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Northlake Closure Expected To Start On Friday, Aug. 1

As the western communities brace for a traffic tsunami caused by the complete closure of Northlake Blvd. at the Beeline Highway, the Town of Loxahatchee Groves is marshaling its forces to make sure that the planned eight-day closure does...

Most ITID Residents Will See A $57-Per-Acre Assessment Jump

Residents of the Indian Trail Improvement District likely will see an assessment increase of one to six percent in fiscal year 2026, following a unanimous vote by the ITID Board of Supervisors on Monday, July 7. The supervisors needed to...

Kids Star At Successful Business Fair At Royal Palm Beach Park

About 60 young CEOs, from about 10 to 18 years old, converged on Todd A. Robiner Park in the La Mancha neighborhood of Royal Palm Beach on Saturday, June 28. They set up about 45 booths selling their products...

Loxahatchee Groves Faces Difficult Budget Year With Loss Of Funding From State

A challenging budget year for the Town of Loxahatchee Groves got all that more difficult on Monday, June 30 when Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $750,000 in the state budget that the town was counting on to continue its stormwater...

Taxable Value Increases Ease Budgets For Area Municipalities

Taxable property values are rising 7 percent or more in Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and neighboring communities in the latest batch of numbers from the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office. According to preliminary figures for the upcoming fiscal year,...

Governor’s Veto Pauses Plans For Regional Park In Westlake

With a last-minute stroke of his red budget pen, Gov. Ron DeSantis cut from the fiscal year 2026 state budget the $600,000 that the City of Westlake was counting on to move forward with construction of a 50-acre regional...

Westlake Council Pushes For Fourth Straight Millage Decrease

The Westlake City Council voted unanimously at their Tuesday, July 1 meeting to set the city’s property tax rate unchanged at 4.7 mills for purposes of meeting the state’s Truth In Millage (TRIM) rate deadline. However, by the time Westlake’s...

Lox Council Divided On How To Move Forward Hiring Attorney

More than a month after its law firm gave notice, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council remains torn on exactly how to move forward — hire an in-house counsel or seek bids from new firms. The council had lengthy discussions on...

Board OKs Minor Design Changes At Lotis Wellington Project

One of Wellington’s largest remaining developments wants to tweak a few architectural details as construction continues this summer — in one case expressly to slow the roll of skateboarders. Yes, skateboarders. A proposed bike rack at Lotis Wellington appeared with...

RPBHS Earns Statewide Sportsmanship Recognition Award

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recently announced the recipients of this year’s Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award — and the recipient of the Class 6A Sportsmanship Award was Royal Palm Beach High School. The Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship...

May Family Members Conducting Coaching Clinics In England

Two people with Wellington roots are committed to growing basketball and flag football overseas. During a trip to England this month, two members of the May family bridged the international gap with instructional/coaching sessions in these two American sports. From...

New Athletic Director, Coaches Named At Berean Christian School

Berean Christian School has a few new coaching additions to its athletic department, including a new athletic director. New Athletic Director Doug Walters has 29 years of coaching and administrative experience at the high school and collegiate levels. He has...

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Fourth Of July Brings Fun & Fireworks To Wellington

The Village of Wellington held its annual Fourth of July holiday celebration on Friday, July 4 at Village Park....