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Royal Palm Beach Plans A Socially Distanced Holiday Tree Lighting

Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Director Lou Recchio reported on the limited programs available to the public and precautions being taken due to COVID-19 at the Tuesday, Nov. 24 meeting of the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Advisory Board. Programming...

County Commissioners Support Equine Waste Plant

The Palm Beach County Commission voted 5-2 during a zoning hearing on Monday, Nov. 23 to approve an equine waste management facility in an industrial area on land owned by the Solid Waste Authority. The 5.25-acre site south of Belvedere...

Royal Palm Planners Approve Painting Request And Sign Renovations

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission approved several sign applications and building façade renovations on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The commissioners recommended architectural approval of an application by JBL Village Shoppes to renovate the existing building façades at the...

RPB Wins Award For Best Participation In County Census Competition

West Palm Beach Commissioner Christina Lambert and Wellington Councilman John McGovern congratulated the Village of Royal Palm Beach last week for winning the recent Census League 2020 competition where 10 of the county’s 38 municipalities participated in a friendly...

Royal Palm Council Approves Two More Fuel Pumps At RaceTrac

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week approved a request by RaceTrac to add two more fuel pumps and extend the canopy at its gas station on the northwest corner of Southern and Royal Palm Beach boulevards. The existing...

Virtual Farm City Features State Commissioner, Ag Leaders

Farm City, hosted virtually this year by the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Nov. 18, focused on the effects of COVID-19 on agriculture, recent heavy rains on farm production and the advantages of buying locally. The...

Commission Keeps Kerner Mayor, Citing Need For Continuity

The Palm Beach County Commission re-appointed District 3 Commissioner Dave Kerner to serve as mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 17 during its annual re-organizational meeting. Kerner has been seen as a steady leader during the COVID-19 crisis, which is not forecast...

Groves Council Hears Report On Possible New Grant Sources

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard an update from lobbyist Mary McNicholas with Geoffrey B. Sluggett & Associates on Tuesday, Nov. 17 about new funding sources for the town that might become available. McNicholas pointed out that in the first...

Part Of Lotis Property On State Road 7 Rezoned As Mixed Use

A former sand quarry on State Road 7 just north of Forest Hill Blvd. moved forward with plans for a mixed-use development at the Tuesday, Nov. 10 meeting of the Wellington Village Council. Approval for the rezoning of a 10.36-acre...

Groves Council Critical Of New Southern Crossings Proposal

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave frank feedback to a new proposal by Southern Crossings that was abandoned in 2008 and now proposes to add commercial retail uses to the previously approved professional office project. Southern Crossings is a largely...

Historical Society Panel Discusses Early Days Of Wellington

The Wellington Historical Society presented a virtual panel discussion Wednesday, Nov. 18 about the history of Wellington, from the first sales of lots in the community through two incorporation initiatives, the original comprehensive land use plan, initial efforts to...

Foundation Supports PBSC Veterans Success Center With $10,000 Donation

The Wellington Community Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Palm Beach State College Foundation to help veterans who are Wellington residents toward their degree. The presentation was made at the Veterans Success Center at the Palm Beach State College main...

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Murder Mystery Brings Intrigue To Wellington Green

The Village of Wellington collaborated with the Mall at Wellington Green on Saturday, July 19 for a summertime murder...