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Young Acreage Boy Dies Following Tragic Accident

OCT. 6 — A 3-year-old Acreage boy was killed last Sunday morning after he was run over by a pickup truck. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, 28-year-old Christopher Pollard was driving a 1999 Ford pickup truck...

Tires Dumped In The Middle Of Lox Groves Road

OCT. 6 — A resident of D Road called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Sunday regarding an environmental crime. According to a PBSO report, the resident arrived home at approximately 8:10 p.m. and discovered that...

Groves Council Starts Over On Home Business Ordinance

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council scrapped an ordinance Tuesday that would have changed the town’s Unified Land Development Code to allow residential enterprises as a conditional use, opting instead to look into other alternatives. The council and town staff had...

Groves Resident Addresses LGLA On Scripps Research

Loxahatchee Groves resident George Voren, a University of Florida grad doing work at Scripps Florida in Jupiter, spoke at the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association meeting Sept. 26 about work the biotech firm is doing in understanding the neurological mechanisms...

ITID To Bid Electrical Work, Rather Than Use Piggyback Contract

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors last week decided to seek bids from electrical contractors rather than continue a piggyback contract it has maintained for many years. ITID staff had asked for approval at the Sept. 25 meeting...

Wellington Might Barricade Part Of Folkstone Circle

Next week, the Wellington Village Council will consider closing part of Folkstone Circle to curb traffic cutting through the neighborhood. At the Tuesday, Oct. 8 meeting, council members will decide whether the village should close a portion of Folkstone Circle...

School Garden Project Brings Community Together

Last week, the community came together to transform a beautiful garden at Elbridge Gale Elementary School into a top-of-the-line green space complete with hydroponic and aquaponic systems, garden beds, rain barrels and more. The goal is to teach children...

Margolis Upbeat On ‘State Of The Village’ At Lunch

Members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce got an update from Mayor Bob Margolis during the annual “State of the Village” luncheon Monday. During the event, sponsored by the Wellington Green Market and held at the Wanderers Club, Margolis said...

Equestrian Village Plan Wins Zoning Board Approval

Members of Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board recommended approval Wednesday of the latest plan for the controversial Equestrian Village project. While the master plan amendment was opposed by only Board Member Paul Adams, the more controversial compatibility determination split...

County Delays Rezoning Vote On 2,000-Home Development

The Palm Beach County Commission last week postponed a request by PBA Holdings to allow 1,200 acres of land zoned agricultural to revert to its previous residential approval for 2,000 homes it once had before the economic downturn. At the...

As Leader, Pafford Seeks Meaningful Role For Dems

Palm Beach County’s own State Rep. Mark Pafford (D-District 86) was elected by his peers Sept. 25 to serve as minority leader after the 2014 election, a role in which he believes he can lead Democrats to a better...

FLNA Inaugurates Statewide Training Series

On Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Florida League of Neighborhood Associations (FLNA) conducted the first in its series of free certification training courses for homeowners’ association board members. Board members from more than a dozen HOAs in Royal Palm Beach and...

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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...