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Royal Palm Beach

Julie Highsmith Challenges RPB Incumbent Jeff Hmara

At the end of the qualifying period for the Royal Palm Beach Village Council election last week, incumbent Mayor Fred Pinto and Group 3 incumbent Councilwoman Selena Samios were returned to their seats unopposed. However, Group 1 incumbent Councilman Jeff...

Michelle Fleming Tapped As New RPBHS Principal

By Joshua Manning Longtime Palm Beach County educator Michelle Fleming has been named the new principal at Royal Palm Beach High School, replacing Dr. Jesús Armas, who was transferred to John I. Leonard High School last month. Fleming told the Town-Crier...

RPB Veterans Day Remembrance At The Cultural Center

The Village of Royal Palm Beach, in conjunction with American Legion Post 367, presented a Veterans Day Remembrance Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 11 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. More than 100 people were treated to breakfast before...

Area Superintendent: Most Students Still Masking Despite New Policy

While parents now have the option to opt their children out of the Palm Beach County School District’s mask mandate, most students are still wearing masks while on school property, Central Region Superintendent Valerie Zuloaga-Haines told the Royal Palm...

RPB Zoners Allow Fenced Dog Run At New Animal Hospital

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday, Oct. 26 to recommend approval of a fenced-in dog run at the new Access Specialty Animal Hospital at 10465 Southern Blvd. The applicant requested a landscaping waiver to...

RPB Staff And Volunteers Power Weekly Food Giveaway

Park employees from the Village of Royal Palm Beach, along with a number of volunteers, have been distributing food to more than 600 families in need every Wednesday morning since April 22, 2020, at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park....

NRI Institute Graduates Class Of New Nurses

The NRI Institute of Health Sciences held its most recent commencement exercises on Friday, Oct. 22 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. A total of 20 new registered nurses graduated with associate of science in nursing degrees. One...

Kids Cancer Foundation Hosts Superhero 5K

The Kids Cancer Foundation held its annual Superhero 5K in Memory of Sebastian at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park on Saturday, Oct. 30. The 5K began 11 years ago and is named in honor of Sebastian Sarmiento, a courageous...

Royal Palm Beach Civic Leader David Swift Dies At Age 76

David R. Swift, 76, a former longtime Royal Palm Beach councilman and civic leader, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Oct. 21. Swift held elected office in Royal Palm Beach longer than anyone else who has served on the Royal Palm...

RPB Council Gives Go-Ahead To Raising Cane’s Restaurant At SR 7 And Southern

On Thursday, Oct. 21, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council gave the architectural approvals necessary to construct a Raising Cane’s restaurant with a drive-through at what is currently the Applebee’s restaurant at the northeast corner of Southern Blvd. and...

Pet Supplies Plus Continues Grand Opening Festivities

The new Pet Supplies Plus store in Royal Palm Beach continued its grand opening festivities on Saturday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Oct. 17 with live radio broadcasts, giveaways and animals available for adoption. The store is located at 11051...

Dr. Jesús Armas Leaving RPBHS To Lead John I. Leonard

By Joshua Manning The School District of Palm Beach County announced Wednesday, Oct. 20 that Dr. Jesús Armas, principal at Royal Palm Beach High School since 2010, would be transferred to John I. Leonard High School to serve as the...

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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...