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RPB Officials Question Rules For Vetting Council Candidates

By Briana D’Andrea As it does every year, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week formally authorized the upcoming village election set for Tuesday, March 10. Seats 2 and 4, held by Vice Mayor David Swift and Councilman Fred Pinto,...

ACA Health Advisors Helps Get People Insurance

Prominent in the Mall at Wellington Green is an insurance kiosk with signs for “Obamacare” and the Affordable Care Act. The kiosk — ACA Health Advisors — is just outside the mall’s Grand Court near the Patio Verde Food...

Wellington Officials See 2015 As A Year Of Change

The upcoming year is expected to be a year of change in Wellington, starting right off the bat with a new member of the Wellington Village Council. “What’s new for 2015? A new council member,” Councilman Matt Willhite told the...

Six Bidders Lay Out K-Park Plans To Wellington Officials

Six respondents to a request for proposals for the sale and development of Wellington’s K-Park land made presentations last week to the Wellington Village Council and village staff members. The meetings were held Wednesday, Dec. 17 in a closed session,...

Gov. Scott Appoints Howard Coates To Circuit Court Bench

Wellington Village Councilman Howard Coates has been appointed as a judge on the 15th Judicial Circuit Court bench serving Palm Beach County. “I was just notified today that Gov. Rick Scott appointed me, along with two other individuals, to the...

Weisman Sees Progress In Final Year As County Administrator

Palm Beach County Administrator Bob Weisman, who will be retiring in August after 35 years in county government, is ready for the changes the new year will bring, as well as tackling some of the challenges that seem to...

Puppy Stolen From Its Home In The Acreage

DEC. 21 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by a resident of Orange Grove Blvd. in The Acreage last Sunday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7...

Town Rejects Minto’s Help In Designing Okeechobee Blvd.

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday declined an invitation by Minto to collaborate on plans for Okeechobee Blvd. Councilmen Tom Goltzené and Ryan Liang recused themselves from voting because of financial and property interests at the former Callery-Judge Grove...

Saddle Trail Paving Returns To Equestrian Panel For Input

Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee members again reviewed design plans for paving projects in Saddle Trail Park last week, which led to more discussion about the approval process, although their instructions were to stick to the design plan. In November, the...

Felicia Matula Brings Up School Concerns At Crestwood, RPBHS

By Briana D’Andrea Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission Member Felicia Matula threw the village’s Education Advisory Board a curveball at its meeting Thursday, Dec. 4 by voicing concerns she has about public schools in the village. Matula, whose daughter...

Wellington Council: Make Foundation Independent

The Wellington Village Council last week decided to divest itself from the Wellington Community Foundation and put it in the hands of private citizens appointed by council members. Following their agenda review meeting on Monday, Dec. 8, council members continued...

Lox Groves Council Drops Referendum On Bond Debt Rules

In a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council dropped a referendum to ask voters whether they want to let the council decide on issuing bonds requiring repayment of more than three years, which would have eliminated the...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...