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Groves Council Gives Initial Nod To Okeechobee Blvd. Overlay

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Aug. 4 approved the preliminary reading and transmittal of a comprehensive plan amendment creating an overlay for Okeechobee Blvd. in an effort to control the future design and future uses of the...

Lox Council OKs Changes To Site Plan At Big Dog Ranch Rescue

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved site plan amendments Tuesday, Aug. 4 for Big Dog Ranch Rescue, adding a break room for staff and reducing overall kennel size without increasing the overall square footage of the buildings at the...

County Supports Proposal For More Homes At Arden

The Palm Beach County Commission last week supported a request to allow 420 more residential units in the Arden community as part of its final phase. At a comprehensive plan public hearing held Tuesday, July 28, the commissioners approved transmittal...

COVID-19 Growth Rate Slows Slightly In Palm Beach County

The increase in the rate of COVID-19 cases, as well as fatalities, has decreased slightly in Palm Beach County, but residents must remain vigilant with social distancing and masking to see a meaningful decrease and bring the virus under...

Buddy Love: Reports Of A Dog’s Day Cheer Up Kids And Seniors

Cheering up a child in need of a laugh was the spark that helped create greeting cards purported to come from Mary Cay Martin’s celebrated dog, Buddy. Distributed by mail monthly detailing the adventures of Buddy in hand-made cards with...

Now College-Bound, Baseball Champs Have Come A Long Way In Five Years

BY MIKE MAY Johns Hopkins University, Vanderbilt University, Stanford University, Ohio State University, Carson-Newman University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Loyola University New Orleans and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Those are the eight universities where nine former members of the Wellington Colts Little League...

Judge Goodman Faces Two Challengers In Group 30 Race

After serving one six-year term on the 15th Judicial Circuit Court, Judge Jaimie Goodman faces two challengers in attorneys Adam Myron and Caryn Siperstein in the race for the court’s Group 30 seat. Voters will weigh in during the Aug....

Judge Gillen Faces Johnson In Bid To Keep Circuit Court Seat

Judge Jeffrey Gillen is being challenged in his re-election bid by attorney Henry Quinn Johnson in the race for the Circuit Court Group 16 seat. The race will be decided during the Tuesday, Aug. 18 primary election, with mail-in...

Appointed Incumbent Link Defends Seat In Supervisor Of Elections Race

Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link is being challenged by human rights attorney Paulette Armstead in the Tuesday, Aug. 18 primary election, with mail-in voting already underway and early voting starting Monday, Aug. 3. While this race...

Candidates For Sheriff Spar At Election Forum

The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County, in cooperation with the American Civil Liberties Union, held a virtual candidates forum on Monday, July 27 featuring the candidates for Sheriff of Palm Beach County. Incumbent Sheriff Ric Bradshaw faces...

County Gears Up To Confront First Tropical Storm In COVID-19 Era

During briefings on emergency preparedness Tuesday, July 28, Palm Beach County Emergency Management Director Bill Johnson told the Palm Beach County Commission that county staff is planning for a potential hurricane/COVID-19 crisis in light of heavy tropical activity in...

Palm Beach County Seeks Faster COVID-19 Test Results

The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, July 28 reviewed steps being taken to control COVID-19, centering on expediting delayed testing results that health officials explained are hampering their effectiveness. Commissioners were concerned that test results were taking seven to...

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Fourth Of July Brings Fun & Fireworks To Wellington

The Village of Wellington held its annual Fourth of July holiday celebration on Friday, July 4 at Village Park....