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Royal Palm Voters Keep Incumbents Fred Pinto And Selena Smith

Voters chose to keep the Royal Palm Beach Village Council as is, re-electing Fred Pinto as mayor and Selena Smith to the council on Tuesday, March 13. In the mayor’s race, incumbent Pinto received 1,338 votes (57.20 percent) over Martha...

Loxahatchee Groves Restricts Truck Traffic To Okeechobee

Okeechobee Blvd. has been designated as a truck route through the Town of Loxahatchee Groves — the only truck route through the community to Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, if you don’t count Southern Blvd. Town staff enacted the policy after...

LGWCD Supervisors Peeved At Low Water Level In Canals

During the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, March 12, Supervisor Karen Piesley asked why the district’s water pump that fills the canals cannot be turned on at night with a timer to take...

Central Chamber Luncheon Focuses On Real Estate Market

The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday, March 8 at the Breakers West Country Club offered a “2018 Real Estate Forecast” with local real estate experts Jim Corbin and Karen Johnson as the keynote speakers. A...

Residents In RPB’s Saratoga Pines Angry About Unruly Youth

By M. Dennis Taylor Approximately 80 angry Royal Palm Beach residents braved cool temperatures to meet poolside at the Saratoga Pines Recreation Center on the evening of Friday, March 9, at a special homeowners’ association meeting to discuss problems with...

Trudy Erceg: A Female Groom In The ‘Sport Of Kings’

Polo is thought of as the “sport of kings,” so being a singularly successful female in what is an arena of super athletes, historically man and horse, makes Trudy Erceg stand out. As a world-class, high-goal groom for two decades,...

Wounded Warriors Dog Training Flight Held At The Aero Club

The Wellington Aero Club, Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic & Ranch, and Avastar Fuel System hosted a Wounded Warriors event on Friday, March 9. The groups came together to help three veterans and their dogs complete the flight training part...

Wellington Council Agrees To Extra Money For Fireworks Display

Expect a bang in Wellington on the Fourth of July, as the Wellington Village Council voted Tuesday, March 13 to increase funding for the services of Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing for the annual holiday fireworks display. At the meeting, the council...

Bacon & Bourbon Festival Arriving In Wellington

Bacon, the All-American favorite flavor, and bourbon, the All-American liquor, will be featured at the Bacon & Bourbon Festival, set for Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25 at the grounds of the Wellington Community Center and the Wellington...

WHS Boys Take State Runner-Up After Dream Season

The Wellington High School basketball team ended their dream season last weekend, taking the state runner-up title after falling 71-60 to Orlando Oak Ridge. The Wolverines arrived in Lakeland with an unblemished 30-0 record. Coming off the team’s regional title...

Valiente Nabs Another Big Win, Claiming Butler Handicap At IPC

Following their recent C.V. Whitney Cup victory against Colorado, Valiente never lost focus and found themselves in an identical final on Sunday, March 11, at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. Poised to capture their second 26-goal...

Seminole Ridge Softball Takes 10-5 Win Over Broncos

On Thursday, March 8, the Seminole Ridge High School softball team hosted rival Palm Beach Central High School and weathered an early Bronco storm to claim a 10-5 victory. The win lifted the Hawks to 5-4 on the season, while...

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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...