John Pacenti
The Palm Beach Post
West Palm Beach, FL, United States
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Boynton's new field of dreams: Sports agent spearheads makeover of East Boynton Little League park
When completed, there will be an indoor training building, another geared to the disabled, and even an artificial turf tee-ball field. → Read More
Why Jeffrey Epstein wasn't stopped in Palm Beach County 17 years ago: Post wins a battle
The Post is trying to learn what happened in secrecy before a 2006 grand jury that indicted Jeffrey Epstein for only picking up a prostitute. → Read More
Finding Black history in Palm Beach County is daunting, but rewarding
Pieces can be found in museums such as the Palm Beach County History Museum, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum and the Lawrence E. Will Museum → Read More
Parents of two baby boys claim Palm Beach County doctor botched circumcisions
Parents of two baby boys claim Palm Beach County Doctor Berto Lopez botched circumcisions, amputating one boy's penis. → Read More
Average OB-GYN faces 2 or 3 lawsuits during a career. This Palm Beach County doctor had 9
Dr. Berto Lopez of Palm Beach County has been linked to 14 serious injuries, including 6 deaths. Many of the cases were linked to routine procedures → Read More
How We Got The Story: A trail of patient deaths and injuries found in public records
Public records showed a trial of patient deaths and injuries for Berto Lopez OB-GYN over decades. → Read More
Surfside collapse: Judge says 'Herculean undertaking' awaits in compensating victims, families
Navigating the competing claims resulting from the Surfside condo tower collapse will be a "Herculean undertaking," a judge said on Friday. → Read More
Former Surfside mayor: Did beach project undermine condo tower before collapse?
Former Surfside mayor wants to know if beach renourishment project may have played role in condominium collapse. → Read More
League of Cities: Time for Tallahassee to step up after Champlain collapse
Palm Beach County League of Cities says it's time state lawmakers step up and address the shortfalls in condo law in order to prevent another collapse that happened in Surfside. → Read More
Surfside condo collapse: 'I'm expecting miracles,' won't give up hope on survivors
Gov. Ron DeSantis vows to find a cause. → Read More
Are you a vaccine veto? Level of misinformation plays key role, USF study finds
Florida COVID-19 numbers stay steady as vaccine hesitancy remains an issue. → Read More
Publix shooting: Killer Timothy Wall suffered from schizophrenia, ex-wife's family says
Timothy Wall named Publix shooter. His ex-wife's sister said they tried to get him help, but to no avail. Wall shot a woman, a boy, then himself at Publix → Read More
Publix shooting, gunman Timothy J. Wall: What we know about Royal Palm Beach store shooter
In the Publix shooting in Royal Palm Beach, gunman Timothy Wall shot a grandmother, her 1-year-old grandson, then himself, authorities said → Read More
Murder-for-hire case: Illicit drugs, would-be assassins and a body in the Everglades
A Jupiter man is accused of a murder-for-hire that planned to blame it on Black Lives Matter. → Read More
Doctor botched newborn's circumcision after state opted to revoke his license, parents say
Berto Lopez, a former OB-GYN in Palm Beach County who was to lose his license because of a patient's death, botched a newborn's circumcision for the second time. → Read More
Hispanics hit hardest by COVID-19 variants; South Florida Fair makes masks optional
Hispanics hit hardest by COVID-19 variants, data shows; South Florida Fair makes masks optional → Read More
Palm Beach County 'nowhere near any kind of herd immunity,' health director says
Health Department director Alina Alonso says we are nowhere near herd immunity in the fight against COVID-19. → Read More
DeSantis' order on masks sows confusion but changes little in Palm Beach County
Gov. Ron DeSantis' order overruling all local rules on masks wearing pours fuel on a longstanding COVID-19 debate → Read More
New data: Younger people in Florida, Republicans delaying day of herd immunity
New surveys and studies point to young adults and Republican men as holdouts on COVID front. → Read More
Fed appeals court deals huge blow to Jeffrey Epstein victims looking for justice
From the get-go, Jeffrey Epstein's teenage victims were short-changed justice in favor of the now deceased Palm Beach sexual predator. Whether it be former Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer treating them like prostitutes or federal prosecutors cutting a secret deal with Epstein in 2007 behind their backs, Epstein's victims have been degraded and discounted in the courts. And… → Read More