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Polo Season Continues With Joe Barry Memorial Cup Finals Sunday

Los Machitos upset Coca-Cola last Sunday after six chukkers of nose-to-nose combat in 20-goal Joe Barry Memorial Cup action at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. American 9-goaler Julio Arellano scored the opening goal of the day for Coca-Cola, but...

County Mayor To Party For The Homeless

Just two months into her new role as Palm Beach County mayor, Commissioner Priscilla Taylor is throwing a party with a purpose. The inaugural Mayor’s Ball on March 8 will benefit the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County. The ball...

Adolescents Aging Out Of Foster Care Benefit From NCJW Shower

The Palm Beach Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, in partnership with Vita Nova, held a shower recently at the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club, netting hundreds of household items that will go to adolescents aging out...

Palm Beach Symphony To Celebrate 40th Anniversary Feb. 3

The Palm Beach Symphony’s Feb. 3 concert “Tubes & Pipes” will be held at the historic Bethesda-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church. It will highlight a Nico Muhly fanfare especially commissioned to celebrate the symphony’s 40th anniversary season. The present-day composer’s work will...

New County Foreclosure Cases Lowest Since 2006

The total number of new foreclosure cases filed with the Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller is at its lowest point in seven years, with new foreclosures down 36 percent in 2013 compared with 2012. There were 9,857 new foreclosures...

Alert Horse Helps Thwart Attempted Dog Theft

JAN. 12 — A resident of the Deer Run community called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation on Sunday, Jan. 12 after someone tried to steal her dog. According to a PBSO report, the victim was outside...

Wellington Passes Ordinance Banning ‘Puppy Mill’ Sales

Members of the Wellington Village Council took a step this week to end the sale of “puppy mill” pets in the village. On Tuesday, the council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance that would ban the direct sale...

RPBHS Seeks To Reduce Number Of Homeless Students

Garrett Johnson, Royal Palm Beach High School’s student appointee to the Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board, gave a report on homeless students at the committee’s meeting Monday. Johnson is working on a project called Helping Hands for the Florida...

County Continues Wage Recovery Program Funding

The Palm Beach County Commission extended its wage recovery program for another year Tuesday after a successful first year that saw the recovery of more than $200,000 in wages that employers had tried to withhold unfairly from workers. Assistant County...

Wellington Election: Matt Kurit Will Run Against Coates

Wellington resident Matt Kurit announced last week that he will run for Seat 3 on the Wellington Village Council, challenging incumbent Vice Mayor Howard Coates in the March 11 municipal election. Seat 2, currently held by Wellington Councilwoman Anne Gerwig,...

Groves Council Seeks To Push Ahead On Roads

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council directed town staff Tuesday to move ahead on resurfacing Bryan and Compton roads and Marcella Blvd., after some council members expressed consternation that Town Manager Mark Kutney had called for an engineer to inspect...

Western Council Updating Its Documents

The Western Communities Council is preparing to review its articles of incorporation, which have not been updated since they were written in 1989. The articles currently include provisions such that homeowners’ associations and the City of West Palm Beach can...

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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...