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Major WRMC Expansion Project Nears Completion

Wellington Regional Medical Center’s $50 million expansion project is well underway, with a grand opening scheduled for Oct. 3. The three floors of the 103,000-square-foot Alan B. Miller Pavilion will add 80 new private patient rooms to bring the total...

Peterson Win Sets Up Faceoff With Abruzzo For Senate

Equestrian activist Melanie Peterson’s narrow victory over attorney Geoff Sommers in Tuesday’s Republican Primary for the newly drawn District 25 Florida Senate seat has set the stage for a faceoff against State Rep. Joseph Abruzzo (D-District 85), the Democratic...

Young Water-Skier Ready To Compete At Nationals

Gliding from side to side, water-skier Ashley Stevens goes 32 miles an hour on Lake Okeeheelee as she practices for this week’s GOODE National Water Ski Championships at Okeeheelee Park. SEE VIDEO ON ASHLEY STEVENS A Wellington resident, Stevens was destined...

Countywide Officials Cruise To New Terms

Tuesday was a great day to be an incumbent constitutional officer in Palm Beach County. Five countywide officials were up for re-election, and all five were returned to their positions by large margins. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw easily defeated two challengers,...

Rally Aims To Give Recent Events Historical Perspective

A group of residents concerned about misinformation surrounding the Equestrian Village property met Monday, Aug. 13. The crowd packed the courtyard in the original Wellington Mall for the “Tell the Truth” gathering. Speakers included former County Commissioner Ken Adams, former Wellington...

LGWCD Taps Rockett To Negotiate New Saunier Contract

Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District supervisors Tuesday appointed Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Jim Rockett to negotiate a new contract with LGWCD Administrator Clete Saunier. Under the arrangement, supervisors would provide input through the district’s legal staff and forward it to Rockett....

Frannie’s Restaurant Grand Reopening Aug. 25

For more than 20 years, Frannie’s Restaurant in Royal Palm Beach has been providing home-cooked meals in a comfortable atmosphere. The popular eatery is known not only for its Southern-style food, but for its extensive history in the western communities. VIDEO:...

Panthers Now On Exhibit At Palm Beach Zoo

Two panthers have arrived at the Palm Beach Zoo and now are on public exhibit. “The arrival of these cats is an exciting moment for the zoo,” Assistant Zoo Director Keith Lovett said. “Our mission is to inspire people to...

Korte & Wortman Hosts Wellington HOA Symposium

Thirty residents active in their homeowners’ associations attended Wellington’s first HOA Symposium last week, taking advantage of an opportunity to ask legal, financial, procedural and maintenance questions of local experts serving HOAs throughout Palm Beach County. Members of every Wellington...

Pet Pig Stolen From Acreage Residence

AUG. 12 — A resident of Orange Blvd. called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Sunday afternoon to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim said that sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30...

Constitutional Officers Win Re-Election

Tuesday was a great day to be an incumbent constitutional officer in Palm Beach County. Five countywide officials were up for re-election, and all five appear to have won easy re-election, according to nearly complete unofficial results. In the race...

Weinroth: Change Needed At ‘Top-Heavy’ Office

Attorney and businessman Robert Weinroth is challenging five-term incumbent Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Gary Nikolits in the Tuesday, Aug. 14 election. The Property Appraiser’s Office assesses property values based on state law, which then determines a property owner’s ad...

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Wellington Garden Club Hosts Annual Tree Planting Event At Rotary Peace Park

The Wellington Garden Club, in partnership with the Village of Wellington, held its 10th annual tree planting event at...