Town of Palm Beach News

Robert Kraft’s lawyer said that Kraft, owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, will not appear at the hearing on two counts of soliciting a prostitute at a Jupiter day spa, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The prostitution case against Kraft is scheduled for an arraignment

Forbes list of the world’s billionaires, released yesterday and including several people with ties to Palm Beach, reflected that almost half of the richest people on the planet saw their net worth shrink over the last year, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. However, most of the

In the race for Group 2 Town Council seat in Palm Beach, Incumbent Julie Araskog has raised and spent more than twice as much money as challenger Rene Silvin as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The election is just around the corner on March 12, when voters

Overhead utility lines near the Mar-a-Lago Club owned by President Donald Trump may be replaced with buried lines by 2020 as a part of the Town of Palm Beach’s ongoing undergrounding project according to a town official and as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.  The president’s club

A former volunteer for a charity in Palm Beach is being required to pay back $1.6 million to the non-profit he defrauded during his decades-long scam targeting the organization’s pension plan, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. William H. Minor, 70, pleaded guilty to one count of

A new plan is in action to sell the still-unfinished Palm House property in Palm Beach to a buyer linked to a major London-based real estate investment firm that specializes in resort and commercial developments worldwide, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. A new court filing shows

The 32-foot vessel originally named Summer Smart, beached near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago since Jan. 23, is falling apart, but as of now the Town of Palm Beach is refusing to remove it, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. “That falls into the category of no good

Late Palm Beach Town Council member Thomas Mettler’s legacy will live on through a scholarship in his name, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The council accepted his family’s initial donation of $100,000 to the Thomas Mettler Scholarship Fund unanimously after a presentation by Thomas Mettler’s son,

The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted against landmarking “The Lodge,” a 1936 North End house designed by noted society architect Maurice Fatio, after the owner objected, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.  Commissioners agreed with Christopher Kellogg, owner of the home at 475 N. County Road, that the

Owner of the New England Patriots and part-time Palm Beach resident Robert Kraft is among those facing charges for soliciting prostitutes, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The billionaire has long ties to Palm Beach County, including an apartment at The Breakers and a close friendship with