Wellington’s public school children got the opportunity to flex their creative muscles for a chance to win prize money for their school as part of Equestrian Sports Productions’ inaugural horse statue competition.
Each of the Wellington area’s 12 public schools...
MARCH 30 — A resident of Counterpoint Estates called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach late last Friday night regarding an attempted armed burglary. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 10:13 p.m., the...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council deadlocked 2-2 Tuesday on an application to change the land use for 9.3 acres at the southwest corner of Folsom Road and Okeechobee Blvd. from rural residential to low-density commercial.
The Day property application was...
The Palm Beach County Commission decided Tuesday not to put any money now toward a proposal to create a reservoir to provide water for Palm Beach and Broward counties — but also not to pull out of the project...
Opening your home to a child in need may seem difficult, but it can be extremely rewarding. The benefits of adopting or fostering a child outweigh any apprehensions, said Trinity West Church Lead Pastor Bryan Rosenbarger at a recent...
In a 4-2 decision Wednesday, the Palm Beach County Commission decided to initiate the process to determine the feasibility of placing a “big-box” store on the Sluggett property at the intersection of Southern Blvd. and Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.
The...
Serving the public has become 15-year-old Nina Mangiola’s passion. The socially conscious Wellington teenager believes in giving back to the community and has volunteered her time with various organizations, including thinkPINKkids and Habitat for Humanity.
A Suncoast High School sophomore,...
The long-planned Acreage branch of the Palm Beach County Library System will open to the public this weekend.
The grand opening will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 31. The library is at 15801 Orange...
Municipal and county officials might ask voters to approve a special taxing district to finance the Office of Inspector General, in lieu of a 0.25 percent charge on vendor contracts that has been challenged in court by 15 municipalities.
Attorney...
Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Director Lou Recchio reported on planned recreational capital improvements at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Advisory Board meeting Monday.
He listed the 3-acre Lindsay Ewing Park on Linnet Lane as one of the larger...
After nearly unseating an incumbent Democrat in 2010, Republican Tami Donnally told the Town-Crier this week that she is planning another run for the Florida House of Representatives, this time challenging State Rep. Mark Pafford (D-District 88).
“I’m sending the...
Reminiscing on Florida frontier days is Nelson Bailey’s passion. As a judge in Palm Beach County, he has seen his fair share of Florida stories, but prefers the ones about a time that once was.
Bailey, a native Floridian, was...
