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Area Golf Club Active In Job Training Program

With the unemployment rate gradually decreasing, initiatives such as the Workforce Alliance HOST program are contributing to boost the local economy. The Workforce Alliance’s Hospitality Occupation Service Training gives 18- to 21-year-olds the opportunity to follow a nine-week classroom training...

Equipment Stolen From RPB’s Field Operations Office

MAY 11 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to the RPB’s Field Operations office on Okeechobee Blvd. last Friday morning regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report,...

A1A Tennis Hosting Seminars For Local Players

Tennis players looking to brush up on their doubles game need look no further: A1A Tennis is bringing the Ten Commandments of Doubles to your local court. To help foster tennis in the western communities, A1A Tennis is offering a...

ITID Board OKs Concept For Community Center

Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors last week unanimously approved a $4 million cost estimate for the planned community center at Acreage Community Park. The $4 million figure meets what ITID has budgeted for the project, but the board...

Mancuso Serves The Community As Well As Clients

Charles Mancuso strives to be more than just an attorney. Although he has been practicing law since 1987, fighting for the rights of the injured at his practice the Law Office of Charles A. Mancuso, the Acreage resident believes...

High Schools Ready To Graduate Class Of 2012

Commencement exercises for the four public high schools serving the western communities will take place next week at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Royal Palm Beach High School’s graduation is set for Monday, May 21 at 8 a.m. The valedictorian is...

Snowball Aims To Keep Lox Groves Moving Forward

Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Supervisor Robert Snowball told the Town-Crier this week that he is seeking re-election to keep things moving forward in the community. Snowball will face challenger Roy Parks in an election set for Monday, June 25....

Wellington Eyes Lower Tax Rate, Smaller Budget

Wellington residents can expect a lower tax rate and a smaller budget next year under a preliminary budget proposal reviewed Wednesday by the Wellington Village Council. The proposed budget of $72.3 million is down 2.6 percent from the current year’s...

County Frowns On Proposal To Outsource 700 Jobs

The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday decided to schedule a workshop to study the recommendation of a consultant who suggested outsourcing 696 county jobs at an estimated savings of $12 million a year. County Administrator Bob Weisman said the...

Renewable Energy A Focus Of Green Conference

By Chris Felker The first part of the full agenda at the packed Florida Green, Energy & Climate Conference/Expo served up a lot of fuel for dreams among those who get excited about renewable energy sources and smart grid technology...

Wellington Postpones Senior Home Expansion Vote

The Wellington Village Council postponed a decision Tuesday on a zoning text amendment that would allow the expansion of a senior care facility in a residential neighborhood. Wellington Elder Care, which operates an assisted-living home on Lily Court, requested that...

Lion Country Seeks OK To Expand Walk-Through

The Palm Beach County Zoning Commission last week approved modifications necessary for an 11-acre expansion at Lion Country Safari’s walk-through area. The modifications include a 70-foot height exception to allow construction of a zip-line tower and a special exception to...

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Helen Marie Harvey – Published Dec. 13, 2024

Helen Marie Harvey, a cherished matriarch and devoted community member, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2024, in Royal...