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Wellington Working Around The Clock To Drain Stormwater

As floodwaters begin to subside, Wellington officials said they will continue to work around the clock to help those areas most damaged by the crippling rainfall from Tropical Storm Isaac. Though northern sections of the village are drying out, areas...

Grille Gets Extended Hours, With More Conditions

Members of the Wellington Village Council agreed this week to extend the hours of operation for the Grille Fashion Cuisine on South Shore Blvd. and sign off on a cocktail lounge designation for the business, but they also insisted...

Capt. Hart Asks For Help Fighting Problem Tenants

Getting Wellington’s transitional neighborhoods back on track will take measures “with some teeth,” Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jay Hart told members of the Wellington Village Council on Tuesday. The issue arose during discussion of the PBSO’s agreement and...

Commissioners OK Livestock, Postpone Other Rules

In a 4-3 decision, the Palm Beach County Commission last week approved a change to the Uniform Land Development Code that will allow livestock to be kept on property in The Acreage and Jupiter Farms. The change, approved Aug. 23,...

Temple Moves Ahead With New Building

After five years in the community, Temple B’nai Jacob is moving forward with plans to build a new synagogue. More than 40 temple members gathered on the stormy Sunday afternoon of Aug. 26 for a reception at the home of...

Acreage/Loxahatchee Relay For Life Seeks Volunteers

Two-time cancer survivor Diane O’Connor is asking for support from the community for the 2013 American Cancer Society Loxahatchee/Acreage Relay for Life. As the 2013 event chair, she is gearing up early, recruiting committee members and getting fundraising efforts...

RPB Zoners Approve Signs For 7-Eleven Conversion

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission approved a sign package on Tuesday to convert a convenience store to a 7-Eleven store at the Mobil gas station in the Crossroads Shopping Center at the northeast corner of Royal...

PBSO: Beware Burglaries, Truck Thefts In Groves

A rash of home burglaries and truck thefts have marred Loxahatchee Groves’ usually low crime rate, according to Lt. David Combs, commander of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 15 substation. “We’ve had a number of burglaries and stolen...

Gina Sauber Entertains With Stories Of ‘A Time Remembered’

Dressed in a flowered cotton long dress and blouse in the style a pioneer woman might have made for herself, Gina Sauber of Loxahatchee Groves focused on early lifestyles of Floridians in her presentation “A Time Remembered” last week...

Sisters Decorate Bottles To Raise Money For Charity

Sitting at the kitchen table of their Wellington home, 11-year-old Michaela and 14-year-old Samantha Ryan carefully paint empty wine bottles with intricate designs. The sisters have painted more than 20 bottles since they began selling them for charity in July...

Jewelry Stolen From Home In Wellington

AUG. 28 — A resident of Headwater Circle contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington on Tuesday evening to report a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., someone...

ITID Update On The Aftermath Of Tropical Storm Isaac

The following update was released today by the Indian Trail Improvement District: The Indian Trail Improvement District, the South Florida Water Management District, Palm Beach County, the Department of Health, the Solid Waste Authority, and the Palm Beach County School...

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