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Alonso: Numbers Are Better, But Don’t Let Guard Down

The COVID-19 numbers in Palm Beach County are coming down from the latest spike, Florida Department of Health-Palm Beach County Director Dr. Alina Alonso told the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 5. “We have some good data for...

Clerk Joseph Abruzzo Gives First Report To County Commission

Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller Joseph Abruzzo gave his first report to the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 5, promising a non-political and financially clean office. Abruzzo, previously a state representative and state senator, was elected to...

RPB Zoners Approve Plans For Raising Cane’s Restaurant On SR 7

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval Tuesday, Sept. 28 for a series of variances, waivers and architectural changes for Raising Cane’s Restaurant, which is planned for current Applebee’s site at 100 N. State Road 7...

PBC Planning Commission Supports Increased Density At Fleming Property

The Palm Beach County Planning Commission recommended approval Friday, Oct. 1 of a privately initiated amendment that would increase the allowed density for the Fleming property, located just east of Arden near 20-Mile Bend on Southern Blvd. Ken Tuma with...

RPB Rec Board Hears Plans For Recreation Center Expansion

The Village of Royal Palm Beach is planning a major expansion of the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center and is seeking input on the types of improvements that the public feels would expand its functionality. Parks & Recreation Director Lou...

Navy Dad Surprises His Daughters When Returning Home

Owner Frank Toral and the entire staff at Neighborhood Kids Preschool in Wellington worked to surprise young student Bianca Nunes with the unexpected return home of her father, Navy Seabee Petty Officer 2nd Class Ricardo Nunes. Ricardo returned home Friday,...

Wellington Expects Seamless Change In Waste Collection

The Village of Wellington will be getting a new solid waste contractor at the start of 2022, and on Wednesday, Sept. 22, Wellington’s Public Safety Committee got an update on how the changeover is progressing. The new contract between the...

ITID Working With SFWMD And Others On Completing Corbett Levee

The Indian Trail Improvement District is working with several agencies in a cooperative effort to get funding this year to complete improvements to the half-finished levee that separates the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area from The Acreage. The levee breached...

Lox Groves Council To Hold Special Meeting Sept. 28 On Okeechobee Blvd. Grants

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed Tuesday, Sept. 21 to hold a special meeting regarding grants for improvements to Okeechobee Blvd. so it can get hard numbers on how much the town would have to pay. The grant money through...

RPB Plans Big Halloween Fun At Commons Park Oct. 1-2

Halloween season is coming a bit early to the Village of Royal Palm Beach, which will hold its Rock-N-Fall festival on Friday, Oct. 1 and Saturday, Oct. 2 with tribute bands, a haunted house, a pumpkin carving contest, a...

Wellington Council Nears Final Approval Of $134 Million Budget

The Wellington Village Council held its first formal public hearing on its budget for fiscal year 2021-22 on Monday, Sept. 13. The second public hearing and final adoption of the budget is set for Tuesday, Sept. 28. Only two members...

Groves Council Postpones Decision On Okeechobee Overlay

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed Tuesday, Sept. 21 to postpone final approval of a comprehensive plan amendment creating an Okeechobee Blvd. overlay for up to a year so it can allow the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to...

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Event At Mall Celebrates More Than 150 Educators

The Mall at Wellington Green, in partnership with the Wellington Community Foundation and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach...