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2014 Will Be An Action-Packed Year At International Polo

The International Polo Club Palm Beach kicked off 16 weeks of high-goal polo last weekend, offering the community the opportunity to see top athletes compete through April 20. This year, the biggest tournament in the country will be broadcast on...

Laurel Bennett Brings RPB Mayor Candidates To Four

The March mayoral election in Royal Palm Beach became a four-way race this week when a third candidate came forward to challenge two-term incumbent Mayor Matty Mattioli. Businesswoman Laurel Bennett joins former Councilwoman Martha Webster and community activist Felicia Matula,...

Town Implementing Ordinance Allowing Golf Carts On Roads

Residents of Loxahatchee Groves can use golf carts on most roadways now that the town has signs in place regarding the rules operators must follow. The council gave final approval to an ordinance authorizing golf cart use on roads last...

Hundreds Attend County Meeting Focused On Minto

Several hundred people from the western communities, including a number of elected officials, attended a meeting with Palm Beach County planning staff Tuesday regarding the proposed Minto West development and other large-scale projects. The meeting at the county’s Vista Center...

Southeast Florida 50-Year Plan Faces Rocky Road To OK

Southeast Florida’s Seven50 Plan — which aims to plan for the next 50 years across a seven-county area — faces a hard road to approval, with opposition mounting from those who think the plan will bring just more, bigger...

Yard Sale Aims To Cover Expenses For Acreage Woman

Friends and family of an Acreage woman are asking for the support of the community as they raise money for a procedure that doctors say could change her life. On Saturday, Jan. 25, family and friends of Dana Reeves will...

Wellington’s Trash Trucks Switching To Natural Gas Power

Wellington will soon become the first municipality in Palm Beach County to have garbage trucks that run on clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) rather than diesel fuel. “Waste Management is working in partnership with Wellington regarding our trash and recycling,”...

Business Group To Gather Jan. 16 For Season’s First Mixer

The Western Communities Business Group will hold its first mixer of the year at the Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall on Thursday, Jan. 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall...

Folk Trio Gathering Time Returns To Wellington Jan. 16

Gathering Time, the Long Island-based folk-rock harmony trio best described as a rocked-up Peter, Paul & Mary or a co-ed Crosby, Stills & Nash, will return to the Wellington Amphitheater on Thursday, Jan. 16. In addition to the popular songs...

Western Academy Charter School To Launch STEAM Academy

Western Academy Charter School in Royal Palm Beach, recently ranked in the top 20 percent of all schools in Florida, will launch a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Academy in August 2014 as a special academy...

Young Singers 5K Walk/Run Set For Feb. 1

The Young Singers of the Palm Beaches is proud to announce its inaugural Mary Murray Scholarship 5K Family Walk/Run. The event will benefit the scholarship fund named for Mary Murray, a.k.a. Memaw. Who is Mary Murray? She is the mother...

PBSO Investigating Suspicious Car Fire

JAN. 4 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to the scene of a fire on Southern Blvd. last Saturday night. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 10:30 p.m., a vehicle...

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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...