Boynton's two top appointees face the commission Tuesday, with Pirate Fest set for Halloween weekend

Every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., a CareerSource Palm Beach County representative works out of the Main Library, helping job seekers one on one. The help covers finding work or getting back to it, résumés, unemployment claims and career planning. The representative speaks English, Creole and French. Coming dates include Oct. 20 and Oct. 27, and sessions continue weekly into January 2027. Just drop in.

The man a sheriff's deputy shot and killed Tuesday afternoon on Jog Road, in western Boynton Beach, was Gregory Dobkins, 54, of West Palm Beach. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said it began Monday night, when Dobkins allegedly ordered a pizza to a Lake Worth address, asked the delivery driver for change, then grabbed him and took the money after a struggle. Investigators said he left in a black pickup, which deputies found in Lake Park at about 11 a.m. Tuesday. He fled south on I-95, with a sheriff's helicopter overhead, until his truck crashed on Jog Road and a standoff followed.

According to Bradshaw, something like a shirt or cloth was wrapped around Dobkins's right hand, and the helicopter crew said, "Looks like he's got a gun." Deputies tried less-than-lethal weapons several times without success. Bradshaw said Dobkins then ducked behind a concrete pole, knelt and raised his hands "in the shooting position," and the deputy fired. Authorities later determined he had no weapon.

New haulers took over Solid Waste Authority trash routes on Oct. 1, and the switch has been bumpy west of town. Several Valencia communities along Lyons Road reported missed collections, the Palm Beach Post found, and Colony Preserve, west of Boynton Beach, got flyers listing two different pickup days. The seven-year contracts cover more than 200,000 curbside homes, a bit over a quarter of the county's housing. Willie Puz, a spokesperson for the Solid Waste Authority, said a corrected flyer went out once the agency learned of the mix-up, and that hauler performance has steadily improved as complaints have dropped in recent days. To report a missed pickup, call the authority's Customer Information Services line at 561-697-2700.

Erica Whitfield, elected to the Palm Beach County Commission's District 2 seat but not yet in office, wants to hear what district residents care about. "Public service begins with listening," she said. The first of her two town halls is tonight, Thursday, Oct. 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center, 125 E. Ocean Ave., with City Commissioner Aimee Kelley moderating. Residents are asked to RSVP in advance at bit.ly/3VG31v6. The second session is Thursday, Oct. 22, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Okeechobee Branch Library, 5689 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach (RSVP at bit.ly/4ikbDzd), moderated by Jason Lakow, co-founder and owner of Tropical Smokehouse.

The city's Fall Festival runs Saturday, Oct. 17, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 120 E. Ocean Ave. It is the same downtown stretch as City Hall at No. 100 and the Arts & Cultural Center at No. 125.