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College Official Reviews Plans For Campus With RPB Education Board

Palm Beach State College Director of Facilities John Wasukanis updated Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board members on the progress of the college’s new Loxahatchee Groves campus Monday. The campus, under construction on Southern Blvd., will be the college’s fifth...

Vacant Land Near RPBHS Eyed For A Charter High School

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week authorized appraisals of about 10 acres of village-owned land across Okeechobee Blvd. from Royal Palm Beach High School for what could become a future charter high school. At the Thursday, Feb. 5...

Three-Way Race Takes Shape For RPB Council Seat

By Lynn Demarest As the filing deadline came and went Tuesday at noon, Royal Palm Beach Village Councilman Fred Pinto found himself unopposed for a seventh two-year term, while Vice Mayor David Swift prepared to face two challengers — one...

Wellington Council OKs First Reading Of Hedge Height Changes

The Wellington Village Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a code amendment that would allow hedge heights of 6 to 10 feet based on the location, also allowing for waivers. Planning & Development Services Director Tim Stillings said the current...

Lox Groves Water Control District Reviews Progress With Projects

Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Administrator Steve Yohe reported Monday, Feb. 9 that his staff has completed an 11.8-mile canal dredging and clearing project funded largely by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. The grant was...

Wellington Council OKs Plans For Little Ranches Culvert

The Wellington Village Council approved a contract Tuesday to replace a 24-inch water main coming from a well field in Little Ranches with a new PVC pipe. The action authorized the award of a contract for $167,921.04 to Ferguson Enterprises...

Royal Palm Council Inks Sale Of Treatment Plant Land To Lennar

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved the sale of the 154-acre former wastewater treatment plant property to the Lennar Corporation for $35 million on Thursday, Feb. 5. Village Manager Ray Liggins said Lennar was the highest of three qualified...

Brianne Goutal Wins $127,000 Ariat Grand Prix CSI 3*

Week five of the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival, sponsored by Ariat International, concluded on Sunday, Feb. 8 with a win for Brianne Goutal and Ballade van het Indihof in the $127,000 Ariat Grand Prix CSI 3*. After topping last...

Trip to Kennedy Space Center Links STEM Education To Real Life

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex became a hands-on science lab for about 150 top math, science and engineering students from Palm Beach Central High School who took a customized tour last Friday, which included meeting NASA astronaut Bob...

Exciting Overtime Game Lifts Enigma Over P.B. Illustrated

By Alex Webbe Last Sunday’s 20-goal Ylvisaker Cup match between Enigma (Jerome Wirth, Jeff Hall, Matias MacDonough and Carlucho Arellano) and Palm Beach Illustrated (Tommy Collingwood, Jared Zenni, Facundo Obregon and Michel Dorignac) was one of the most exciting games...

Wellington Zoners Drop Adult Daycare Outdoor Space Rule

Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board recommended approval Wednesday of amendments to the village’s land development regulations eliminating a requirement for open-air activity space at adult daycare facilities. The amendments were precipitated by an application by St. Michael Lutheran Church,...

Martha Webster To Challenge David Swift In RPB Election

So far, next month’s Royal Palm Beach municipal election is looking like a repeat of 2013. Former Councilwoman Martha Webster announced plans this week to challenge Seat 2 incumbent Vice Mayor David Swift, seeking a return to the dais in...

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HCA Florida Palms West Annual Robotics Night May 12

UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED. HCA Florida Palms West Hospital welcomes the community...