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Opinions Differ On Handling Groves Road Ownership

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council took steps Tuesday to begin resolving issues regarding road ownership and goals for road paving. Mayor Dave Browning was absent from Tuesday’s special meeting, and Councilman Tom Goltzené left early, leaving Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel...

Women’s Group Plans May 5 Fundraiser

Women helping women is what the Women of the Western Communities is all about. The organization has been giving back to the community for more than three decades. In order to continue helping other women in need, the Women of...

Healthcare Act The Topic Of FLARA Forum

The Florida Alliance for Retired Americans held a forum on the Affordable Healthcare Act on Tuesday, April 9 at the Wellington library. Attorney Matthew Vanden Bosch addressed the legal aspects of the act while FLARA President Tony Fransetta explained...

Presentations Show Pitfalls In ITID Drainage Upgrades

Indian Trail Improvement District supervisors gathered with residents and ITID staff for a drainage workshop Monday where they heard from South Florida Water Management District representatives as well as former ITID engineer Jay Foy. ITID officials organized the meeting to...

Positive Reviews For New RPB Commons Park

More than 50,000 people were on hand for last month’s grand opening weekend of the new Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Director Lou Recchio updated Recreation Advisory Board members about the park’s opening celebration...

Wellington OKs New Plat For Polo’s Blue Cypress

Members of the Wellington Village Council unanimously approved a resolution last week to plat the Blue Cypress development at Palm Beach Polo & Country Club. The change was necessary after Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board voted last year to...

Neil S. Hirsch Boys & Girls Club Opening April 28

After 25 years of serving Wellington’s youth, and more than eight years of tireless expansion efforts, the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club will open with a community-wide open house and celebration Sunday, April 28 from 1...

Democratic Club Meeting Features PBC Inspector General

The Mid-County Democratic Club met Monday, April 15 at Tree’s Wings in Royal Palm Beach with guest speakers Palm Beach County Inspector General Sheryl Steckler and County Commissioner Jess Santamaria. Steckler spoke about the duties of her office, along...

Vehicle Burglaries Reported In Olympia

APRIL 10 — A resident of Olympia called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in Wellington last Wednesday morning to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. last Tuesday and 5:30 a.m. the...

Disabled Dressage Rider Seeks Help In Adopting Horse

BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS Athletes and spectators alike know that it is never easy to get back into the saddle after being sidelined by an injury, especially one that leaves a rider permanently disabled. After a crippling accident and an 11-year...

RPB Finance Director Explains Changes In Accounting

In a report to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week, Finance Director Stan Hochman explained the recent action taken in reallocating the $66 million from the village’s water utility sale into the general fund, and the allocation...

Wellington Sends RV Rules Back To The Drawing Board

Plans for governing recreational vehicle use in Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve were once again waylaid after council members worried the changes could allow for the proliferation of the temporary homes. After debating for more than an hour Tuesday night, council members...

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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...