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Wellington To Explore Hiring In-House Legal Counsel

The Wellington Village Council decided Wednesday to hire a consulting firm to help determine whether Wellington should hire in-house legal counsel or stay with a contracted law firm. Councilwoman Anne Gerwig was the lone dissenter in a 4-1 vote to...

Presentation Recounts History Of Acreage Drainage

The Acreage Landowners’ Association hosted a primer on how the community’s canals and drainage systems work, during a special meeting Monday, Sept. 10. About 30 people gathered in the Seminole Ridge High School auditorium for “Canals 101,” a presentation put...

Council Redo: No Cocktail Lounge OK For The Grille

In an attempt to clarify a decision made last month, the Grille Fashion Cuisine was subjected to additional conditions Tuesday in a move that Vice Mayor Howard Coates labeled “anti-competitive.” The change, clarified by Councilman John Greene, revokes the restaurant’s...

Rotary Peace Day Ceremony Sept. 21 In Wellington

As it does every year, the Wellington Rotary Club sponsored several contests as part of its annual peace initiative. Schools throughout the community participated during April and May in poster, poetry and essay contests. The involvement of Wellington students...

Tom Neumann Wins Allstate Foundation Contest

Tom Neumann of the Allstate/Tom Neumann Agency was named the Allstate Foundation’s Hand in Hand Contest winner from the Florida region, and his winning nonprofit is Dream Sponsors Inc. In honor of the Allstate Foundation’s 60th anniversary, the company provided...

Woman Scammed Out Of $1,000 Cash

SEPT. 10 — A Royal Palm Beach resident called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach on Monday afternoon to report a case of fraud after she was allegedly scammed out of $1,000. According to...

West Nile Virus Claims Loxahatchee Horse

The Palm Beach County Health Department has received confirmation from the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services that an horse euthanized in Loxahatchee last week is confirmed to have contracted West Nile Virus. West Nile Virus is spread...

Dancer Eliana Girard Earns TV Fame

More than 25 family members and friends gathered last Wednesday night at I’m Greek Today restaurant in Royal Palm Beach for a watch party for Eliana Girard, the 21-year-old Wellington native who is appearing in Fox’s hit show So...

Everglades Projects Let RPB Drain Quickly After Storm

Royal Palm Beach got through the rains of Tropical Storm Isaac relatively well, although there was some road damage, Village Manager Ray Liggins told the Town-Crier this week. “From the roads being inundated, we do have about $300,000 worth of...

Wellington Aims To Learn From Storm

As Wellington continues to pump water out of the area, officials are studying the effects of Tropical Storm Isaac to see what improvements can be made. “The work isn’t over,” Deputy Village Manager John Bonde told the Town-Crier Monday. “Now,...

Officials Keeping Wary Eye On Corbett Berm

The Indian Trail Improvement District, in coordination with Palm Beach County’s Emergency Operations Center, issued an announcement Wednesday putting Acreage residents near the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area berm on alert to be prepared to take appropriate action in...

Wellington To Host 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Wellington will host an intimate memorial ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 11 to honor those lost in the 9/11 attacks. Starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Wellington Patriot Memorial, village officials will gather before the regular Wellington Village Council meeting to commemorate...

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Among the marquee local races on the ballot this election is the race for Palm Beach County Sheriff, in...