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ITID Appoints Three-Member Committee To Carry Incorporation Plan Through Legislature

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors met with its Feasibility & Charter Review Committee for the final time on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The FCR committee turned over a proposed charter to the ITID board for approval. After the...

RPB Council Gives First OK To Ordinance Amending Sign Code

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved the preliminary reading Thursday, Sept. 2 of an ordinance that would revise the village’s sign code to conform with recent legal precedent set by the United States Supreme Court and to provide...

County Reports Area Hospitals Over Capacity Due To COVID-19

Data being supplied to Palm Beach County by hospitals shows that due to COVID-19, the county’s 14 hospitals are 9 percent over capacity, according to Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner. Kerner led an update on the county’s virus response...

School Board Gets Virus Update From Local Health Officials

Health officials give a positive rating to the Palm Beach County School District on its efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in the face of a recent increase in transmissibility. Florida Department of Health-Palm Beach County Director Dr. Alina...

Candidates Planning To Challenge Andrews For School Board

What a difference three years make. Three-term Palm Beach County School Board Member Marcia Andrews secured a new term representing District 6 in 2018 without opposition. As the 2022 cycle begins to take shape, it appears that Andrews will...

Wellington Eyes Building Safety In Light Of Surfside Tragedy

The Wellington Village Council met for a workshop session on Monday, Aug. 23 covering three topics — building safety over time, lien procedures and solid waste disposal. No decisions were made at the workshop. “The council does not make decisions...

Wellington Board Rejects SR 7 Signs, OKs Eight-Foot Hedges

It was a case of asking for much more than you expected to get, but not accepting a lower offer soon enough. The major Lotis development’s signage program was first on the agenda at Wellington’s Architectural Review Board meeting...

ITID Board Approves Grant Agreement With State On Bioswales

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved an agreement Wednesday, Aug. 18 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for a $492,000 grant to create bioswales along the south side of the M-O Canal north of 94th...

Royal Palm Zoners Recommend Approval Of Sign Code Changes

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 24 recommended approval of amendments to the village’s code of ordinances to comply with a United States Supreme Court decision that invalidated a local ordinance in the Town...

Palm Beach County School Board Enlists Legal Help To Defend Position On Masks

The Palm Beach County School Board held a special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 25 and approved seeking legal assistance against challenges to its decision to make wearing masks in school mandatory to protect against COVID-19. Last week, the board changed its...

SWA Raises Equine Waste Tipping Fee To $25 Per Ton

On Wednesday, Aug. 25, the Palm Beach County Commission, meeting as the Solid Waste Authority Governing Board, approved increasing the tipping fee for equine waste from $15 to $25 a ton, and deferred a request to delay the lease...

P.B. Central, Seminole Ridge Gridders Ready For Fall Season

Palm Beach Central High School head football coach Scottie Littles, who is entering his third year in charge of the Bronco football team, is optimistic and confident about the season ahead. This year, the Palm Beach Central football team is...

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Flavors ‘Decades Tour’ A Tasty Traveling Experience

On Thursday, June 5, the Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted Flavors 2025, now in its 22nd year. Several...