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Lox Groves Council Finalizes Contract With New Manager

After several months of negotiations, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a three-year contract with new Town Manager Francine Ramaglia on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Ramaglia served as the assistant town manager for several years and was the unanimous choice of...

RPB Recreation Board Receives Updates On Upcoming Projects

Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Director Lou Recchio gave members of the village’s Recreation Advisory Board an update on upcoming programs and projects planned for the new fiscal year at the board’s meeting on Monday, Sept. 26. Recchio began...

Local Municipalities Prepare To Read For The Record Oct. 27

Nearly 20 years ago, an organization called Jumpstart began a unique program that has turned into a nationwide initiative. Read for the Record is the world’s largest shared reading event that brings adult volunteers and children together as they...

Seven-Year-Old Ozzy Novak Is A Young Golfer Worth Watching

Move over Tiger Woods, you have some competition! It’s none other than seven-year-old Ozzy Novak, a second grader at Panther Run Elementary School. Not only does he play golf, but he’s exceptionally good at the game. According to Adam Novak,...

Scott Parks Looks Back On 16 Years As SRHS Athletic Director

For the first time in 16 years, there’s a “new sheriff” overseeing athletic programs at Seminole Ridge High School. Since 2006, Scott Parks has been a fixture as the school’s athletic director, but he gave up the position at...

Sem Ridge, P.B. Central And TKA Remain Tops In Area Football

While most local high school football games scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22 and Friday, Sept. 23 were played with limited interruptions, all games scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 29 and Friday, Sept. 30 were cancelled, postponed or rescheduled, due to...

Senior Night Win For Seminole Ridge’s Girls Volleyball Team

The Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity volleyball team is trending in the right direction. After opening the season in August with a pair of losses, the squad has rallied and won four out of their last five games. The...

Strong Performances For Wellington Wrestlers In Broward County

On Saturday, Sept. 24, more than 300 youth wrestlers from across Florida traveled to Somerset Academy in Pembroke Pines to compete in the Alpha Authentics Somerset Qualifier. The Wellington Wrestling Club, under the direction of coach Travis Gray, competed in...

Cooler Weather Brings The Return Of Green Markets

As the weather cools slightly, and the sun sets earlier, it’s time to welcome back the local weekly green markets in Wellington and Royal Palm Beach. Both markets are family-friendly, offer free parking and admission, and a great variety of...

Westlake Officials Welcome ‘Distraction’ Of Beats & Eats Event

Though the City of Westlake suffered little damage from Hurricane Ian, the stress of having a Category 4 storm prowling just on the other side of Lake Okeechobee is enough to jangle anyone’s nerves. That’s why the timing for...

Fall Is In The Air, And It’s Time To Celebrate The Spooky Season

Trick, or treat? Face paint, pumpkins and hayrides, or music and mayhem? It’s that time again, when spooky season descends upon us, and the villages of Wellington and Royal Palm Beach hold their special events welcoming the fall season. Royal Palm...

Local State House Districts Feature Contested Races

This year’s redistricting of seats in the Florida House of Representatives divided the western communities across three state house districts: District 88, a mostly West Palm Beach-based district that now includes parts of Royal Palm Beach; District 93, which...

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Flavors ‘Decades Tour’ A Tasty Traveling Experience

On Thursday, June 5, the Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted Flavors 2025, now in its 22nd year. Several...