BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS
Last October, fourth-grade student Sierra Lyn Rush competed in the “Princess” division of Miss Rodeo Palm Beach County, winning the crown and securing her spot to compete at the state level. Now, Rush will vie for the...
Discussion at State Rep. Mark Pafford’s town hall meeting on the 2013 legislative session Thursday, May 30 at Keiser University in West Palm Beach included his assertion that the state’s new $74 billion budget did not include enough detail...
BY ANNE CHECKOSKY
Officials are worried that Palm Beach County’s good fortune over the last eight years — no hurricanes since Wilma in 2005 — may have lulled residents into complacency. And that could be dangerous, because experts are predicting...
Members of the Wellington Village Council heard concerns last week from an auditing firm hired last year to scour Wellington’s books for waste and mismanagement. But the concerns were less about financial matters than staff response to auditors’ concerns.
Auditor...
The race for the Palm Beach County Commission District 6 seat got off to an early start this week when two candidates announced they’re running to replace term-limited County Commissioner Jess Santamaria in November 2014.
Former Wellington Mayor Kathy Foster...
During commissioners’ comments at the end of Tuesday’s Palm Beach County Commission meeting, Mayor Steven Abrams (above) asked his fellow commissioners to let county staff investigate the possibility of having the Palm Beach Clerk & Comptroller assume the functions...
Palm Beach County commissioners gave preliminary approval to an ordinance Tuesday amending the county’s traffic light camera ordinance with the understanding that they will hear a complete report on the status of traffic light cameras at a meeting in...
The Indian Trail Improvement District’s request to get approval for more stormwater discharge is moving forward, but could be held up due to leadership changes at the South Florida Water Management District.
Although ITID has been fighting for more discharge...
MAY 10 — Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking the public’s assistance identifying a suspect wanted for fraudulent use of credit card information on May 10 at the Best Buy store on State Road 7 in Wellington.
According...
MAY 29 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a gas station on State Road 7 last Wednesday night regarding a case of forgery. According to a PBSO...
The Palm Beach County Commission heard county staff’s final report on the 2013 legislative session Tuesday, naming several victories and losses.
Legislative Affairs Director Todd Bonlarron (shown above) introduced the seven-member team that lobbied for the county.
“As you can see,...
APRIL 25 — Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking the public’s assistance finding a man in connection with the April 25 theft of eye glasses at the LensCrafters store in the Mall at Wellington Green.
According to a...
