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94-Year-Old Gil Seidman Knows The Keys To Living A Long Life

Gil Seidman is truly living his life one day at a time and enjoying every minute of it. For Seidman, physical activity is the key to his existence, longevity and happiness. “I play tennis every morning and then go for...

High School Soccer Programs Now Playing Postseason Games

Boys and girls high school varsity soccer teams in Florida are currently in the early stages of their Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) postseason journeys. The first round of the district soccer tournaments started on Wednesday, Jan. 22....

Seminole Ridge Girls Varsity Basketball Team Is Soaring

The Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity basketball team is having a tremendous season. Under the leadership of Maria Hudson, now in her eighth year as the head coach, the Hawks were 14-1 prior to their game Thursday, Jan....

Underdog Berean Basketball Team Prevails At SSAC Tourney

The Berean Christian School boys varsity basketball team, under the direction of head coach John Lantz, has struggled at times this season. After the team’s first 16 games, the squad had compiled a 6-10 record. That included a rough...

Angee Lohmann Again Earns ‘Goofy’ Status At Disney Marathon

On Jan. 11-12, longtime Wellington resident Angee Lohmann was in the Orlando area to participate in the 32nd Disney Marathon race weekend with one main goal: finish each race. For the 20th consecutive year, Lohmann ran, jogged and walked the...

Area Schools Represented In Local High School All-Star Football Game

The 2024-25 high school football season for Palm Beach County is finally in the record books. On Saturday, Jan. 11, the top senior high school football players from Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast met on the gridiron...

ATV And Motorcycle Deaths Trouble Local Officials

No Easy Answers In Area Used To Freewheeling Fun Out west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, past 180th Avenue North, Orange Blvd. turns into 70th Road North and leaves suburban homes behind. Then 70th turns into dirt where it meets...

El Bodegón Brings RPB More Supermarket Diversity

With the recent opening of El Bodegón supermarket at the northwest corner of Southern Blvd. and State Road 7, Royal Palm Beach has become even more of a food oasis, now with 10 supermarkets and a variety of smaller...

Equestrian Advisory Board Balks At Isla Carroll Proposal

Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee unanimously rejected plans to put 40 luxury homes and a club for up to 300 members on land in the village’s Equestrian Preserve Area on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Whether that means much, as the Isla Carroll...

Change Approved Allowing Hotel At Groves Town Center

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a change Tuesday, Jan. 7 that continues the process to drop the long-abandoned plan to put an assisted living facility at Groves Town Center in favor of an 81-room hotel. Included in the change...

Wellington’s New Freebee Ride Service Growing In Popularity

A free Wellington ride service introduced last year is racking up thousands of takers for trips serving folks 55 and older within village limits. It is certainly hard to beat the price of Freebee, a village-funded service available since last...

Westlake Council Seeks To Hold Strategic Planning Session

When the City of Westlake was incorporated in 2016, it was hard for most people to visualize anything beyond fallow fields, gator-filled canals and blighted orange groves. But Minto Communities USA Senior Vice President John Carter and a few...

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Event At Mall Celebrates More Than 150 Educators

The Mall at Wellington Green, in partnership with the Wellington Community Foundation and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach...