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Acreage, RPB Libraries Giving Out Food To Students Until August

The Acreage and Royal Palm Beach branch libraries are among 15 branches participating in the Palm Beach County Youth Services Summer Food Service Program, which runs through Aug. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meals will be provided...

County Moves Ahead With Plans For ATV Park At 20-Mile Bend

Palm Beach County is studying whether to build a park for off-road vehicles, such as ATVs, at 20-Mile Bend after the Palm Beach County Commission authorized staff this week to put together a package for formal consideration. The discussion was...

RPB Approves Reconstruction Of Crossroads Publix Store

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council granted several approvals Thursday, June 17 related to the planned demolition and rebuilding of the Publix store at the Crossroads shopping center, located at 1180 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. Reconstruction of the site is...

RPB Council OKs Vehicle Charging Stations At New Village Hall

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved the installation of free charging stations on village property at a meeting on Thursday, June 17. Councilwoman Selena Samios pulled the item from the consent agenda to ask about the conditions of the...

Playground Nears Completion At Wellington Promenade

There will soon be a new place to play right behind the Wellington Community Center. The new playground at the Wellington Town Center Promenade is only about two weeks away from being ready to host its first playing children. Given...

County’s Native Canopy Program Offers Free Plants To Residents

The Palm Beach County Native Canopy Program, operated by the county’s Cooperative Extension Service and Environmental Resources Management Department, provides education about how to preserve existing native plants and has been expanding efforts to plant more by giving away...

Aquatic Vegetation In Lox Groves Canals Nearly Under Control

Travis Schwalm of Aquatic Vegetation Control reported to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, June 15 that aquatic plants are 85 percent clear in town canals, while aquatic grasses are 95 percent clear. “We had a bloom of water...

Real Estate Agent Sara Baxter Running For County Commission

In the race to replaced term-limited County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay (D-District 6) next year, there are three Democrats already in the race, but as of now, only one Republican — real estate agent Sara Baxter. Unless she ends up having...

Lox Ordinance Bans Private Ingress/Egress From Outside Town

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave final approval Tuesday, June 15 to an ordinance that prohibits private ingress/egress of vehicles from outside the town limits. The council initially approved the preliminary reading of the ordinance on May 18, which prohibits...

Board Awards ITID’s Executive Director A 10 Percent Raise

Indian Trail Improvement District Executive Director Burgess Hanson received a glowing evaluation from the ITID Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, June 9, receiving a 10 percent pay increase to $185,000. “Mr. Hanson, we know that you love this job. You...

Rep. Willhite Gives Legislative Update To Wellington Council

State Rep. Matt Willhite (D-District 86) visited the Wellington Village Council Tuesday, June 8 to provide a legislative session update, with a special focus on the new fireworks ban bill designed to protect Wellington’s equestrian area. Willhite said that it...

Tighter ITID Budget Includes Increase In Assessments

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a $12.5 million budget for fiscal year 2021-22 on Wednesday, June 9 that would raise the average non-ad valorem assessment about $45 annually per acre to compensate for infrastructure improvements...

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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...