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Wellington Board Approves Larger Signs For The Lotis Project

Lotis Wellington builders want signs with nearly triple the square footage usually allowed on walls along a primary entrance, which elicited some questioning from a village review panel before it ultimately granted approval. Village rules generally allow 32 square feet...

Artificial Intelligence In Agriculture: Helpful Or Harmful For Floridian Farmers?

By Niles Sood Palm Beach County is the largest agricultural district in Florida, leading the nation in the production of bell peppers, sugarcane and sweet corn. It also leads the state in various commodities, like lettuce, celery and rice, generating...

WHS Flag Football Team Looking To Repeat As District Champs

The Wellington High School girls flag football team is motivated by the sweet and bittersweet experience of last season. Last spring, Wellington won its first district tournament title when it defeated Seminole Ridge High School, but then seven days later,...

Taylor Twins Are Fast-Tracked For Beach Volleyball Success

Sixteen-year-old twin sisters Britain and Brielle Taylor of Wellington are leading a competitive beach volleyball-centric life. They are enjoying the challenge of getting stronger, fitter, quicker and better by training together and playing together. The pair have a mutual goal...

Wycliffe Stiffs Stickball League Crowns 2024 League Champs

The Hoboken Zephyrs are champions of the Wycliffe Stiffs Stickball League for the 2023-24 season. In the championship final, which was played Tuesday, April 2 at Village Park in Wellington, the Zephyrs defeated the Bronx Clippers, 10-4. It was a...

Seminole Ridge Flag Football Grads Playing Strong At Keiser

Thanks to the contributions of five Seminole Ridge High School graduates, the women’s flag football team at Keiser University in West Palm Beach is one of the top collegiate flag football teams in the nation. Those five players are senior...

Amanda Silvestri, Maria Antuña Narrowly Win Wellington Council Seats

More than 5,000 residents voted in the Village of Wellington’s runoff election for two council seats held Tuesday, April 2. When the votes were counted, Amanda Silvestri and Maria Antuña had narrowly won election to the two available seats...

Napoleone Will Take Gavel As Wellington’s New Mayor; Runoff Set For Council Seats

The Village of Wellington has a new mayor. Vice Mayor Michael Napoleone succeeded in his bid to replace term-limited Mayor Anne Gerwig during the municipal election Tuesday, March 19. The other two council seats on the ballot will advance to...

Maniglia, Kane Win Loxahatchee Groves Council Seats

There will be one new member and one returning member once the new Loxahatchee Groves Town Council is seated after the municipal election held Tuesday, March 19. Seat 1 incumbent Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia held back a challenge from resident Robert...

RPB’s Pinto Looks Ahead After Winning Re-Election

Incumbent Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto easily overcame a challenge from resident Steve Avila to secure a fifth two-year term with the gavel on Tuesday, March 19. According to unofficial results from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections...

ITID Attorney: Proposed Road Changes An ‘End Run’ Around Court’s Ruling

A request to add two streets in The Acreage to Palm Beach County’s Thoroughfare Identification Map (TIM) is an attempt to circumvent a judge’s ruling concerning access to Indian Trail Improvement District roads, ITID’s attorney in the matter said...

Wellington Council Approves $28 Million For New Aquatics Complex

Amid waves of rising costs, Wellington is putting on a swimming cap — sticking with a spending limit of $28 million with a key builder on a new aquatics complex. But much of the action at a Wellington Village Council...

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First Ever Family Fun Night & Stroll The Lights

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