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Gerwig Challenging Waldron In Race For House District 93

Among the key races on the general election ballot for Wellington voters will be a sharply contested contest in State House District 93, which features incumbent State Rep. Katherine Waldron, a Democrat, being challenged by former Wellington Mayor Anne...

Wellington Council Learns More About Private School Pitched For K-Park

Executives from the Related Companies acknowledge that building a $250 million private school next to a proposed mixed-use development in Wellington is new for them and not without risk, but they pitched village leaders that it makes sense. At a...

RPB Zoners Support Baptist Health’s ‘Integrated Care Center’ On SR 7

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission approved a series of variances, a special exception use, site plan modification and architectural approval on Tuesday, Sept. 24 for Baptist Health’s planned “integrated care center” on State Road 7. The new...

ITID Still Wrestling With Concerns Over Halloween On Citrus Grove Blvd.

What started off as a neighborhood event for children along Citrus Grove Blvd. has morphed into a Halloween monster, one of the event’s founders told the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, Sept. 18. “It has turned...

Betty Argue Counting On Experience To Carry ITID’s Seat 4

Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Betty Argue said this week that she is comfortable that the area’s informed voters will choose her during the Nov. 5 general election for Seat 4 on the ITID Board of Supervisors, but angry...

Melian Believes ITID Seat 4 Needs Her Youth, Fresh Perspective

Natalia Melian-Torres said that the plight of big-rig truckers, like her husband, got her interested in politics, but she is far from a one-issue candidate. “The parks are horrible… traffic is unbearable… improvements are needed in drainage… the milled...

Incumbent Jordano Slams PACs, Seeks Neighborhood Support

In the race for Indian Trail Improvement District Seat 2, incumbent Supervisor Keith Jordano said this week that he knows he’s fighting an uphill battle against challenger Richard Vassalotti II. “This situation is akin to David vs. Goliath,” said Jordano,...

Vassalotti Aims To Listen To The ‘Heartbeat’ Of The Community

After winning 40.03 percent of the vote in the six-way primary for Indian Trail Improvement District Seat 2 in August, candidate Richard Vassalotti II said a lot of hard work and listening to the “heartbeat” of the community paid...

Speed Cameras May Soon Be Coming To Wellington School Zones

Wellington could become the first municipality in Palm Beach County to approve automated speed enforcement in school zones if the Wellington Village Council chooses to do so on Tuesday, Oct. 8, a representative for a company providing such equipment...

RPB Council OKs Variance For Business That Repairs Plane Parts

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council began its Thursday, Sept. 19 meeting with a moment of silence to honor Mayor Fred Pinto, who passed away suddenly five days earlier. Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara, who ran the meeting, paid tribute to...

Farewell To Mayor Fred Pinto

Members of the Royal Palm Beach community gathered at Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church on Saturday, Sept. 28 to bid farewell to late Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto, who passed away Sept. 14. After the...

Incumbent Faces Challenge In Race For PBC Elections Chief

BY CHRISTOPHER VARGAS As Palm Beach County gears up for the 2024 general election, with a variety of races set to determine key government positions, one of the decisions that voters will make is who should be running the county’s...

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Marty Haist – Published Nov. 15, 2024

It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Martin Eugene Haist, a beloved figure in...