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Royal Palm Beach

Park Delays Force RPB To Move July 4 Celebration

Several unexpected delays have pushed back the completion date of Royal Palm Beach’s new Commons Park, prompting village officials last week to move the community’s Fourth of July celebration from the new park back to its previous home at...

Challenger League Gives Players An Equal Shot

Named for the challenges faced by its players, the Challenger League offers a chance for players with physical and mental disabilities to play softball in an organized environment. Every Friday night during its season, a crowd cheers as every player...

Cultural Diversity Day In Royal Palm May 12

Cultural Diversity Day is back for the eighth year. It is set for Saturday, May 12 from 1 p.m. to sundown at Veterans Park in Royal Palm Beach. Cultural Diversity Day was originated by Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI). “We felt...

Webster Removed As Zoning Commission Liaison

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council removed Councilwoman Martha Webster from her post as liaison to the Planning & Zoning Commission last week after refusing her second attempt to replace several sitting members with volunteers who had not served...

RPB To Tap Reserves To Balance Budget

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week directed Village Manager Ray Liggins to use money from reserves to avoid tax increases or service reductions when drawing up a budget. At the May 3 meeting, Liggins asked for authorization to...

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...

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García High School To Stage ‘High School Musical’

When Tony Award-winning high school theater director Jason Zembuch Young and his students reached out to local community leaders...