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Abruzzo, Pafford To Address Wellington Chamber Members June 17

State Sen. Joseph Abruzzo (D-District 25) and State Rep. Mark Pafford (D-District 86) will be the keynote speakers at the monthly Wellington Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Monday, June 17. The luncheon will be an interactive event featuring legislative...

Groups Reach Agreement On Dressage Dates

Equestrian Sport Productions and Wellington Classic Dressage announced Wednesday that they will host several international events at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival venue on the corner of South Shore Blvd. and Pierson Road. The proposal will utilize the AGDF venue...

New Wellington Moms Group Seeks Members

Building Better Moms (BBM) strives to build a community of mothers, where members meet together in a larger group setting and are connected with a small group of moms with whom they share a table at each BBM meeting....

Leadership Palm Beach County Celebrates Youth Leadership Program

Leadership Palm Beach County recently honored student graduates of its Youth Leadership Program and awarded college scholarships to nine program participants who reflected on leadership and their own career focus in outstanding essays. The graduation celebration was held May 15...

Teen Robbed At Gunpoint In RPB

MAY 24 — A teenager was robbed at gunpoint last Friday night while he was jogging along Pine Road in the Madison Green community. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, the teen was jogging near the...

OIG Funding Method, Lawsuit Defense Unchanged

The Palm Beach County Commission approved its staff recommendation Tuesday to continue its present method of financing the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and also pursue its defense of a lawsuit by 14 cities protesting the method of...

WHS Salutes The Class Of 2013

Wellington High School sent 569 graduates into the world Tuesday during its commencement exercises at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center. “Over the next several days in Palm Beach County, over 11,300 graduates will walk across this stage and receive...

County Commission Votes To Sell Mecca Farms To SFWMD

BY ANNE CHECKOSKY In a unanimous vote with little discussion, the Palm Beach County Commission took a giant step Tuesday in settling an issue that has plagued the county since 2004. The commissioners voted to sell the Mecca Farms property north...

RPB Council Agrees To Swap Bank For Retail On SR 7

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved a site plan modification last week for the Royal Office Park and Toys ‘R’ Us planned commercial development on State Road 7. The change replaces a 2,925-square-foot bank parcel with a 6,336-square-foot...

WWII Veteran Recalls Fallen Soldiers On Memorial Day

BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS Monday, May 27 is Memorial Day, and as America pauses to honor the memory of its fallen soldiers, World War II veteran Angelo Cona will remember the bravery of the men with whom he served in the...

CAFCI To Host Diversity Day Celebration In RPB

BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) in partnership with Royal Palm Beach will host a Cultural Diversity Day celebration at Veterans Park on Saturday, May 25 starting at 1 p.m. The event is free to the public. Cultural Diversity...

PBSO: Area Neighborhoods Attractive To Grow House Operators

BY ANNE CHECKOSKY The western communities make good places for marijuana grow houses. That’s the conclusion of area law enforcement officials and why they want to arm the public with information about how to spot and report them. “The size of...

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ITID Re-Opens Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park

On Saturday, March 9, the Indian Trail Improvement District held a grand re-opening ceremony for the district’s Nicole Hornstein...