After contentious municipal elections concluded in March, there was celebration in our coastal cities and towns. One side won, one side lost. Now we’re watching as winning candidates are rushing to fulfill campaign promises and reward supporters.
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City Council members on April 11 unanimously adopted a resolution that denounces and condemns all types of racism and bigotry, including an “alarming” rise in antisemitism.
The resolution was requested by Mayor Scott Singer, who is Jewish. He cited
Voters who want to vote by mail in the March 14 election must make a new request for a mail-in ballot because state law was changed.
Vote-by-Mail ballot requests made before the November 2022 general election expired on Dec. 31, according to the Super
By Joel Engelhardt
A Boca Raton Democrat takes on a Highland Beach Republican in the most competitive of several legislative contests awaiting barrier island voters on Nov. 8.
Andy Thomson, a Boca Raton resident since 2016 and City Council member sin
Republicans from Boca Raton to South Palm Beach will head to the polls Aug. 23 to pick candidates for two Florida House seats and one Senate seat in unfamiliar districts — the result of voting maps that were redrawn this year after the 2020 Census.
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By Mary Hladky
The Florida Elections Commission has found that Deputy Mayor Andrea O’Rourke did not act improperly or illegally when she sent an email to residents announcing her candidate endorsements in last year’s city election.
The commission clos
The towns of Lantana and South Palm Beach will hold municipal elections, and Highland Beach has a ballot referendum, on March 8. Below are the dates and deadlines voters need to know:
Deadline to register: Monday, Feb. 7
Deadline to request a vote by m
One year after the start of a global pandemic, I realize I’ve gone feral. No pedicures or facials, haircuts only on a friend’s patio, stuck at home paralyzed by fear of getting and spreading the disease to someone who might not survive.
I do venture
You may see campaign signs for the March election in front of our office.
They were approved by our landlord, not by us.
We are doing our best to stay away from the toxicity of certain Facebook pages — unless we feel a need to correct a lie concerni
By Mary Hladky
The City Council wants to tighten rules so that candidates for mayor and the council must present proof that they have lived in the city for at least one year at the time of qualifying to run for office.
At present, a candidate is requi
State Rep.-elect Mike Caruso of Delray Beach (2nd from left) celebrates with members of his campaign staff after the final recount of votes revealed the Republican maintained his election victory over Democratic candidate Jim Bonfiglio of Ocean Rid
If you are just returning from your summer in cooler climes, welcome back.
There are a few things you should know as you return:
We’ve had massive amounts of seaweed wash up on our beaches most of the summer. No one is sure where it’s coming from, bu
By Steve Plunkett
Experience beat youth in the primary contests for District 89, with Mike Caruso and Jim Bonfiglio a big step closer to taking a seat in the Florida Legislature.
Caruso, 59, a barrier island resident and Delray Beach accountant, beat
By Jane Smith
The city’s mayor says he will not seek another term in office.
Cary Glickstein has served as Delray Beach mayor for five years. He could have run a third time. During his first two-year term, voters approved a longer term for each commi
By Dan Moffett
For the first time in nearly two decades, Ocean Ridge won’t have Geoff Pugh playing some role in the town’s government.
Pugh decided not to seek another term on the Town Commission after holding a seat since 2003 and serving the last
By Rich Pollack
Two incumbent officials in Highland Beach will face opposition in the March 13 municipal election.
In addition, voters will be asked to fund up to $2.1 million for a streetscape plan that includes replacement of the 3-mile existing
Three votes is all it takes to change the course of history in most of our coastal towns. Think about it: Riverwalk Plaza in Boynton Beach, iPic and Atlantic Crossing in Delray Beach, the termination of a police chief in Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes
By Steven J. Smith
A very big 2016 election year offers candidates at nearly every level, and the Aug. 30 primary ballot promises some hot races.
At the federal level, candidates will vie for seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representat
I was raised in Illinois. The Land of Lincoln. I have heartland values.
Maybe that’s why this election year has been so disturbing to me. It seems I’m just not angry enough or afraid enough to embrace the hate-filled mentality that has grippe
Percent Votes
Circuit Judge, 15th Circuit, Group 14
Diana Lewis 45.56% 45,175
*Jessica Ticktin 54.44% 55,181
101,356
Circuit Judge, 5th Circuit, Group 30
Maxine Cheesman 16.76% 16,661
*Jaimie Goodma
