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Wellington

Wellington Daddy Daughter Prom At Village Park

The Village of Wellington held its annual Father Daughter Dance on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Village Park gymnasium. This year’s theme was a “Daddy Daughter Prom” and included dinner, dessert, dancing, games, photos and more. The young ladies...

Village Of Wellington Celebrates Chinese New Year

The Village of Wellington celebrated Chinese New Year on Thursday, Jan. 30 at its weekly Lakeside Market event. The evening included a green market, vendors, live music and food trucks, along with Chinese lion dancers and a kung fu...

Nepalese Association Hosts Wellington Event With Everest Summiteers

The Nepalese Association of Florida (NAF), in collaboration with the Wellington branch of the Palm Beach County Library System, organized a remarkable event Saturday, Jan. 25 that celebrated the resilience, courage and unyielding spirit of mountaineering. Featuring renowned Everest...

Wellington Dinner Dance Benefits Boys & Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County held the 37th annual Wellington Dinner Dance on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club. The Bridgerton-inspired masquerade ball was a benefit for the Neil S. Hirsch...

Wellington Hosts MLK Day Of Remembrance

On Monday, Jan. 20, the Village of Wellington held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Remembrance Event. The morning opened with breakfast and a welcome message from members of the Wellington Village Council. Local students then...

Wellington Council Signs Off On Deal To Sell K-Park Land

Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Wellington Village Council unanimously approved a $47 million deal to sell the village-owned K-Park property to developer Related Ross and an educational partner, setting the table for restaurants, stores, a hotel, hundreds of rental...

Zoning Board Questions Delay Vote On Isla Carroll Proposal

A plan to put 40 homes on 79 acres in Wellington’s equestrian area, 35 of them clustered on as little as a third of an acre each, ran into enough pointed questions from members of Wellington’s Planning, Zoning &...

Garden Club Celebrates Arbor Day By Planting A Tree

Wellington Garden Club members celebrated Arbor Day with help from the Village of Wellington by planting a Eugenia Confusa (redberry stopper) tree on Friday, Jan. 17 at the club’s Wildflower Meadow, located in Greenbriar Park. They also thanked scout...

Equestrian Advisory Board Balks At Isla Carroll Proposal

Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee unanimously rejected plans to put 40 luxury homes and a club for up to 300 members on land in the village’s Equestrian Preserve Area on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Whether that means much, as the Isla Carroll...

Wellington’s New Freebee Ride Service Growing In Popularity

A free Wellington ride service introduced last year is racking up thousands of takers for trips serving folks 55 and older within village limits. It is certainly hard to beat the price of Freebee, a village-funded service available since last...

Veteran Area Coach Pete Walker To Lead Wellington High School Football Program

The Wellington High School football program is now under the direction of veteran area coach Pete Walker, who officially started as the head football coach at WHS on Monday, Jan. 6. Here in South Florida, Walker has been the head...

Sports Academy To Offer Comprehensive Academic Program

During the last year, a great deal has been revealed about the overall goals and vision of the Wellington Sports Academy, a public-private partnership currently under construction at Village Park in Wellington. While the academy’s mission is to train,...

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Veteran Police Officer Named To Westlake Council

Miami Gardens Police Commander Erik Gleason was the consensus pick of the Westlake City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 25...