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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, ...
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Residents in Wellington’s Rustic Ranches Overlay Zoning District could soon be allowed to use more recreational vehicles (RVs) as temporary housing. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, the village’s Equestrian Preserve Committee approved a recommendation for an ordinance to expand the usage of...
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By Fiona Slusarev Palm Beach County residents have a chance to cast their vote this election season for one seat on a little-known county board. Angelo Andrew, Douglas Brown and Edward “Lewis” Pope III are seeking the Group 3 seat on the Palm Beach Soil & Water Conservation Distr...
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The Royal Palm Beach Young at Heart Club returned for the 2026-27 season with a luncheon on Friday, Oct. 2 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. The event had a Halloween theme and featured music by the CK Band. The post RPB Young At Heart Halloween-Themed Luncheon appeared fi...
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The Women of the Western Communities gathered at the Wellington National Golf Club for their monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1. The featured speakers were four-time cancer survivor Lorna Johnson and breast surgeon Dr. Kathleen Minnick, speaking about Breast Cancer Awareness Mon...
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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 p...
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Bright Future Togo held a community fundraising event, Flow for a Future, on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Wellington Community Center. Flow for a Future was a wellness-based fundraising event featuring stretching and meditation. While the event took place in Wellington, its impact wil...
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On Saturday, Sept. 26, a magnificent sunny morning, volunteers from the Village of Wellington came out to plant more than 600 South Florida slash pine seedlings in the Wellington Environmental Preserve. This community-wide event is sponsored annually by the Wellington Garden Club...
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The Royal Palm Beach High School Wildcats (6-1) interrupted the homecoming celebrations at Palm Beach Central High School (6-1) on Friday, Oct. 2, defeating the previously undefeated Broncos, 14-0. After a loss to Pahokee to open the season, the Wildcats are currently on a six-ga...
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As the high school football season heads toward its final weeks, the King’s Academy remains unbeaten, while Royal Palm Beach High School and Palm Beach Central High School are also having spectacular seasons, sporting 6-1 records. The King’s Academy — With a record of 8-0, the Li...
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The sport of tennis took center stage in Wellington during the recent holiday weekend. From Saturday, Oct. 10 through Monday, Oct. 12, more than 100 of the most talented young tennis players in the United States came to Palm Beach County to play in the annual Columbus Day Open. T...
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A Bridgerton-Inspired Art Evening will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington). This elegant evening will feature a step-by-step acrylic painting experience, a Bridgerton-inspired atmosphere and dr...
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The Palm Beach County Imagination Library is turning Saturday, Nov. 7 into the ultimate community literacy celebration. The nonprofit has announced that its free public screening of the inspiring documentary The Library That Dolly Built will serve as the perfect evening capstone ...
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Just in time for Halloween, Wellington resident David Hess has released “The Witch’s Wall,” a short work of fiction inspired by one of Palm Beach County’s longest-running urban legends. Set in the 1980s, the story follows a group of teenagers who tempt fate at the Witch’s Wall in...
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The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival, Florida’s longest-running professional Shakespeare company, recently announced its upcoming 2026-27 season. Productions include the seventh annual Shakespeare by the Palms presentation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet on Feb. 11-14 at the Veter...
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Equipment Concierge, a Loxahatchee-based service for Palm Beach County horse farms, has launched Private Sales. The new service lets farm owners in Wellington, the Loxahatchee area and Jupiter Farms sell tractors, trailers, mowers, arena drags, UTVs and RVs without listing them p...
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A new opportunity for service and leadership is taking shape on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Loxahatchee Groves. Sponsored by the Wellington Rotary Club and supported by faculty advisor Dr. Armando Carrasco, a new Rotaract Club held its first meeting on Sept. 29, wel...
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The International Air and Space Hall of Fame recently announced that Douglas G. Matthews, a longtime Wellington resident, will be inducted on Saturday, Nov. 21. Matthews will join the more than 200 other members of the Hall of Fame, who include Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, ...
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South Florida entrepreneur Karina Yaroshenko will bring her strawberry caffeine gummy brand Jiggle to the Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 31, marking the company’s first farmer’s market appearance. The market takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. lakeside at ...
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The sidewalks along Big Blue Trace were crowded on Wednesday, Oct 7 when Wellington Elementary School participated in National Walk to School Day. Staff, students and their families showed up bright and early for an energetic start to the day. Wellington Councilwoman Amanda Silve...
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Bella Mar Royal Palm Beach Assisted Living & Memory Care is inviting the community to celebrate Halloween at its Trunk or Treat Night on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bella Mar Royal Palm Beach is located at 11911 Southern Blvd. The family-friendly event will bring nei...
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The Mall at Wellington Green is turning up the volume with the grand opening of Copper Blues Rock Pub & Kitchen, a lively new dining and entertainment destination opening this month on the mall’s upper level adjacent to Palm Beach Improv. Copper Blues will celebrate its public gr...
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The Wellington Historical Society invites residents and friends to discover how well they really know their hometown at “How Well Do You Know Wellington?” Trivia Night on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at Village Music Café (10410 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington). Hosted by Bob Re...
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The 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival generated $607.3 million — a 13 percent increase from 2025 — to Palm Beach County’s gross domestic product (GDP) through spending by equestrians and visitors, according to a new economic impact study prepared for the Palm Beach County Sports Co...
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The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, in partnership with the Palm Beach County League of Cities and presenting sponsor Comcast, brought local leaders, students and literacy partners together for its annual Mayors’ Literacy Initiative Luncheon and Read for the Record kicko...
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For the fifth year in a row, Lights 4 Hope recently hosted its annual Red Carpet Event at the District studio inside the Mall at Wellington Green for the families they group reaches throughout the year. Lights 4 Hope is dedicated to helping local families cope with their child’s ...
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Palm Beach Central High School will hold a Choice Open House on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium, located at 8499 Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. Information will be available about the Culinary, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Digital Design and in-house Medical ...
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On Sunday, Sept. 27, the Wellington Rotary Club and the Village of Wellington celebrated World Peace Day. Wellington Elementary School’s fifth grade poster contest winner, Bruce Almeida, was present to accept his certificate and $75 award. Art teacher Erica Bordonaro was also the...
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Five Palm Beach County choruses will collaborate on an inspiring choral concert, celebrating the United States’ 250th anniversary with beloved American songs. “Unity, Love, and Brotherhood” will take place on Sunday, Oct .18 at 4 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts....
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Two West Palm Beach neighborhood associations filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County circuit court challenging the county's approval of a $26 million deal for a second convention center hotel, claiming commissioners violated Florida's open meetings law when they voted on the transa...
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Golf, celebrities and community impact will come together on Monday, Oct. 19, as Par for the Culture celebrity golf tournament takes over Palm Beach National Golf & Country Club, raising awareness and support for people experiencing homelessness in Palm Beach County. The event, o...
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WFLX) - The WFLX FOX 29 Student Athlete of the Week is Danika Mylett, who is a seventh grader at The Pine School in Hobe Sound. Mylett is currently training in cross country, with soccer set to begin in the winter and track season ahead in the spring. Her p...
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WPTV is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month , and we're sharing stories of the people and families helping shape our community. At the Guaranty Building in downtown West Palm Beach, history isn't just preserved inside the walls. WATCH BELOW: HISPANIC HERITAGE: Cuban immigrant fam...
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The Wellington Aquatics Center, located at 3410 120th Ave S, is adjusting its hours of operation on Saturday, October 17, and Tuesday, October 20, to accommodate Wellington’s Fall Festival and a district swim meet....
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For many working families in Palm Beach County, having a job is no longer enough to guarantee they can afford a place to live. That was the message from faith leaders and community members with People Engaged in Active Community Efforts (PEACE), who gathered Monday at St. Ann Cat...
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The West Palm Beach GreenMarket is more than a weekend destination. Its also serving as a launching pad for local entrepreneurs, including several new vendors making their debut this season. For this weeks Saturday Small Business, WPTVs Christy Waite visited Truffle Smiles, one o...
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The West Palm Beach Garden Club will open its new season Tuesday, Oct. 13, with a presentation by John Siena, who will discuss “New World Contributions to Global Food and Flowers.” The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the conference room of the Hutch...
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WFLX) - Eden Delia Karam, a ninth grader at The Pine School in Hobe Sound, Florida, has been named Student Athlete of the Week. Karam plays for the school’s women’s varsity golf team. “Being Student Athlete of the Week means being recognized for the hard wo...
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The city of Westlake is moving forward with plans to install school zone speed cameras at Seminole Ridge High School after city council members unanimously approved the measure during a final hearing. WPTV reporter Christy Waite has been tracking speed cameras that are popping up...
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The city of Westlake is considering installing speed enforcement cameras in a school zone near Seminole Ridge High School, a proposal that city leaders say would improve student safety. The topic is expected to come before the Westlake City Council during its meeting Tuesday at 6...
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The scene has been cleared after West Palm Beach police investigated a suspicious package at the Palm Beach County courthouse Tuesday. The Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office initially said the West Palm Beach Police Department was investigating a suspicious object at the courthous...
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It’s getting busier out there. And we say: Bring it! For you today, neighbors sue to block another convention center hotel; Rick Roth vs. David Silvers for state Senate; get ready to pay to play tennis in West Palm Beach; a well-liked administrator is recovering from a medical em...
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Residents looking for work in Palm Beach County's tourism and hospitality industry will have two opportunities this month to connect with employers ahead of the busy tourism season. Discover The Palm Beaches (DTPB), the county's destination marketing organization, announced it wi...
