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ITID Supervisors Get Hands-On Look At Park Needs

As the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors prepare to begin shaping their fiscal year 2026 budget, they’ve been told the area’s parks and related facilities need almost $5 million in renovations. Many of the issues — such as...

RPB Council Gets Good News Regarding Fires And Floods

Residents received two pieces of good news at the Thursday, April 17 meeting of the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue District Chief Amanda Vomero provided an annual report showing that emergency response times are down...

Delayed Islepoint Project Moves Forward Without Agreement On Sidewalks

The Wellington Village Council last month approved a step toward allowing 25 luxury homes in the Islepointe project at the village’s southern end without sidewalk connections to the rest of the community, signaling a possible retreat from long-running village...

Wellington Goes With New Vendor For School Zone Speed Cameras

A new name zoomed to the top for Wellington’s contract on school zone speed cameras, winning approval at a Wellington Village Council meeting on Tuesday, April 22 despite pushback from supporters of a former front-running firm. Jenoptik North America Inc.,...

Indian Trail Board OKs 50 Flashing Stop Signs

Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Richard Vassalotti makes no bones about being on a mission to cut down traffic injuries and fatalities on ITID’s 458 miles of roads. The retired Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue captain said he saw too much...

RPBHS To Celebrate Class Of 2025 With Wildcat Send-Off May 14

By Christopher Vargas Royal Palm Beach High School is preparing to send off its graduating seniors at a ceremony to be held at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center on Wednesday, May 14 at 8 a.m. For those unable to...

Seminole Ridge Class Of 2025 To Graduate May 22 At Fairgrounds

Seminole Ridge High School valedictorian Annika Collado is ready to leave the Hawks’ nest and soar with the Eagles at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. And she’ll be swinging for birdies, too, as she peruses her out-of-the-classroom...

Student Safety Retreat Educates Teens On Internet, Road Safety

By Mark Caracciolo On Wednesday, April 23, the local nonprofit Safety 4 Life held a Student Safety Retreat on lifesaving road and internet smarts at the Wellington Community Center. High school student ambassadors of Safety 4 Life spent time at...

Adolfo Cambiaso Wins Tenth U.S. Open Polo Championship

By Sarah Eakin A highly anticipated rematch of last year’s U.S. Open Polo Championship final between father and son, Adolfo and Poroto Cambiaso, played out in front of a capacity crowd at the National Polo Center in Wellington as La...

National Polo Center Season Ends In International Showdown

By Sarah Eakin The National Polo Center’s winter season ended in an International Match nail-biter, as Team USA and Uruguay went into overtime on Sunday, April 27. Wellington resident and Uruguayan national Nachi Viana scoring the sudden death goal to...

Sem Ridge Boys Volleyball Team Poised For State Title Run

Having achieved a strong 18-6 regular-season record, the Seminole Ridge High School boys volleyball team is getting ready for another run at the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 3A state finals, which will be held in Winter Haven...

WHS, SRHS Flag Football Teams Making Push For State Finals

There’s a good chance that the western communities will have a pair of teams competing in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 3A and Class 4A flag football state finals, which are scheduled to be held in Tampa...

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HCA Florida Palms West Annual Robotics Night May 12

UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED. HCA Florida Palms West Hospital welcomes the community...