Ex-commissioner gets 5 years probation and fine
MiamiHerald.com
AP WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A former Palm Beach County commissioner has pleaded guilty to one felony count of extortion and two misdemeanor counts of …
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Dozens poised to accept buyouts as West Palm faces budget shortfall
Palm Beach Post
By Andrew Abramson WEST PALM BEACH — The city’s $163 million budget is an estimated $5.3 million lighter, after 56 employees agreed to a buyout and nine …
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Boynton Beach man convicted in assault on woman
Palm Beach Post
By Susan Spencer-Wendel WEST PALM BEACH — Jurors rejected Agapito Baltazar’s claim that he has been wrongly accused of burglary with battery and sexual …
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Man killed in West Palm Beach shooting identified
Palm Beach Post
By Alexandra Seltzer and Cynthia Roldan WEST PALM BEACH — Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a homicide that occured early …
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fl-west–palm-missing-elderly-man-folo20100804
Orlando Sentinel
A body found Wednesday near West Palm Beach may be an 87-year-old man missing from home for six days, authorities said. Detectives discovered the body …
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Area Deaths
Palm Beach Post
Palms West Funeral Home and Crematory, Royal Palm Beach. Murphy, John Brendan, 61, of West Palm Beach, died Tuesday. Palms West Funeral Home and Crematory, …
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Bank’s green parking policy overlloks handicapped
Palm Beach Post
By Frank Cerabino If you go to the Wachovia bank building on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard in West Palm Beach, you’ll notice signs that read "low emission …
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Metropolitan Health Networks Reports Record Second …
MarketWatch (press release)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug 04, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Correcting diluted per share figure in first bullet point of release. It should read…compared to …
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Senate hopeful Jeff Greene to speak to Palm Beach Democrats
Palm Beach Daily News
By Michele Dargan Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene, a Democratic Senate hopeful, will speak to the Palm Beach Democrats at 7:30 pm Aug. 9 at the West Palm …
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Foreclosure Roundup: SoBe’s Traymore Hotel hit with foreclosure
South Florida Business Journal
The complaint names CSC Traymore, an affiliate of West Palm Beach-based Ceebraid-Signal Corp., and City National Bank of Florida as a trustee for a land …
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SFWMD again amends size and price of land purchase with U.S. Sugar
TCPalm
By Ed Killer WEST PALM BEACH — The South Florida Water Management District announced Wednesday it will address a modified plan to purchase land critical …
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Woman shot in chest can’t recover damages from Delray Beach, appellate court rules
Palm Beach Post
By Jane Musgrave WEST PALM BEACH — A former Delray Beach woman shouldn’t get any money from the city for being shot in the chest during a city-sponsored …
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Five Palm Beach County School Board candidates scramble for open seat in …
Palm Beach Post
She has been involved in the parent-teacher organization and the student advisory committee at South Olive Elementary in West Palm Beach. …
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Divas set to ‘CAPtivate 25th anniversary celebration
TCPalm
To take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in West Palm Beach, CAPtivating Divas will honor CAP’s 25th anniversary with a Las Vegas-style show – complete with …
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Appellate court decision: Masilotti conviction stands; McCarty and Newell …
Palm Beach Post
By Jane Musgrave WEST PALM BEACH — Former Palm Beach County Commissioner Tony Masilotti can’t use a recent US Supreme Court decision to reverse his …
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Five Places in Broward and West Palm Beach to Get Drunk for International Beer Day
Broward New Times (blog)
So, here are a few spots (after the jump) throughout the Broward and Palm Beach areas we recommend: Stage 84: Known for its open-mic nights, karaoke, …
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Weekly home and garden calendarCompiled by Janis RogersDesign/antique
Sun-Sentinel
Gallery Walk: 7-10 pm Fridays, Atlantic and Northeast Second avenues, downtown Delray Beach. 561-243-8444. West Palm Beach Antiques Show: With 250 dealers. …
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Boynton Beach weighs issuing $7.5 million in bonds to help charter school buy …
Palm Beach Post
Staff said the city would not be at risk – and West Palm Beach-based bond attorney Richard Miller said that’s true, if the agreement is written correctly. …
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Deputies Evacuate Credit Union For Bomb Threat
WPBF West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach County sheriff’s office deputies have evacuated a credit union because of a bomb threat. The threat was called in about …
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Gulf spill impact on whales studied
Sun-Sentinel
After taking on fuel, food and other provisions in West Palm Beach, where it stopped on its way down from Gloucester, Mass., the ship will carry a team of …
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