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Sterling Season For Royal Palm Beach U12 All-Star Softball Team

Famed college basketball coach Dave Odom once said that in the sports, “Don’t get so focused on the prize at the end of the rainbow and forget to enjoy the journey along the way.” This is a great way to...

PBC Officials: Vast Majority Of Virus Cases Are Unvaccinated

Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner and medical staff from the Palm Beach County Health Department and JFK Medical Center updated the community Monday, Aug. 9 on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking from the Palm Beach County Emergency...

Wellington Council OKs Unchanged Tax Rate And Assessments

The Wellington Village Council approved its proposed taxes for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The rates, which are largely unchanged from the current year, will now be subject to public hearings for resident input. Also at the...

Wellington’s SWAG Program Gets 17 Wellington Students Summer Internships

By Margaret Hunt Students Working to Achieve Greatness (SWAG) is a program started by the Village of Wellington in 2017 through the Community Services Department, which provides programs and services to residents of Wellington with the goal of enhancing the...

Wellington Education Committee Reviews And Approves Annual Keely Spinelli Grants

Wellington’s Education Committee reviewed funding approvals for the annual Keely Spinelli grants on Tuesday, Aug. 3 “This is always my favorite meeting of the year,” Committee Chair John Webber said. “It’s great to get to see all the teachers and...

Lox Council, Finance Committee Focus On Infrastructure At Joint Meeting

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council and its Finance Advisory & Audit Committee held a joint meeting on the upcoming year’s budget Monday, Aug. 2, with a focus on creating a capital plan in order to qualify for grants. Assistant Town...

Groves Council Delays Approval Of Okeechobee Overlay To Sept. 21

After a year’s work, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Aug. 3 postponed the final reading of the planned Okeechobee Blvd. overlay ordinance to add details that were discussed at the meeting. The final reading will now be...

Lox Council Approves PBSO Contract 3-2, Directing Staff To Have PBSO Talks

At the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 3, Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia called for the review of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office contract with the goal of finding possible cost savings. Maniglia pulled an addendum to the...

ITID President Holds Online Q&A About Incorporation Process

Indian Trail Improvement District President Betty Argue held an online question-and-answer session on Monday, Aug. 2 for anyone with questions about the feasibility studies currently underway regarding the possible incorporation of the district. After approval by the Florida Legislature, the...

County Commission Supports Arden, Coconut Palm Applications

The Palm Beach County Commission approved the transmittal of two privately proposed amendments Wednesday, July 28 regarding the Arden development off Southern Blvd. and the planned Coconut Palm Plaza on Northlake Blvd. Arden is a planned unit development on the...

Westlake Stands Pat On Taxes With $1.37 Million From Minto

With the infusion of $1.37 million from Minto Communities USA, the City of Westlake plans to hold the line on residential property taxes at 5.126 mills for the upcoming fiscal year. That is the same rate as when the...

PBC Allows GL Homes Rep On Indian Trail Incorporation Study

The Palm Beach County Commission agreed at a zoning hearing Thursday, July 22 to make amendments to a restrictive covenant between the 4,872-acre Indian Trails Grove, owned by GL Homes, and the Indian Trail Improvement District, allowing GL Homes...

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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...