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Westlake Approves Plat For 424 Homes Off Persimmon Blvd.

The Westlake City Council approved a plat Monday, June 8 for a single-family residential development of about 424 units on 116 acres on the south side of Persimmon Blvd. east of Green Lane. The Groves of Westlake, also known as...

Guido Weiss Challenging Lois Frankel For U.S. House Seat

Democrat Guido Weiss of Wellington, a former legislative advisor to U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel for Florida’s 21st Congressional District seat in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 18. “I think I can...

Louise Nervik Enjoys Creating Pillow Pal Dolls For Children

After a career working in the banking industry on New York’s Long Island, Louise Nervik was enjoying her retirement in South Florida and keeping busy working with her hands in her quilting groups. She found a new mission in life...

Regional Planning Agency Advises ITID On Road Strategy

A mobility plan that meets the safety and needs of Acreage residents would also address increasing traffic from surrounding developments that encroach on Indian Trail Improvement District roads, Kim DeLaney with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council told ITID...

Lox Council Ponders Bond Options For Roadway Projects

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council considered several funding options for road improvements on Tuesday, June 2. Attorney Steve Sanford with the law firm Greenberg Traurig, which has been retained by the town to provide financial services, reviewed the financing options. Sanford...

Groves Council Approves Road Improvement Change Orders

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved several design changes Tuesday, June 2 for road projects on B Road and D Road, but not before sparking a discussion by council members on change orders to contracted projects. The change orders requested...

Wellington Officials Prepared As Hurricane Season Begins

While the COVID-19 pandemic has been dominating life over the past several months, the Village of Wellington has not forgotten that hurricane season got underway this week. With three named storms already on the books, the 2020 storm season could...

PBC Health Director Notes Recent Increase In COVID-19 Cases

Palm Beach County cases of COVID-19 saw a recent uptick, largely due to the relaxation of social distancing, as well as a spike among migrant workers, according to Dr. Alina Alonso, director of the Florida Department of Health-Palm Beach...

2020 Property Value Estimates Remain Strong In Western Communities

All four municipalities in the western communities show growth in property value estimates for 2020 over 2019, according to preliminary figures released by Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks last week, with some areas showing more dramatic growth...

McKinlay To Be Sworn-In As President Of The Florida Association Of Counties

On Wednesday, June 10, Palm Beach County District 6 Commissioner Melissa McKinlay will be sworn in as president of the Florida Association of Counties. McKinlay will be the first person from Palm Beach County to serve in this position since...

ITID Worker Discovers Body While Grading Road In The Acreage

On Friday, May 29 at 12:35 p.m., Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the scene of a badly decomposed body located by Indian Trail Improvement District workers in the area of E. Brighton Drive just east of...

Wellington Village Council Returns To Chambers For Meeting

The Wellington Village Council returned to its chambers for a meeting on Tuesday, May 26 — the first not held remotely in two months.  The meeting featured two public hearings with no public comment, and much of the council’s time...

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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....