bryson passed out GIS maps of B Road as reference for paving and road improvements in...

Groves Filing Period For Available Council Seat Closes Dec. 10

The filing period for Seat 5 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council opened on Tuesday, Dec. 3 and closes on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at noon. As of Tuesday, only Seat 5 incumbent Vice Mayor Dave DeMarois had picked up filing...

Groves Committee Members Discuss Priorities At Joint Meeting

The first joint meeting of the Loxahatchee Groves Roadways, Equestrian, Trails & Greenway Advisory Committee (RETGAC) and the Financial Accounting & Audit Committee (FAAC) was held Wednesday, Dec. 4 to develop realistic goals for the future of the town. Three...

Willhite Sponsors Bills For Lox Groves Infrastructure Projects

State Rep. Matt Willhite (D-District 86) is working in Tallahassee to arrange for more than $5.1 million for infrastructure improvements in his district, many of them in the Town of Loxahatchee Groves, which has long been challenged by the...

Italian Restaurant Il Pomodoro Now Open In Grove Market

After living in Florida for the past 23 years, Sal Tuto recently opened his new Italian restaurant in the Grove Market Shopping Center on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. Il Pomodoro is a family friendly space with an expansive menu...

ITID Adds Third Culvert Crew To Expedite Work

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors last week approved more than $800,000 to add a third culvert crew to its workforce. At the Wednesday, Nov. 20 meeting, ITID Executive Director Burgess Hanson pointed out that the district has...

Panther Ridge Shows Off Big Cats At Twilight Tour

The Panther Ridge Conservation Center hosted a Twilight Tour on Saturday, Nov. 23, offering a unique opportunity for the public to see the diverse exotic cat collection after dark. Many of these endangered and protected species are much more...

WRMC Acquires Additional 35 Acres In Westlake For Future Medical Campus

Wellington Regional Medical Center has acquired 35 additional acres in Westlake from Minto Communities for the future development of a medical campus. The transaction closed Nov. 25. Terms were not disclosed. The land is adjacent to a five-acre parcel on...

Angry Residents Descend On ITID Over New PBC Truck Rules

More than 100 Acreage truckers, friends of truckers and others who were angry about the new Palm Beach County vehicle code prohibiting heavy trucks and semis parking in view on their property showed up at the Wednesday, Nov. 20...

Five-Year Road Plan Includes Work On Key Acreage Roads

The Palm Beach County Commission gave preliminary approval Tuesday, Nov. 19 to a five-year road plan with more than $90 million being spent in 2020 and about $267 million over the next five years. District 6 Commissioner Melissa McKinlay asked...

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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...