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RPB Council Grants Final OK For Garage Sale Change

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council gave final approval last week to an ordinance that increases the number of annual garage sales allowed per property from two to three. The ordinance also limits the frequency of yard sales to...

Jim Rockett Narrowly Keeps Seat On Lox Council

Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Jim Rockett won a narrow re-election victory Tuesday, defeating challenger Todd McLendon in the race for Seat 2 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council. Rockett drew 312 votes (52.53 percent) to McLendon’s 282 votes (47.47 percent)...

Wellington Gets Several Proposals For K-Park Land

A horse park with a hotel and a hotel with a baseball complex are two ideas the Wellington Village Council might consider for the vacant K-Park property on State Road 7. Village Manager Paul Schofield told council members at their...

Flavors Of Wellington Returns To PBIEC On April 5

For the 10th year, Wellington’s best restaurants will offer up tasty treats during Flavors of Wellington 2013, presented by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 5 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center from 6:30 to 9:30...

RPB’s Sunshine League Gets Ready To Start New Season

This spring, the Bob Marcello Baseball Complex in Royal Palm Beach will light up with cheers, laughs and smiles as members of the Sunshine League take the plate — and there’s still time to get involved. Each Friday between April...

$50,000 In Cash And Jewelry Stolen From RPB Home

MARCH 6 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home on Park Road North last Wednesday evening regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between...

Rockett Puts Focus On Fiscal Expertise, Accomplishments

Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Jim Rockett is asking voters to return him to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council for a second three-year term. Rockett faces challenger Todd McLendon on Tuesday, March 12 in the race for Seat 2 on the...

Wellington Irked By More Fast Food On State Road 7

The Wellington Village Council voted 4-1 last week to alter the comprehensive plan and allow another fast-food restaurant in the Village Green Center on State Road 7 at Stribling Way. Vice Mayor Howard Coates was the lone dissenter, but other...

RPB Zoners OK Trees For RPB Blvd.

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of a request by the Country Club Village Homeowners’ Association last week to replace trees in the roadway buffer along Royal Palm Beach Blvd. The trees in question had either...

Todd McLendon Opposes Campus, Aggressive Code Enforcement

Loxahatchee Groves activist Todd McLendon is challenging incumbent Jim Rockett for Seat 2 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council in the March 12 election. McLendon, a leader in the petition drive to force the repeal of the council’s approval of...

ITID Getting $1.5 Million From FEMA For Isaac Work

The Indian Trail Improvement District has received approval for approximately $1.5 million in assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for expenses incurred during recovery from the flooding during Tropical Storm Isaac. “We have been working with FEMA to submit...

Pinto Puts Focus On Leadership And Experience

Royal Palm Beach Vice Mayor Fred Pinto faces a challenge from teacher Justin Sallenbach in his bid for a sixth two-year term on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. Pinto, who has held office since 2003, is seeking re-election to...

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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...