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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...

Promising Season Ahead For Wolverine Girls Volleyball Squad

The season is now underway for the Wellington High School’s girls varsity volleyball team, and head coach Duane Carroll is strongly optimistic about this year’s squad. The second-year head coach, who also teaches U.S. history at WHS, had a strong...

RPB U8 Girls All-Star Softball Team Takes Second In World Series

It has been a summer to remember for 12 young area softball players and their four coaches. This summer, the Royal Palm Beach U8 Girls All-Star softball team won a Florida State Championship in late June and then finished...

RPB Council OKs $12.9 Million Contract For New Village Hall

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council awarded a bid of $12,894,392 for the construction of a new village hall to Verdex Construction on Thursday, Aug. 19. Verdex was the lowest bidder on the project. The council also authorized the transfer...

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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...