Support LOCAL journalism: This week’s LOCAL newspapers are out: Lake Worth Herald and Coastal/Greenacres Observer.

Worth Noting: Below is very important information for residents of suburban Lake Worth (unincorporated areas west of Lake Worth Beach including Lake Osborne Estates).

To see this week’s front page LOCAL headlines click on this link. The Herald print edition is still just ¢50!

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Each week community meetings and public events are published by the editor; for example, here is one happening this evening in Lake Worth Beach, the Excuelita Maya Summer Camp fundraiser:


The Guatemalan Center, the Palm Beach Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and Arts for Everyone is hosting the musical group “Chixot Maya” to kick off their fundraising drive for the Excuelita Maya Summer Camp. The event will take place Friday, May 24 [tonight], 7–8:30 p.m. at the Quaker Meeting House, 823 N. A St., Lake Worth Beach. Enjoy the music for a $10 donation and help a Mayan child go to summer camp.


And here is very important information for all those who reside west of LWB in suburban Lake Worth, news headlined, “Memorial Day Waste Collection in Unincorporated PBC”:


Garbage, recyclables and yard waste will be collected on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, for those residents and businesses in unincorporated Palm Beach County.

Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County disposal facilities will be open and haulers in unincorporated Palm Beach County will run their regular routes. Residents should place all garbage, recyclables and yard waste curbside by 6 a.m.

While SWA administrative offices will be closed, a limited number of customer service team members will be available to assist residents with any garbage or recyclable collection questions or concerns. SWA Customer Service can be reached at 561-697-2700 or 866-792-4636.

Residents in unincorporated Palm Beach County can always see their updated collection schedule, set reminders and sign up for collection information by clicking on this link, “Find your collection day”.