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Wellington Delays Decision On 42 Homes Behind Church

The Wellington Village Council approved one step and delayed another on Tuesday, June 25 when considering a developer’s plan to build 42 new homes just south of Lake Worth Road, as neighbors questioned what is being done to make...

Local Communities Plan Fourth Of July Festivities

If you’re looking for a fun place to patriotically celebrate the Fourth of July, complete with spectacular fireworks displays, the villages of Royal Palm Beach and Wellington, as well as the City of Westlake, have large-scale events planned to...

Indian Trail’s Seat 2 Draws Crowded Field For August Primary

The field in the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors Seat 2 race is finally complete, drawing a total of six candidates. Former Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Capt. Richard Vassalotti II qualified for the ballot just over 90 minutes...

Contract Approved For Synthetic Turf Field At Acreage Park

By early 2025, athletes should have a new $1.7 million synthetic turf football and soccer field to enjoy at Acreage Community Park’s South Campus. The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a contract for the field with...

Property Values Are Up, But Not As Sharply As In Recent Years

Taxable property values in Palm Beach County have increased 9.99 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the 2024 preliminary tax roll that the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office submitted to Florida’s Department of Revenue and to local...

PBCFR: RPB Breaks 5,000 Emergency Requests For Service

The Village of Royal Palm Beach contracts with Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue to provide a range of fire-rescue services in the community. PBCFR District Chief Amanda Vomero provided an annual report, briefing the Royal Palm Beach Village Council on...

Committee Picks Wellington’s Top Cop, Top Firefighter For 2024

Arrests of armed gang members outside the Mall at Wellington Green highlight the record of Wellington’s Top Cop for 2024, while its Top Firefighter is a captain and mother of two who instituted state-of-the-art training for pediatric cardiac arrests. Meeting...

Joshua Zuchowski Continues Pursuit Of Being An Olympian

Joshua Zuchowski, a 2022 graduate of the King’s Academy and a rising junior at Stanford University, had to sit for a final exam in economics before pursuing a chance to earn a spot on this year’s U.S. Olympic Swimming...

Ryan And Reid Snider Focus On Fitness Before Heading To Service Academies

It’s now time to get fitter, stronger, quicker and more athletic. That has been the mindset this summer for two brothers who live in Wellington — identical twins Ryan and Reid Snider, who graduated from Palm Beach Central High...

Dick Stockton Has Fond Memories Of Playing At Wimbledon

As tennis fans look forward to this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament, which starts Monday, July 1 and concludes Sunday, July 14 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, you might be surprised to know that...

Neighbors Raise Concerns About Lox Groves RV Park Idea

A developer’s presentation on a possible high-end, equestrian-themed recreational vehicle park in Loxahatchee Groves was met with a concerned response from residents at a Tuesday, June 4 workshop session. The hour-long workshop gave a conceptual overview of the project, proposed...

Wellington Blocks Access To Flying Cow Shortcut

According to Wellington officials, there is no particular timetable to reopen the closed, unpaved portion of Flying Cow Ranch Road, following complaints that dump trucks and others blazed a noisy, dusty bypass route along the village’s bucolic southwestern edge. Signs,...

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First Ever Family Fun Night & Stroll The Lights

For the first time, Lights 4 Hope is inviting the community to enjoy the lights in a different way,...