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New IB Program A Big Win For RPBHS

Royal Palm Beach High School was recently named the sixth Palm Beach County School District high school to offer the rigorous International Baccalaureate diploma program. The new IB program will get underway in the 2015-16 school year. RPBHS Principal Jesus...

SADD Safety Day Urges Caution Behind The Wheel

Royal Palm Beach High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club hosted an eye-opening safety day Wednesday, May 6. Coordinated by SADD sponsor Maureen Witkowski, the students, visiting various stations in three waves, learned how a few easy precautions can...

Committee, Task Force Support Charter Protections For Equestrians

Wellington’s Charter Review Task Force and Equestrian Preserve Committee held a joint meeting Monday to discuss the inclusion of the Equestrian Preserve Area and the Equestrian Preserve Committee in the village’s charter. Village Attorney Laurie Cohen said consideration had been...

Dance Arts Conservatory To Present ‘Annie Jr.’ May 9

Dance Arts Conservatory’s Broadway Stars will present the musical Annie Jr. at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts/Crest Theater on Saturday, May 9 at 3 and 7 p.m. Based on the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Annie, and inspired by...

Wellington’s Horizon Pool & Patio Celebrates 30 Years

Thirty years in business is a milestone to make any company owner proud. For Horizon Pool & Patio, it’s also a family celebration. What began in 1985 as a small pool retail store serving the growing western communities is now...

Landscaping Truck Stolen From Home In The Acreage

APRIL 30 — A deputy from the Acreage/Loxahatchee substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was called to 62nd Court North in The Acreage early last Thursday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime...

PBSO Seeks Man In Connection With Robbery At 7-Eleven

MAY 4 — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding an unknown man who entered the 7-Eleven convenience store on Belvedere Road in Royal Palm Beach on Monday, May 4 at 2:29 a.m....

Engineer Reports Progress In ITID Flood Control Efforts

Indian Trail Improvement District Engineer Jay Foy gave an update last week on drainage projects completed, in progress and planned for the future, as well as the expected cost to replace or repair deteriorating drainage structures in The Acreage. Foy’s...

Wellington Property Gets Rear Easement For Manure Pickup

The Wellington Village Council approved the abandonment of a portion of right of way on Greenbriar Blvd. on Tuesday to allow a property owner facing Equestrian Way access to the back of his property for manure collection. Village Engineer Bill...

County Officials Outline Action Plan To Receive HUD Funding From Feds

Assistant County Administrator Shannon LaRocque led a presentation Tuesday on the county’s action plan for fiscal year 2015-16 for federal financing it receives from the Department of Housing & Urban Development, as well as a five-year strategic plan. LaRocque said...

RPB Zoners OK Demolition Of Garden Center At Super Target

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission on Tuesday supported plans for the Super Target store on Okeechobee Blvd. to demolish its defunct garden center and replace it with a landscaped area. Site Plan Coordinator Kevin Erwin said that...

Wellington Council Approves South Shore Road Raising

The Wellington Village Council approved the purchase of right of way on South Shore Blvd. from Windsome Farms for $180,000 Tuesday as part of a $1.9 million road improvement project from Lake Worth Road to 50th Street South. The purchase...

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Flavors ‘Decades Tour’ A Tasty Traveling Experience

On Thursday, June 5, the Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted Flavors 2025, now in its 22nd year. Several...