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RPB Prepares To Launch New Stormwater Utility

Royal Palm Beach has developed a policy and procedures manual to help implement its new stormwater utility, approved earlier this year. The Royal Palm Beach Village Council was scheduled to approve the manual Thursday. The new policies implement an ordinance...

Wellington Committee Reviews Equestrian Data

Members of the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee had a chance last week to review the preliminary draft of a report giving an overview of Wellington’s equestrian community. The report encompasses all the information on the equestrian community gathered as part...

Acreage Woman Finds Fulfillment As Children’s Author

After years of working and raising her son and stepchildren, children’s author Kimberling Galeti Kennedy never forgot her passion for writing. Today she is the author of two books — her first, Why You Should Laugh Three Times a Day,...

County Learns From Tropical Storm Isaac

“Lessons from Isaac Flooding” was the topic at County Commissioner Jess Santamaria’s community forum meeting Wednesday at the original Wellington Mall. Speakers included Deputy County Administrator Brad Merriman, who said the county’s level of cooperation with municipalities and water management...

SFWMD Official Explains Drainage Intricacies At Chamber Lunch

Members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce learned more about Tropical Storm Isaac, which flooded the community last month, during a luncheon Wednesday. South Florida Water Management District Intergovernmental Representative Pam Mac’Kie explained not only the effects of the storm,...

Acreage Residents Continue Search For Answers

Though Tropical Storm Isaac has long since passed over the western communities, many residents of The Acreage are still searching for answers and seeking to prevent future flooding problems. More than 100 people stopped in Tuesday at Acreage Pines Elementary...

Kids Tennis Day Of Play Set For Oct. 6

The United States Tennis Association and the Wellington Tennis Center are calling all kids 10 and under to get up and active on Saturday, Oct. 6 as part of the USTA Free Tennis Play Days in celebration of Nickelodeon’s...

As Porath Retires, Barbuto Takes Helm At Law Firm

The first general attorney to practice full time in Wellington, Ann Porath has officially retired from her firm Porath & Barbuto, after 28 years serving the community. Partner Anthony Barbuto has taken over the reins, changing the firm’s name to...

ITID Candidate Question 1: What Makes You Qualified To Serve?

From now until the election, the Town-Crier will ask questions each week to the four Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors Seat 2 and Seat 4 candidates. This week’s question: Tell us a little bit about your background....

$13,000 In Cash, Goods Stolen From RPB Home

SEPT. 14 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home on Kensington Way last Friday morning regarding a delayed burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim...

Acreage Residents Demand Better Drainage

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors heard a barrage of complaints Wednesday from several dozen residents angry about flooding in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac. Flooding across the community kept residents of The Acreage without four-wheel drive...

Ceremony In Wellington Recalls 9/11

Wellington commemorated the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks Tuesday with a ceremony in front of the Patriot Memorial. Village officials spoke of the tragedies, and the crowd participated in a moment of silence before a wreath-laying ceremony. “On this day, 11...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...