Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Royal Palm Beach

New Rabbi Arrives At RPB Congregation

Eagerly walking into Temple Beth Zion, Rabbi Richard Polirer seems to be settling in with ease, after taking over the pulpit of the Royal Palm Beach congregation last month. Flicking on the lights, he takes a seat at one of...

Lease Issues Delay New RPB Charter School

Lease complications have postponed the conversion of the shuttered Royal Palm Beach Albertsons grocery store site into a planned charter school. Charter Schools USA, parent company of the Renaissance Charter School at Palms West, informed interested parents last week that...

RPB Leaders Clash Over Zoning Appointments

A discussion over the makeup of Royal Palm Beach’s Planning & Zoning Commission last week led to tense disagreements among members of the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. After nearly an hour of discussion, the council decided April 19 to...

RPB Will Increase Support For Art & Music Festival

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council agreed last week to add an extra $10,000 into next year’s budget to support the Royal Palm Art & Music Festival at the behest of Vice Mayor Fred Pinto, who said he was...

RPB Zoners OK Clubhouse For The Enclave

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved architectural modifications Tuesday for a clubhouse at the Enclave community off State Road 7. The changes will modify the elevation, window layouts and other features of the building, which was...

RPB OKs Plan To Assess Properties For Drainage

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved a stormwater utility ordinance Thursday, April 5 that would assess homes and businesses for the amount of rainwater that runs off their property. Public Works Director Paul Webster said the intent is to...

Royal Palm Beach Agrees To Build A Skate Park

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council decided last week to include construction of a skateboard and inline skate park in its five-year capital plan. On Thursday, April 5, the council agreed to support the park and work with local skaters...

Congressman Allen West Meets With Voters In RPB

U.S. Rep. Allen West (R-District 22) was at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center on Monday to kick off his re-election campaign and introduce himself to voters in a newly redrawn district. West announced earlier this year that he would...

Royal Palm Plans Park 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. He listed the 3-acre Lindsay Ewing Park on Linnet Lane as one of the larger...

RPB Zoners OKs Roof Change At County’s Facility

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval Tuesday for a county application to change the barrel tile for the planned Northern Region Operations Center at 40th Street North to a metal roof. Wendy Tuma of Kilday Urban...

RPB Council Reconsiders Hedge Height Rules

Complaints about regulation of hedge heights have led the Royal Palm Beach Village Council to reconsider its existing code. The council discussed the rules with village staff Thursday, March 15 and agreed to consider an ordinance that would raise hedge...

Mattioli, Hmara Big Royal Palm Beach Winners

Incumbent Mayor Matty Mattioli won another two-year term Tuesday, defeating challenger Felicia Matula. Mattioli took 997 votes (60 percent) to 672 (40 percent) for Matula. In the election to fill a vacant council seat, Madison Green Master Homeowners’ Association President...

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In Pictures: Tornado Damage In Acreage/Loxahatchee

Photos by the Town-Crier and others on tornado damage and recovery efforts in the Acreage/Loxahatchee area. See related story...