Sunday, December 22, 2024

Wellington

Wellington Eyes Lower Tax Rate, Smaller Budget

Wellington residents can expect a lower tax rate and a smaller budget next year under a preliminary budget proposal reviewed Wednesday by the Wellington Village Council. The proposed budget of $72.3 million is down 2.6 percent from the current year’s...

Wellington Postpones Senior Home Expansion Vote

The Wellington Village Council postponed a decision Tuesday on a zoning text amendment that would allow the expansion of a senior care facility in a residential neighborhood. Wellington Elder Care, which operates an assisted-living home on Lily Court, requested that...

Balloons Take To Wellington Skies This Weekend

From the polo fields of Wellington to the skies above, the Ford Trucks Polo & Balloon Festival will offer a weekend of great entertainment for all ages while supporting America’s troops. The event is brought to Wellington by Polo America...

New Boys & Girls Club To Break Ground May 22

The Wellington Boys & Girls Club is on track to build its new location and assume a new name after a generous donation this week helped boost the club’s funds. Officials will break ground at the club’s new site...

Charter School Gets Wellington OK Without Daycare

Wellington could soon have a new charter school after the Wellington Village Council unanimously approved a comprehensive plan amendment that would allow for such a school to be built on 8.35 acres of land south of Stribling Way on...

Neighbors Unhappy With SR 7 Development Plans

Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board voted Wednesday to postpone discussion on several measures that would allow for more development on a vacant property on the west side of State Road 7, north of the Versailles community. Despite protests from...

Wellington Green Market Concludes First Season

The rain did not stop the final day of the Wellington Green Market’s first season Saturday, April 28 at the Wellington Amphitheater. Huddled under tents, vendors sold a vast array of products, while customers rushed to purchase a favorite...

Wellington thinkPINKkids Breast Cancer Walk May 11

Wellington residents are being urged to “Think Pink!” on Friday, May 11 and come out to support breast cancer research as part of thinkPINKkids’ fourth annual 5K Walk to Win the Battle Against Breast Cancer. In the walk, held rain...

Rec Board To Rank Tennis Center Bidders

Members of Wellington’s Parks & Recreation Advisory Board were given guidelines Tuesday for acting as the selection committee ranking tennis provider bids. Wellington’s current tennis provider, Tommy Cheatham Inc., was granted a one-year contract with four one-year renewal options by...

Wellington Teacher Honored With Dwyer Award

Equestrian Trails Elementary School teacher Victoria Stedt was one of five winners announced last week at the annual William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education ceremony held April 24 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Winner in...

Wellington Rejects Home On Equestrian Club Land

Citing concerns about encroachment on green space in the Wellington Equestrian Preserve, members of the Wellington Village Council voted 3-1 on Tuesday to reject a proposal that would have allowed a home on a field attached to the Equestrian...

B&G Club Funding Concerns Margolis

Despite concerns about financing, the Wellington Village Council unanimously approved a measure to extend the construction deadline for the new Wellington Boys & Girls Club. The Boys & Girls Club is slated to move from its location on South Shore...

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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...