The Ocean Ridge charter says the Town Commission must select a mayor and vice mayor during its first regularly scheduled meeting after the municipal election.
That assignment is more interesting than usual this time, with the April 5 m
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By Jane Smith
The new Delray Beach City Commission will look like the previous one with the three incumbents returned to their seats in the March 9 municipal elections.
Mayor Shelly Petrolia and commissioners Adam Frankel and Ryan Boylston were swor
Lantana police and others applaud while listening outside the council chambers March 22 as Robert Hagerty is sworn in as mayor. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Former police commander Robert Hagerty ousted incumbent Mayor
By Mary Hladky
Two incumbents endorsed by Mayor Scott Singer and Deputy Mayor Andrea O’Rourke easily defeated challengers to win three-year City Council terms in the March 9 election.
Monica Mayotte beat Brian Stenberg in the race for Seat D by winnin
By Jane Smith
The three incumbent elected leaders in Delray Beach were re-elected March 9 by city voters.
Mayor Shelly Petrolia received 6,247 votes, or 51.5%, compared to 5,882 votes, or 48.5%, for challenger Tracy Caruso. Petrolia won by 365 votes
By Mary Thurwachter
In Lantana, former police commander Robert Hagerty ousted incumbent Mayor David Stewart, who has held the office for 21 years.
Voter turnout was low. Only 1,372 of Lantana’s 7,362 registered voters cast ballots in the March 9 elec
By Mary Hladky
Incumbents Monica Mayotte and Yvette Drucker easily defeated challengers Tuesday to win three-year terms on the Boca Raton City Council.
With all 38 precincts reporting, Mayotte bested Brian Stenberg in the race for Seat D by winning 5
By Paul Blythe
How red, or blue, are the towns and neighborhoods that make up The Coastal Star’s distribution area?
Red enough that Donald Trump won South Palm Beach, Manalapan, Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes, Gulf Stream, most of Highland Beach and coast
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By Mary Hladky
With the countdown on for the March 9 municipal election, the City Council election campaigns have turned negative.
Brian Stenberg, who is challenging incumbent Monica M
By Mary Hladky
Two proposed City Charter amendments on the March 9 ballot would change requirements for those seeking election to the City Council.
One would lengthen the time a person must have lived in the city from 30 days to one year before he or
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge voters have plenty of contrasts to consider as they prepare to elect two commissioners in the March 9 municipal election.
In Mayor Kristine de Haseth and former Mayor Geoff Pugh, voters have two of the most experienced and
By Jane Smith
As the March 9 election nears, a PAC involved in the Delray Beach mayoral race is spreading false allegations via phone and mailers. A 30-second robocall, underwritten by the political action committee Progress for Delray Beach, blame
By Mary Thurwachter
After a cellphone video submitted by a supporter of mayoral candidate Robert Hagerty became fodder for a local TV news story, Lantana council member Mark Zeitler, a backer of incumbent Mayor David Stewart, became the focus of a po
Related story: Supporters of mayoral candidates spar over sign placement
By Mary Thurwachter
During an hourlong debate on Feb. 18 hosted by the Lantana Chamber of Commerce, mayoral candidates Robert Hagerty and David Stewart discussed topics that ran
The mayor, elected every three years, presides over a commission of four other members who are elected to three-year alternating terms by the community at large. The mayor and two commissioners up for re-election March 9 each have a challenger.
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