Friday, October 18, 2024

News

Council Changes Sign Rules For Mall

The old Wellington Village Council held what will likely be its last meeting Tuesday, after the inauguration of new council members was delayed due to the vote-counting debacle. At the brief meeting, council members approved a zoning text amendment that...

Small Plane Crashes In The Aero Club

A small plane crashed last Friday afternoon in Wellington’s Aero Club neighborhood. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office officials say the plane crashed into the pool of a home on Britten Lane. The PBSO had part of Greenbriar Blvd. blockaded after...

Groves Council Updated On Campus, Lox Commons

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard an update Tuesday on the status of development of the new Palm Beach State College campus on Southern Blvd., as well as the commercial property to go on about a quarter of the...

Woman Robbed In Royal Palm Beach

MARCH 16 — A woman was robbed last Friday afternoon outside the former Albertsons grocery store on Southern Blvd. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, at approximately 3:15 p.m., the victim was walking eastbound in front...

Wellington Board Orders Hand Recount Of Ballots

Results of the disputed Wellington municipal elections might come down to a manual recount after the Wellington Canvassing Board voted Tuesday evening to certify the March 19 recount results subject to a hand recount. In the wake of the decision,...

Economic Council Chair Explains The ‘Six Pillars’

Economic Council of Palm Beach County Chairman Nat Roberts was the guest speaker at Monday’s Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at Breakers West Country Club. Roberts’ topic was the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Six Pillars Community Strategic...

UPDATE: Board Discusses Botched Vote Count

The Wellington Canvassing Board directed Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher to prepare an amended audit report with the new election results to be certified by the board at a meeting Tuesday, March 27. The board met Tuesday...

Recount Could Change Two Race Results

Results of a recount ordered Monday change the outcome of the March 13 Wellington Village Council election — but not until legal action is taken to challenge last week’s already-certified results. New numbers show that Vice Mayor Matt Willhite was...

BREAKING NEWS: Wellington Election Recount

Last week’s Wellington municipal election might not be over. In what officials are calling an unprecedented anomaly, a routine audit of the election revealed that votes might have been tallied improperly by computers when the results were initially counted. Candidates are...

Mattioli, Hmara Big Royal Palm Beach Winners

Incumbent Mayor Matty Mattioli won another two-year term Tuesday, defeating challenger Felicia Matula. Mattioli took 997 votes (60 percent) to 672 (40 percent) for Matula. In the election to fill a vacant council seat, Madison Green Master Homeowners’ Association President...

Lox Groves Incumbent Ryan Liang Re-Elected

Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Ryan Liang defeated attorney Byrnes Guillaume in Tuesday’s election to claim a second three-year term. Liang garnered 272 votes (60 percent) to 183 votes (40 percent) for Guillaume. Liang asserted during the campaign that the town...

Margolis Elected Wellington Mayor

A recount changed the outcome of this race. Look for updates in later stories. The look of the Wellington Village Council changed significantly Tuesday after voters ousted two incumbents and returned former public servants to the dais. Former Councilman Bob Margolis...

Latest News

Incumbent Bradshaw Faces Former Ally Gauger In Sheriff’s Race

Among the marquee local races on the ballot this election is the race for Palm Beach County Sheriff, in...