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Lox Groves Hears From Regional Planning Council On Consulting

Dr. Kim DeLaney, director of strategic development and policy for the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, gave a presentation to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Wednesday, Sept. 8 regarding the possibility of consulting with the town on its...

Ophthalmologist Dr. Megan Rowlands Now Seeing Patients At The Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute

Dr. Megan A. Rowlands, a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in the treatment of glaucoma and cataracts, has recently joined the Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute, seeing patients at the Wellington and Boynton Beach offices. Rowlands completed her undergraduate education at Johns...

Wellington Zoners Narrowly Support New Assisted Living Facility

Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board approved a permit for a new Type 2A Congregate Living Facility for senior citizens on Wednesday, Sept. 8 after a two-hour discussion. Facing opposition from neighbors, the board was divided on the proposal,...

Effort Underway To Save And Preserve The Palm Beach International Raceway

Fans of the Palm Beach International Raceway have started petitions to save the iconic facility located along the Beeline Highway west of Jupiter and north of The Acreage. So far, they have collected more than 16,000 signatures. The raceway recently...

All Eyes On Tallahassee As ITID Incorporation Bill Heads To The Legislature

Now that the Indian Trail Improvement District’s feasibility study and proposed charter are complete, the short-lived Feasibility and Charter Review Committee has turned them over to a three-person committee of local residents to carry a bill through the legislative...

Wellington Equestrian Committee Back After Summer Hiatus

Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee met Wednesday, Sept. 1 with an agenda to hear a proposal changing the configuration of stabling in the Winding Trails neighborhood, a comparison of the local equestrian venues with the HITS facility in Ocala and...

Strong Starts For Seminole Ridge, Palm Beach Central Football

The high school fall football campaign is underway, and the early part of the season has brought victories to Seminole Ridge High School and Palm Beach Central High School. The Seminole Ridge Hawks have started the season with a 2-0...

Sem Ridge, RPBHS Volleyball Squads Focus On Fundamentals

The girls volleyball season is underway, and the teams at Seminole Ridge and Royal Palm Beach high schools have high hopes for a season full of victories. The main objective for the Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity volleyball team...

Top South Florida Swimmers Compete At King’s Academy Meet

It was a record-breaking day in the swimming pool on Saturday, Sept. 4 at the King’s Academy Short Course Meter Invite. In attendance were 120 swimmers from five south Florida schools: Lake Worth Christian, South Florida HEAT, St. Andrew’s,...

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...

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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...