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Lox Ordinance Takes Aim At Manure Dumpers

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council passed a preliminary reading of amendments Tuesday designed to beef up its ordinance that regulates dumping of manure and horse bedding. The council also approved paving missing portions of North Road that were not included...

Margolis Puts Focus On Experience, Transparency

Former Wellington Councilman Bob Margolis hopes that voters will heed his campaign message of experience, transparency and ethics, and elect him mayor on Tuesday, March 13. “I believe that the council should listen and respond to residents’ needs,” said Margolis,...

Wellington Candidates Meet For Final Forum

Candidates for the Wellington Village Council met for the final time Thursday, March 1 to answer questions for voters as part of a forum hosted by the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce. Two Wellington council seats and the...

Mattioli Offers 18 Years Experience, Touts Success

Royal Palm Beach Mayor Matty Mattioli is seeking re-election Tuesday, March 13, focusing his campaign on his 18-year record of accomplishments in the community. Mattioli faces a challenge from first-time candidate Felicia Matula. As a 30-year resident, Mattioli was first...

Two Remaining RPB Seat 1 Candidates Debate

Jeff Hmara and Selena Smith — the two remaining candidates seeking the vacant Seat 1 on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council — participated in a candidates forum Wednesday night. Ken DeLaTorre, the third candidate in the race, withdrew Wednesday...

Matula Would Bring New Voice, New Perspective

Political newcomer Felicia Matula is challenging incumbent Royal Palm Beach Mayor Matty Mattioli in the Tuesday, March 13 election, promising to bring a new perspective to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. “The council should do what it is elected...

RPB Council Supports School At Albertsons Site

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council unanimously approved an application last week to allow a charter school to open at the old Albertsons grocery store site at the corner of Crestwood and Southern boulevards. A roomful of parents and store...

Al Paglia Seeks A Return To Public Service

Former Councilman Al Paglia hopes voters share his vision for Wellington and vote Tuesday, March 13 to return him to the Wellington Village Council. “Living in Wellington reaffirmed in my mind why I wanted to move here,” he said. “It’s...

Wellington OKs Bid For New Boys & Girls Club

The Wellington Boys & Girls Club is getting a new home after the Wellington Village Council unanimously approved a $3.6 million construction contract Tuesday, Feb. 28. The new digs, which will be built adjacent to Wellington’s water treatment plant site...

Ken DeLaTorre: Focus On Land-Planning Experience

With 13 years of experience in land-planning issues, Ken DeLaTorre believes that he has the proper expertise to serve on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. DeLaTorre joins Selena Smith and Jeff Hmara in the race for the council’s Seat...

Friends, School Honor Accident Victim Daniel McCauley

People remember his smile, faint but always prevalent. But mostly, 17-year-old Daniel McCauley is remembered for being an all-around great kid, with a lot going for him. A Palm Beach Central High School junior, he was on the varsity football...

Six Area Teachers Are Dwyer Finalists

Six local teachers are among the 25 finalists for this year’s Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education. Candidates will go for interviews before a panel of judges this Saturday, and winners will be selected in five categories: Elementary Education, Middle...

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Family, Friends & Faculty Celebrate New RPBHS Grads

Family, friends and faculty erupted in applause as the Royal Palm Beach High School Class of 2024 turned its...