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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...

County Undecided On ‘Chairman’ Or ‘Mayor’ Title

The Palm Beach County Commission approved amendments to its procedural rules Tuesday, but postponed a decision on the most high-profile suggestion — whether to give the commission’s leader the title “mayor” rather than “chairman.” “I’ve tried to explain the reasoning...

Wellington Latest Community To Plan Foreclosure Registry

Worried that unkempt vacant and foreclosed properties in Wellington could drag down home values, the Wellington Village Council voted unanimously last week on an ordinance that would give village code some teeth in tackling abatement issues. Dubbed the “Real Property...

RPB Students Fight Texting And Driving

More than 50 students trickle into the classroom of Royal Palm Beach High School teacher Maureen Witkowski. This is where they spent weeks planning and thinking of ways to reduce the number of students texting while driving. The students are...

Council Discusses Equestrian Plan With Committee

Members of the Wellington Village Council met with Equestrian Preserve Committee members last week to discuss progress on the village’s equestrian master plan. Wellington has been working on a new master plan to address equestrian issues since 2011, when it...

Okeechobee Input Session Exposes Wide Divide

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves invited residents’ input during a Wednesday meeting concerning the future of Okeechobee Blvd. As in previous such meetings, opinions varied widely, ranging from some homeowners advocating for making the road four lanes so they can...

Wellington Seniors Board Holds Inaugural Meeting

Years after a task force first asked the Wellington Village Council for a permanent voice for senior citizens in village matters, the inaugural Wellington Senior Advisory Committee finally will have that chance. The advisory board was approved earlier this year...

Regional Leaders Discuss Acreage Drainage Solutions

Several agencies met Wednesday to address how and why Tropical Storm Isaac caused widespread flooding in The Acreage and how to remedy the problems. Key projects discussed were drainage capacity improvements and reinforcing the dike separating the J.W. Corbett Wildlife...

ITID Administrator Tanya Quickel Offers To Resign

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors could start 2013 searching for a new district administrator. District Administrator Tanya Quickel offered her resignation at the tail end of the Dec. 12 board meeting after calls for reorganizing ITID’s leadership...

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HCA Florida Palms West Annual Robotics Night May 12

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital welcomes the community to learn more about robotic surgery and hear from leading robotic...