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RPB Rotary Sponsors Portuguese Program

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held the first week of its sponsored program Vamos Falar Portugues on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Whole Foods Market in Wellington. The program, which translates to “Let’s Speak Portuguese,” is an eight-week Portuguese...

Wellington’s Community Fitness Run Set For Nov. 3

Wellington, the Palms West Community Foundation and presenting sponsor Royal Palm Toyota will host the 15th annual Community Fitness Run & Walk on Saturday, Nov. 3 at Wellington Town Center. The USATF-certified race and non-competitive walk will benefit the Palms...

Zimmer-Bordenave Promoted To Taubman Regional VP

Dorian Zimmer-Bordenave, general manager of the Mall at Wellington Green, has been promoted to regional vice president of center operations for the Taubman Company. Based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Taubman owns, leases and/or manages 28 shopping centers, including the...

Two Goats Stolen From Acreage Home

OCT. 7 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded to a home on 52nd Road North last Sunday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim last saw her two...

SFWMD Discusses Storm Response With LGLA Members

Representatives from the South Florida Water Management District brought the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association up to date last week about what was done to deal with the deluge of 12 to 18 inches of rainfall from Tropical Storm Isaac. “We...

Home Depot Helps Panther Ridge Rebuild After Storm

Twelve volunteers from the Home Depot Foundation’s Team Depot gave up hours of their day off on Thursday, Sept. 27 to assist in renovations at the Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Wellington. The 13-year-old exotic cat sanctuary developed water damage...

David Swift To Challenge Martha Webster

Next year’s election in Royal Palm Beach got off to an early start this week when former Councilman David Swift announced plans to challenge incumbent Councilwoman Martha Webster for her seat on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. Webster’s Group...

Anti-Abortion Activist Takes Aim At Congressman Hastings

U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Miramar) has spent two decades representing South Florida in Washington, D.C. He is running for re-election this year in the newly drawn 20th Congressional District. The district, which spans from downtown Fort Lauderdale into the Glades,...

ITID Candidate Question 3: Paved Vs. Unpaved Roads In The Acreage

From now until the election, the Town-Crier will ask questions each week to the four Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors Seat 2 and Seat 4 candidates. This week’s question: What are your thoughts regarding paved versus unpaved...

Wellington Businesses Get Reprieve From Enforcement

Several Wellington businesses will get a reprieve from strict enforcement of hours of operation while village officials reconsider the rules. Last week, about 13 Wellington businesses located within 300 feet of homes received letters from the village alerting them that...

Tight Budget Has RPB Shifting Rec Project Priorities

A $200,000 improvement project at Lindsay Ewing Park near Royal Palm Beach Village Hall planned for 2013 has been moved back to 2015 due to budget constraints. That decision was among a number of items Parks & Recreation Director Lou...

Wellington Regional Celebrates New Miller Pavilion

Promising a new era in patient care, Wellington Regional Medical Center cut the ribbon Wednesday on its Alan B. Miller Pavilion. The 103,000-square-foot, three-story addition adds 80 all-private acute-care suites featuring bedside computers and the most advanced patient care technology. The...

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Powerful Tornado Cuts Through Western Wellington, Leaving Behind Devastation

A powerful tornado touched down in the western Wellington area, traveling northeast through parts of the Acreage/Loxahatchee area, at...