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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...

PBSO Seeks Help Identifying RPB Target Theft Suspects

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking suspects wanted for three thefts from the Super Target store in Royal Palm Beach. On three separate occasions, Sept. 2, Sept. 3 and Sept. 4, unknown suspects entered the Target store, located...

Royal Palm Beach Bar Fight Sends Men To The Hospital

SEPT. 14 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to a sports bar on Belvedere Road last Saturday evening following a stabbing. According to a PBSO report, four men...

Hmara: West Palm Opposition To SR 7 Project Continues

Royal Palm Beach Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara, Councilman Dave Swift and members of village staff heard reports on the status of the State Road 7 extension from 60th Street to Northlake Blvd. at a recent Central Palm Beach County...

Dike Concerns Could Be Key To FEMA Maps

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week discussed strategies to mitigate the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps released recently that could put as much as 60 percent of the village in a flood zone. Unless changed,...

Lobbyist: Florida To Overhaul State Education System

Palm Beach County School District lobbyist Vern Pickup-Crawford told the Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board that he’d attended the Governor’s Educational Summit two weeks ago in St. Petersburg, where it was recognized that Florida’s educational system needs a...

PBSO: Armed Robbery Attempt On RPB Blvd.

SEPT. 6 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to the intersection of Royal Palm Beach and Okeechobee boulevards last Friday night following an attempted robbery. According to a...

RPB Council Expands Ed Board Role With Caveats

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council on Tuesday extended the length of terms for members of the Education Advisory Board and directed that the board have a designee monitor and report on school board meetings. However, a new policy was...

Aldi Breaks Ground On Royal Palm Distribution Center

The Aldi grocery store chain officially broke ground on its new $50 million, 650,000-square-foot distribution center in Royal Palm Beach last Friday. While the ceremony was held Aug. 30, construction actually began in June. The small ceremony was attended by Aldi...

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Wellington To Host Let’s Move Challenge Kick-Off Party

The Village of Wellington is excited to once again join communities and organizations across Palm Beach County for this...