At the beginning of this year’s high school baseball season, Palm Beach Central High School varsity boys baseball coach Tony Gullo wasn’t sure how well his team would fare this year. He only had six players with any kind...
While some parents have called for an immediate end to the mask requirement in public schools, one thing is clear — barring an unexpected change, masks will be optional in schools when the new academic year begins in August.
The...
Face masks are on the minds of just about everyone after recent recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) that suggested individuals who are fully vaccinated can go without masks inside buildings. This led to a...
Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board reviewed the last two elements of the village’s new comprehensive plan on Wednesday, May 12.
The new comp plan developed over the past year has 10 elements. Each has been reviewed separately by committees...
After months of discussion, debate and divisiveness, the Equestrian Preserve Element of Wellington’s revised comprehensive plan came before the Wellington Village Council on Tuesday, May 11.
The item won unanimous approval, but not before some more discussion, debate and divisiveness.
Speaking...
During Teacher Appreciation Week, the Wellington Education Committee met Tuesday, May 4 and hosted Waste Management Inc. representative Dawn McCormick, who came with some big checks.
The committee announced the recipients of the 2021 Waste Management Inc. Wellington Environmental Scholarship...
Growth was the overarching subject of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting Tuesday, May 4, as the council approved three construction projects along Southern Blvd., something that did not please all in attendance.
In a process that began in August...
After being delayed six months in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s signature Flavors of Wellington event is back to its spring schedule for 2021, set for Thursday, May 20.
Rather than gathering a huge crowd of...
This year’s girls varsity flag football team from Royal Palm Beach High School was perfect during the preseason and had a winning record in the regular season. In the post season, the Wildcats defeated Forest Hill High School 13-0...
On Friday, April 23, members of the Seminole Ridge High School weightlifting team competed at the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 3A state weightlifting meet at St. Cloud High School in Kissimmee. Five Hawk weightlifters qualified for the...
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Monday, May 3 ending the ability of local governments to issue directives related to COVID-19. This blanket order, Executive Order 21-102, superseded the Palm Beach County Commission’s mandate requiring the use...
The Tuttle Royale project on Southern Blvd. just west of State Road 7 received a setback Tuesday, April 27 when the Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission voted to require that the developer must bury electrical transmission lines...
