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Committee OKs More Lot Coverage For Rustic Ranches

Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee recommended approval Wednesday, June 12 of an ordinance that would allow residents in the Rustic Ranches community more lot coverage. Wellington Principal Planner Bill Nemser told committee members that currently Rustic Ranches has 5-acre and 10-acre...

Central Chamber Hosts Legislators, Presents Awards

State Rep. Mark Pafford (D-District 86), State Rep. Lori Berman (D-District 90) and State Sen. Jeff Clemens (D-District 27) were guest speakers at the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce’s luncheon Monday at the Wellington Community Center. Pafford, who...

Equestrian Village Owner Signs On To The Settlement

Wellington will get some reprieve from its legal woes after the owners of the Equestrian Village site accepted an agreement to halt litigation for 180 days and refile permit applications. Village Manager Paul Schofield told the Town-Crier on Tuesday that...

County OKs IG Budget After Input From League Of Cities

The Palm Beach County Commission unanimously approved next year’s budget for the Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday after hearing from an attorney speaking on behalf of the Palm Beach County League of Cities. Attorney Brad Biggs, representing the...

Savings For Acreage Residents In SWA Draft Budget

The Palm Beach County Commission, sitting as the Solid Waste Authority Governing Board, gave initial approval last week to the SWA’s 2014 budget. At the June 12 public hearing and workshop, the budget passed with a $1 increase in the...

Red-Light Runners Have New Option To Fight Tickets

BY ANNE CHECKOSKY Soon, anyone who gets a ticket for running a red light at any of the 10 unmanned cameras in unincorporated Palm Beach County and wants to challenge it, will have a choice in how to do that. Violators...

Firm Educates Businesses On Post-Storm Data Recovery

BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS The information technology services firm 3C Network Consultants gave a presentation Thursday, June 13 at the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce building in Loxahatchee Groves concerning the potential loss of data that a business could...

Emergency Communications Demo June 22-23 At Okeeheelee

A higher-than-average number of tropical cyclones are expected this year. Despite the Internet, cell phones, e-mail and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark. Hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of...

PBSO Investigating Reports Of Vandalism

JUNE 17 — A resident of Draft Horse Lane contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington early Monday morning to report an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, the victim was driving on Wellington...

PBSO Seeks Information On RPB Robbery Suspect

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in finding a suspect wanted in connection with a May 21 robbery at a bank in Royal Palm Beach. On May 21 at 12:40 p.m., an armed robbery occurred...

Acreage Woman Dies After Hit-And-Run While Bicycling

JUNE 16 — An Acreage woman was killed last Sunday morning while biking along the shoulder of the road on Tangerine Blvd. west of 120th Avenue North. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, 40-year-old Katherine Rigby...

Schofield Under Fire As Council Debates His Future

Members of the Wellington Village Council tabled a discussion Tuesday on whether to fire Village Manager Paul Schofield (shown above). Discussion of the issue was a last-minute addition to the agenda Monday by Councilman Matt Willhite. Though he had support...

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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...