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Royal Palm Beach

RPB Council Gets Good News Regarding Fires And Floods

Residents received two pieces of good news at the Thursday, April 17 meeting of the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue District Chief Amanda Vomero provided an annual report showing that emergency response times are down...

Divine Wine & High Tea Party Supports Scholarships

The Vivian and Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund held its “Divine Wine & High Tea Party” with an Indian flair on Saturday, April 26 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. The event included a fashion show, hat contest,...

RPBHS To Celebrate Class Of 2025 With Wildcat Send-Off May 14

By Christopher Vargas Royal Palm Beach High School is preparing to send off its graduating seniors at a ceremony to be held at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center on Wednesday, May 14 at 8 a.m. For those unable to...

New Football Coach At RPBHS

There is a new head football coach at Royal Palm Beach High School. It’s Sam Curry, who had been the team’s offense coordinator under previous head coach Chuck Kenyon. During Kenyon’s three years at RPBHS, he turned the program around...

Residents Help Shape RPB’s Future At ‘Citizen Summit’

Each year, the Village of Royal Palm Beach invites residents to its Citizen Summit, an open forum in which village elected officials, senior staff and residents collaborate on key issues and opportunities. About 60 residents turned out to this year’s...

County Building In RPB Renamed To Honor Fred Pinto

A building dedication and unveiling ceremony was held Wednesday, April 9 to dedicate the former Midwestern Communities Service Center on Civic Center Way in Royal Palm Beach in honor of the late Fred Pinto, longtime councilman and mayor of...

RPB Seniors Enjoy A Fun Jukebox Bingo Event

The Royal Palm Beach Seniors Activities Group enjoyed Jukebox Bingo at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center on Friday, April 11. The event featured DJ Doug Shannon, a pizza lunch, gift card prizes and a jukebox handmade by Carolyn...

Amber’s Animal Outreach Holds Annual ‘Easter Pawty’

Amber’s Animal Outreach held its annual “Easter Pawty” on Saturday, April 12 at Community Animal Hospital in Royal Palm Beach with vendors, a dog costume contest, eggs hunts and photos with the Easter Bunny. Learn more about Amber’s Animal...

Golf Pro Georgia Oboh Sharpens Her Game In Royal Palm Beach

In recent weeks, the Village Golf Club in Royal Palm Beach has been the setting for a young, ambitious Nigerian-born golf professional from England whose goal is to make it to the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. The golfer...

Crestwood Middle School Honors Last Season’s Track Champs

On Saturday, April 5, 18 members of the 2024 Crestwood Middle School track & field team gathered to be honored for winning last spring’s Palm Beach County Middle School Track & Field Champion-ship. It was Crestwood’s second straight county...

RPB’s Schartner Family Focused Building A Lasting Soccer Legacy

The Schartner family of Royal Palm Beach are dedicated to the sport of soccer. Luke and Jenny Schartner are the parents of four passionate, dedicated and talented soccer players — Elena (Ellie), 17; Kira, 15; Jax, 12; and Josiah,...

RPB Resident Receives Lifetime Service Award

The Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida recently recognized longtime volunteer Carolyn “Ocean” Friedman and awarded her the esteemed Lifetime Service Award. Introduced in 2014, this prestigious honor is awarded to volunteers who have made extraordinary contributions to the Girl Scout...

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GPL Celebrates Tournament’s 15th Anniversary

The 15th annual International Gay Polo Tournament was held at Patagones Polo Club in Wellington on Saturday, April 26....