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ITID Revives Efforts To Increase Storm Drainage Allowance

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors discussed renewing efforts to increase the amount of its stormwater discharge permit last week. At the Jan. 16 meeting, ITID Engineer Jay Foy began his presentation showing supervisors an aerial view of...

Debi Johnson Found Her Calling Working With The Special Needs Community

By Alexandra Roland Four years ago, educator Debi Johnson saw a gap in the local education system for children with special needs when a resource center moved and she chose to remain in the area. Johnson had been the principal at...

Wellington Finalizes Tougher Property Maintenance Rules

With more than two dozen speakers supporting the measure, and just two opposed, the Wellington Village Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22 resulted in another unanimous vote to enact an ordinance to improve property maintenance standards in the community. Wellington...

Wellington Basketball Squad Holds On To Defeat John I. Leonard 69-57

On Friday, Jan. 18, the Wellington High School basketball squad hosted district rival John I. Leonard High School and held on to defeat the Lancers 69-57, behind Linton Brown’s 23 points. The Wolverines (13-5, 4-1) jumped out to a six-point...

Wellington To Compete In Cub Scout Pinewood Derby

Cub Scouts from Pack 125 visited the Wellington Village Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22, leading the Pledge of Allegiance and presenting the kits for cars for the annual Pinewood Derby. Village officials, local law enforcement and fire-rescue, among...

La Indiana Pushes Past Coca-Cola In Ylvisaker Cup Action

The first game of the 2019 Ylvisaker Cup on Sunday, Jan. 20 saw La Indiana (Michael Bickford, Toly Ulloa, Facundo Obregon and Jeff Hall) hold on for a 10-9 victory against Coca-Cola (Gillian Johnston, Sugar Erskine, Julian de Lusaretta...

$72,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI 2* Goes To Mario Deslauriers

The Saturday Night Lights series at the Winter Equestrian Festival continued Saturday, Jan. 19 with the $72,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI 2*, and Olympian Mario Deslauriers and Amsterdam 27 scored a win under the lights at the Palm Beach...

Proposal Would Replace Players Club Building With Luxury Residences

Property owner Sperin LLC recently submitted a series of four concurrent proposals to the Village of Wellington which, if approved, would allow the company to build up to 62 luxury residences on a 5.55-acre parcel of land near the...

Artists Inspire Students Through Murals At Wellington Landings

At Wellington Landings Middle School, the growing fine arts program is about more than putting a brush to canvas. All of last week, the school hosted two talented, up-and-coming artists, Kole Trent and Nick Ringelstetter, giving them the campus...

CAFCI, RPB To Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. At Jan. 21 Event

The public is invited to start the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday reflecting on the late civil rights leader and participating in an inspiring morning with friends and family at the 17th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

RPB Election Canceled After Incumbents Draw No Challengers

When the qualifying period for the Royal Palm Beach municipal election closed on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 5 p.m., only incumbents Richard Valuntas and Jan Rodusky had filed to run, winning new terms without opposition. This prompted Village Clerk Diane...

Lox Council Denies Request To Allow More Than Two Workers At Residential Businesses

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday denied an appeal by Dustin Ertle that a residential enterprise can have workers pick up equipment at the residential site to deliver to a job site. Town Attorney Michael Cirullo explained that the...

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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....