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Area Residents OK Wellington’s Annexation Across Southern

Resident electors in 258 acres on the north side of Southern Blvd. near Seminole Pratt Whitney Road voted 19-0 in a referendum Tuesday, March 19 to become part of the Village of Wellington. The vote by property owners in what...

Wellington Honors Departing Village Council Members

The Village of Wellington honored Mayor Anne Gerwig, Vice Mayor Michael Napoleone and Councilman Michael Drahos during the Wellington Village Council meeting on Tuesday, March 12 for their eight years of dedicated service to the Wellington community, leaving an...

Equestrian Committee Seeks Additional Funding For Trail Improvements

Wellington’s equestrian advisory panel has recommended more than $3 million in improvements to the village’s bridle trails, but jockeying over details such as which projects deserve the most urgent attention continued apace through the board’s last meeting Wednesday, March...

Six Clouded Leopard Cubs Born At Panther Ridge

Clouded leopards are endangered, and there’s no pretty way to paint the picture. With less than 3,500 to 5,000 in the wild, and maybe 200 under human care, Animal Curator Sadie Ryan at the Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Loxahatchee...

Elbridge Gale Principal Receives Award From Florida TaxWatch

Elbridge Gale Elementary School Principal Gail Pasterczyk was recently selected to receive an award from Florida TaxWatch as one of the top five elementary school principals in the state, and she was honored at the Wellington school on Tuesday,...

Charges Dropped Against Former Palm Beach Central Employees

Prosecutors have dropped charges against Palm Beach Central High School’s former principal and four other employees for failing to report alleged abuse involving a minor. A March 15 statement from the office of State Attorney Dave Aronberg cited several factors...

Israeli Children Visit Wycliffe With Tennis Racquets In Hand

On Thursday, March 7, the residents of the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club received a first-hand report on what life is like in Israel for children. Many personal messages were delivered that day by a group of young ambassadors,...

Wellington’s Beach Volleyball Girls Post Early Season Wins

Wellington High School’s girls varsity beach volleyball team is off to a solid start in the current spring season. Under the guidance of head coach Sergio Rios, the squad has a record of 5-2. Wellington is in first place —...

TKA Girls Softball Squad Off To A Strong Start On The Season

The King’s Academy girls varsity softball team is off to a brilliant start this season. After nine games, TKA’s record is an impressive 8-1. The only blemish is a 2-0 loss to the Eagles from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas...

Wellington High Softball Team Begins Season With Big Wins

This girls softball team from Wellington High School has continued the winning ways of last year’s squad. The 2023 team (20-3-1) advanced to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 7A Final Four, losing 2-1 in extra innings to...

Napoleone And Pinto Win Local Mayoral Races; Both Wellington Seats Advance To Runoff

According to unofficial results from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office, Vice Mayor Michael Napoleone has won his bid to become the next mayor of Wellington, taking 5,739 votes or 79.93 percent of the vote, to Bart...

PBCFR Blood Program Gives Time, Hope To ‘The Hopeless’

Imagine glass and metal and plastic parts scattered, glistening under the moonlight on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, Forest Hill Blvd. or out on an empty stretch of Southern Blvd. near 20-Mile Bend. There has been a crash, and you’re...

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First Ever Family Fun Night & Stroll The Lights

For the first time, Lights 4 Hope is inviting the community to enjoy the lights in a different way,...