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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Homes For Our Troops Kicks Off Project For Injured Vet

The national nonprofit Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) kicked off the building of a specially adapted home for U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Edward Bonfiglio on Saturday, Jan. 18. The event took place at Osceola Creek Middle School, and Bonfiglio’s new...

AAL Pushes To Retain Special Sports Status With Indian Trail

Where will little Johnny play? And how long will he or she be able to play there? Those were two of the critical questions being asked of Indian Trail Improvement District supervisors when they held a Monday, Jan. 13 workshop...

O’Connor: Residents Of Westlake Deserve Seat At SID Table

Westlake Mayor John Paul O’Connor said this week that it is time for residents to have a seat on the Seminole Improvement District’s three-member board of supervisors. “The people of Westlake deserve representation on the SID board to ensure their...

World-Class Gem And Mineral Showcase Based In The Acreage

Thanks to his expeditions and discoveries in places like remote Tanzania, Jonathan Bartky is a minor celebrity within gem and mineral circles. He is regarded as the discoverer of new types of green and red quartz, called Tanzurine. In pursuit...

Three Candidates Remain In Race For Lox Council Seat 4

Three candidates will appear on the ballot in the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council election set for Tuesday, March 11. When filing closed in November, five candidates had completed the necessary paperwork to qualify for the ballot in the race for...

It’s Never Legal To Ride ATVs On Palm Beach County Roads

Those who ride all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-highway vehicles (OHVs) need to know that Palm Beach County regulations for riders are more stringent than those of the state, Indian Trail Improvement District President Elizabeth Accomando said. “We don’t want any...

Seminole Ridge Girls Varsity Basketball Team Is Soaring

The Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity basketball team is having a tremendous season. Under the leadership of Maria Hudson, now in her eighth year as the head coach, the Hawks were 14-1 prior to their game Thursday, Jan....

ATV And Motorcycle Deaths Trouble Local Officials

No Easy Answers In Area Used To Freewheeling Fun Out west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, past 180th Avenue North, Orange Blvd. turns into 70th Road North and leaves suburban homes behind. Then 70th turns into dirt where it meets...

Change Approved Allowing Hotel At Groves Town Center

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a change Tuesday, Jan. 7 that continues the process to drop the long-abandoned plan to put an assisted living facility at Groves Town Center in favor of an 81-room hotel. Included in the change...

Westlake Council Seeks To Hold Strategic Planning Session

When the City of Westlake was incorporated in 2016, it was hard for most people to visualize anything beyond fallow fields, gator-filled canals and blighted orange groves. But Minto Communities USA Senior Vice President John Carter and a few...

ITID Sports Workshop Set For Monday, Jan. 13

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting regarding the future of youth sports in the Acreage/Loxahatchee area on Monday, Jan.13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the ITID office at 13476 61st...

Possible Loss Of Ag Classification Terrifies Some Area Residents

Under the tin roof of a long stable, barn and aviary at the Good Earth Farm off B Road in Loxahatchee Groves, about a dozen residents of the western communities gathered Tuesday, Dec. 17 to air their frustrations and...

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Joint Chamber Networking Event At Masala Mantra

The Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce and the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County jointly held a...