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Alanna Barrett

Publix Employees Receive Awards
Town of Palm Beach News

Last Christmas Eve, Andy DeLong and Tanya Nelson were both at work at Palm Beach’s local Publix. DeLong is the manager of the establishment and Nelson is the store’s customer service manager. Neither of their jobs typically include saving lives, but that’s what they were called upon to do on

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Former Employee Sues Mar-a-Lago
Town of Palm Beach News

President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is currently being sued by the former executive pastry chef of the private club, Graham Randall. Randall is also suing two senior managers at Mar-a-Lago, claiming that he was laid-off in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment against two female chefs, as first reported by Palm Beach

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Trump to Watch Super Bowl in Palm Beach
Town of Palm Beach News

In an update to an earlier story, Palm Beach Daily News reported Monday evening that according to an advisory issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, President Donald Trump will likely be visiting Mar-a-Lago this weekend. Trump is expected to arrive Friday, Feb. 1 and depart Sunday, Feb. 3. The “VIP

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Midtown Beach Erosion Solution Delayed
Town of Palm Beach News

The Shore Protection Board in Palm Beach was scheduled to hear a proposal on Thursday, Jan. 24, to combat the erosion stretching from The Breakers to Midtown Beach, the Palm Beach Daily News reported Friday. However, no such proposal was given, because the presentation was not ready. Michal Jenkins, speaking

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Third Undergrounding Phase To Begin This Summer
Town of Palm Beach News

If all goes well, construction on the third phase of Palm Beach’s utility-burial project could begin this summer, as reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The project, with the goal of eventually burying all power, cable television and phone lines on the island, has eight total phases, as reported

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Week of Hope Launches in Palm Beach
Town of Palm Beach News

Week of Hope is an initiative held by the Hope for Depression Research Foundation and this year, it is being held in Palm Beach, the Palm Beach Daily News reports. Audrey Gruss founded the Hope for Depression Research Foundation after her mother, Hope, who suffered from depression, passed away in

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New Palm Beach Financial Report Released
Town of Palm Beach News

According to Lew Crampton, Special Writer for the Palm Beach Daily News and member of the Palm Beach Town Council, the Town’s recent financial report brings good news to residents of Palm Beach. The recent Dashboard report gives the town’s financial results for October 2017 through September 2018. The intent

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Palm Beach Will Not Ban Scooters & Bikes Yet
Town of Palm Beach News

As reported by the Palm Beach Daily News, rental scooters and bicycles, a recent trend in West Palm Beach as well as other cities around the United States, have come under fire in the Town of Palm Beach and other Florida cities. In October, The Town of Palm Beach imposed

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The Palm Beach Handelsman Empire Divided
Town of Palm Beach News

The Palm Beach Post reported Monday that a Palm Beach County judge divided up the spoils of Burt and Lucille Handelsman’s real estate empire—an empire that has an estimated net worth of $550 million. Although Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer, placed in charge of dividing the couple’s holdings, made no attempt

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