Thursday, December 26, 2024

Wellington

Wellington Winterfest Returns To The Amphitheater

Wellington’s Winterfest celebration took place Friday, Dec. 8 at the Wellington Amphitheater. This is the 14th year that the Wellington Chamber of Commerce has presented the festive holiday event with support from the Village of Wellington. Families enjoyed food...

Holiday Boat Parade Held On Lake Wellington

The seventh annual Wellington Holiday Boat Parade on Lake Wellington took place Saturday, Dec. 9. Approximately 50 boats were decorated and made their way down from the north end of the lake to the Wellington Promenade behind the Wellington...

Wellington Pushing Forward With Annexation Despite County Objections

Wellington is pushing forward with its planned annexation of approximately 258 acres of property at the intersection of Southern Blvd. and Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. However, the plan has met with strong opposition from Palm Beach County and the...

Small Apartments At Lotis Concern Wellington Council

The Wellington Village Council hit the pause button until January on plans to build 378 apartments as small as 680 square feet in one of the village’s biggest multi-use development projects in years, the 120-acre Lotis Wellington plan. A 4-1...

Wellington Fielding Competing Development Offers For K-Park

The developers who brought Trader Joe’s among other things to Wellington honed their pitch to pay $54 million for 66 acres that the Village of Wellington owns south of the boutique grocery store on State Road 7 — shortly...

Knights Of Columbus Host Annual Toy Giveaway

The Knights of Columbus Council 8419 from Wellington’s St. Rita Catholic Church hosted its annual Santa Claus toy giveaway at the Wellington Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 2. A total of 27 families with 54 children attended the festive...

Dramatic Crash Reenactment Teaches Importance Of Road Safety

By Erin Davisson On Saturday, Dec. 2, the organization Safety 4 Life held a dramatic reenactment at the National Polo Center in Wellington to show the consequences of car crashes from unsafe driving. Safety 4 Life started three years ago...

Wellington Tennis Center Offering Love Serving Autism Program

Longtime tennis teaching professional Bill Sanis had an idea, and Chuck Gill, the director of the Wellington Tennis Center, was a willing listener. “I was approached by a friend who said that there was a good tennis program for children...

Wycliffe Stiffs Kick Off New Stickball Season At Village Park

The 22nd season of the Wycliffe Stiffs Stickball League is now underway. Opening day of the 2023-24 season took place Tuesday, Dec. 5 at Village Park in Wellington. To help kick off the new season, Wellington Mayor Anne Gerwig and...

St. Rita Groundbreaking For New Family Life Center

St. Rita Catholic Church in Wellington celebrated the formal groundbreaking for its new Family Life Center on Sunday, Nov. 19. Bishop of Palm Beach Gerald M. Barbarito presided over a mass in the church, then went outside for the...

Wellington Village Council Advances Equestrian Proposals To Continue Negotiations

A seismic 4-1 vote in initial support from the Wellington Village Council on Thursday, Nov. 16 sets up a final decision in January or February for the area’s most consequential equestrian development plan in decades. Talks continue over key conditions...

11 Candidates Seeking Three Seats On Wellington Council

The qualifying period ended Tuesday, Nov. 21 for the upcoming municipal election in the Village of Wellington. A total of 11 candidates qualified to run for the three seats available on the Wellington Village Council. The Mayor’s Seat is being...

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Helen Marie Harvey – Published Dec. 13, 2024

Helen Marie Harvey, a cherished matriarch and devoted community member, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2024, in Royal...