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RPB Rec Hosts Aerobics Open House

The Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center held an aerobics open house on Saturday, Sept. 28. The open house introduced the new aerobics program starting Tuesday, Oct. 1. Guests enjoyed raffles, workshops and demonstrations to showcase the classes available for...

Josh The Otter Teaches Water Safety

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office partnered to present “Josh the Otter” on Friday, Sept. 27 at H.L. Johnson Elementary School. It was among several similar programs held recently at local schools....

RPBHS Hosts Homecoming Week

Royal Palm Beach High School held its homecoming week celebration culminating in the crowning of its king and queen at a football game Friday, Sept. 27. Vanessa Parra was crowned Homecoming Queen, while Garrett Johnson was crowned Homecoming King.

Two Arrested For Car Burglaries In Royal Palm Beach

SEPT. 27 — A Royal Palm Beach man and woman were arrested last Friday on charges of burglary and theft after they were caught stealing from cars on Park Road North. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office...

RPB Planning Many Recreation Improvements

Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Director Lou Recchio reported on planned recreational capital improvements at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Advisory Board meeting Monday. New amenities include a regional-scale dog park, a flying-disc golf course, a skateboard park, athletic...

RPB Council Selects Town-Crier To Conduct Forum

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council selected the Town-Crier newspaper last week to run a candidates’ forum before the March 2014 municipal election. In a 3-2 vote, the council decided Sept. 19 to have the Town-Crier organize the forum, passing...

RPB Auction Benefits Animal Sanctuary

A Quarters Auction was held Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Proceeds were donated to the Reilly Hyland Animal Sanctuary in Loxahatchee Groves and will be used for medical needs and daily care of rescued...

RPB Zoners Grant Architectural Approvals For Signs, Balcony

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission granted three architectural approvals Sept. 16, two for signs on Business Parkway and Okeechobee Blvd., and one for a balcony option at Minto’s PortoSol community. Schmitt’s Auto Body at 230 Business Parkway,...

CAFCI Hosts Annual Friendship Ball

Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) held its 24th annual Friendship Ball on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. CAFCI recognized the outstanding CAFCI’s Citizen of the Year Radcliffe “Woody” Brown. Guests enjoyed dinner catered by...

RPB Council Adopts Unchanged Tax Rate Bringing In More Money

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council gave final approval to its 2014 budget on Thursday, Sept. 12, adopting a tax rate of 1.92 mills, which is unchanged from 2013. However, the village will take in approximately 3 percent more...

Murphy: Gov Shutdown Is Looming

Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-District 18) spoke to the Mid-County Democratic Club on Monday about the challenges of getting a national budget approved when the opposing party’s solitary goal seems to be destroying the Affordable Care Act. Murphy was the featured...

Church Hosts County 9/11 Ceremony

The Fire Chiefs Association of Palm Beach County and Christ Fellowship Church presented the 9/11 Countywide Remembrance Ceremony at Christ Fellowship Church in Royal Palm Beach on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue was part of the multi-agency...

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Family, Friends & Faculty Celebrate New RPBHS Grads

Family, friends and faculty erupted in applause as the Royal Palm Beach High School Class of 2024 turned its...