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Horse Show To Benefit Local Kids Battling Cancer

The Kids Cancer Foundation will be beneficiary of a horse show this weekend at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. The Jacobs Family/Wellington Preservation Coalition Hunter Classic at the Wellington Summer Festival presented by Lala Land Productions and Castlewood Farm...

Loomis Bros. Circus At South Florida Fairgrounds Aug. 5

The all new 2014 edition of the Loomis Bros. Circus returns to the South Florida Fairgrounds (9067 Southern Blvd.) on Tuesday, Aug. 5. There will be two shows at 5 and 8 p.m. Circus producer and renowned ringmaster Justin Loomis...

Bellissimo, Trump Announce September Horse Show In New York

The first ever Central Park Horse Show Presented by Rolex is coming to New York City from Sept. 18-21. The outdoor, four-day equestrian sporting event will showcase some of the best show jumpers and dressage riders in the world as...

RPB Boy Arrested For Burglarizing Unmarked Cop Car

JULY 22 — A Royal Palm Beach juvenile was arrested last week for burglarizing an unmarked Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. The suspect, a 13-year-old boy, was caught on video at approximately 8 p.m. last Tuesday night searching...

County Adopts Same Tax Rate, Larger Budget

The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday adopted a preliminary Fiscal Year 2015 property tax rate of 4.7815 mills for its Truth in Millage (TRIM) submission. The rate, which is the same as the 2014 rate, is 6.07 percent above...

Wellington Council Trims Proposed Acme Rate Hike

Most Wellington taxpayers will see a higher Acme Improvement District drainage assessment next year, but not the $100 increase initially proposed. At a meeting Tuesday, the Wellington Village Council set its preliminary drainage assessment at $230 per unit — up...

Lox Groves Adopts $2.9 Million Budget

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council adopted a preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2015 of almost $2.9 million on Friday, July 18. That’s about 37 percent less than the Fiscal Year 2014 appropriations, with a Truth in Millage (TRIM) rate of...

Biotech Firm Works To Bypass Bacterial Resistance Problem

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most significant threats to today’s healthcare system, and that was the concern Wellington resident Tony Brazzale had in mind when he founded Gordian Biotechnologies Inc. With a strong medical chemistry background, Brazzale has been...

County Refuses To Consider Palm Beach Aggregates Land Use Change

The Palm Beach County Commission denied a privately initiated request Wednesday by Palm Beach Aggregates to change the land-use designation of a 142-acre parcel in the Glades Area Protection Overlay from rural residential to an economic development center. Although initiation...

Wellington Council Rejects Engineer’s $23 Million Stormwater Plan

The Wellington Village Council on Tuesday rejected its engineer’s report recommending $23 million in flood prevention measures, saying that it did not cite enough positive results to justify the cost. However, council members agreed to a $30 increase in assessments...

Wellington Budget Funds A Five-Day Week For Some Village Staffers

Workers at Wellington’s village hall will return to a five-day work week if the Wellington Village Council keeps the recommendation in its preliminary budget approved Tuesday that would provide an additional $100,000 to finance the change. Wellington switched several years...

The World’s Second-Ugliest Dog Is One Sweet Pup

BY ADAM NIR How can a dog that finished as runner-up in the “World’s Ugliest Dog” contest be considered cute? Quasi Modo — called Quasi by his owners, Mike Carroll and Ginnie Sayre — is just such a pup. “She was...

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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...