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Woman Assaulted Outside Home In Royal Palm Beach

DEC. 27 — A resident of the Archstone community called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach last Thursday afternoon to report an assault. According to a PBSO report, last Wednesday at approximately 2:30 p.m.,...

2012 In Review: Isaac’s Water Tops Acreage Headlines

Residents of the Acreage experienced twists and turns last year, taking the good with the bad. On one hand, several long-awaited projects moved forward, but on the other, the community was set back by massive flooding. Tropical Storm Isaac crippled...

2012 In Review: Elections Favored County Incumbents

In 2012, Palm Beach County saw the return of several familiar faces to office in hard-fought contests during its August and November elections. Residents also garnered support from the Palm Beach County Commission on concerns about keeping livestock under county...

2012 In Review: Park Delays Big Story In RPB

Royal Palm Beach played the waiting game in 2012 as plans that had been fueled in prior years continued to take shape. With only one change on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council after the March 2012 election, officials looked...

2012 In Review: New Council After Hard-Fought Election

For Wellington, 2012 was a year of controversy, divisiveness and change that threatened to split the community at its seams. Wellington was thrust into the spotlight with a high-profile election and recount that changed the makeup of the Wellington...

RPB Will Review Rules Regulating Yard Sales

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week agreed to look into the possibility of allowing residents four yard sales per year, rather than the two per year currently allowed. Longtime Royal Palm Beach resident Candice Cavaleri said that she...

Art Society’s ArtFest On The Green Jan. 5-6

ArtFest on the Green, the Wellington Art Society’s seventh annual fine art and fine craft show, will take place Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 5 and 6 at the Wellington Amphitheater. The show, previously called Fall Fling, has expanded over the...

2012 In Review: PBSC Campus Turns Controversial

For Loxahatchee Groves, 2012 brought resolution to several controversial issues as well as new and continued debate over others. The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District’s first qualified-elector vote ended with no change on the board, which later decided to part...

Overbudget Commons Park Set For Jan. 23 Finish

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council heard a report last week on the long-delayed Royal Palm Commons Park, now slated for completion by Jan. 23. Village Engineer Chris Marsh reported that despite the original estimate of $15.3 million, the project’s...

Lord’s Place Helps RPB Woman With ‘Miracle Baby’

Staff members at the Lord’s Place are privileged to witness “small miracles” often as they work with their clients to end their homelessness and find hope in renewed lives. Kendra Green feels like her life has been full of miracles...

Apple Devices Popular With Wellington Thieves

DEC. 23 — A Wellington man was arrested last Sunday afternoon on charges of theft after he was caught stealing a cellular phone from a business. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, an employee of a...

RPB Zoners OK New Color, Other Royal Inn Changes

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval Monday for improvements to the Royal Inn, including new paint colors along with parking and landscape modifications. The commission supported a proposal to repaint the hotel at the northwest corner...

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Wellington Resident Helen Gollins Celebrates 104th Birthday

Wellington resident Helen Gollins turns 104 years old on Dec. 27. To put that in perspective, World War I...