Royal Palm Beach BSA Troop 111, sponsored by CAFCI, held a Court of Honor ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. During the event, outgoing Senior Patrol Leader Hani Almasoodi was honored, while Lucas Schnick Baker was installed as the new senior patrol leader. The...
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Wellington Regional Medical Center celebrated its 40th anniversary on Friday, Oct. 2. The event included a salute to longtime hospital staff members, speeches by local dignitaries, a proclamation given by Wellington Mayor Michael Napoleone and a champagne toast by Wellington Regi...
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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation held its 14th annual Sheriff’s Scholars Golf Classic on Monday, Oct 12 at Wellington National Golf Club. The golf tournament will benefit the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation scholarship program and other projects. Learn more at ww...
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The open land and green space that drew residents to homes near the Village Golf Club in Royal Palm Beach could be redeveloped without their consent. Developers are once again looking to build residential units on the site, raising fears of further burdening the area’s already co...
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Each of Wellington’s 11 public schools this week received $40,000 from the village to invest in student education through the Keely Spinelli Grant Program. School principals from the village accepted the grant checks at a Wellington Village Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13. “T...
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Aside from three statewide constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot, there are also three Palm Beach County ballot questions for voters to decide. Local voters will decide if the School District of Palm Beach County will be able to continue receiving crucial funding from an...
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With a freshly minted traffic study in hand, the Westlake City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 6 to approve speed cameras near Seminole Ridge High School. “I knew there was a speeding problem,” Mayor JohnPaul O’Connor told the Town-Crier, “but the problem is worse than I antic...
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Palm Beach County officials are looking to step in to install safety improvements along Okeechobee Blvd. for Loxahatchee Groves residents, all without the town incurring the cost. County Engineer David Ricks presented the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council with the plans at a meetin...
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The Building Hope Charity Golf Tournament, benefiting the Kids Cancer Foundation, was held Friday, Oct. 9 at the Wellington National Golf Club. A total of 21 foursomes played golf during the event. The money will help 120 families with children with cancer. The event was chaired ...
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The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County held a Legislative Update event on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Palm Beach State College’s Loxahatchee Groves campus. Legislators from across the county were in attendance to recap t...
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St David’s in the Pines Episcopal Church in Wellington held a Blessing of the Animals event at services on Sunday, Oct. 4 in celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of animals. During the services, Rev. Dr. Matthew Tees offered blessings a...
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Residents in the Acreage/Loxahatchee area will vote on candidates for three seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors this election season, including two candidates seeking Seat 1. Jay Sweet, who has been an area resident for 43 years, and Kirk Ljongquis...
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Royal Palm Beach native Destiny Ivey is the founder of Helping One Nugget at a Time, a bustling western communities hub now celebrating its third year where mothers can drop off baby items they no longer need, while others can come in and scoop up free clothes, children’s items, ...
