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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL - March 14, through March 20, 2014 • Year V • Number 177
The people have spoken loudly Number of voters this year nearly doubled compared to 2011
Susan Haynie is the victor is the race for Mayor of Boca Raton, winning with 57.03% of the votes Local News Media against her opponent and City Plays Important Role in Council colleague Anthony Majhess, who took 42.97% of the votes. Municipal Elections see page 3 Haynie’s years of service on the City Council and her vast experience Municipal and knowledge of the City budget, growth management issues and Sheriff: Be on the neighborhood concerns, are what Lookout for Phone Scam made her the people’s choice to see page 10 become the new leader of this city. The election night watch party was held at Biergarten in downtown Business Boca Raton, where Susan greeted Young Investor Accused and thanked supporters: “I am so thrilled and so overwhelmed by the Michael Lohan of Taking support; the citizens have spoken Money for Failed biz and have chosen me to lead the see page 19 city forward. It is an honor and it is beyond belief; I’m so thankful.” Sports There was an atmosphere of energy and enthusiasm, as well as hope for Strikers defeat Blue Star the future of Boca. The number of Honduras 8-2 people who took the time to vote on See page 29 this election, turned out to be nearly twice that of the last Municipal elections, with almost 11,000 Fran Robert reading voters. The Boca Raton Tribune
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Local News Media Plays Important Role in Municipal Elections
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By Quezia Salgado While many in the journalism industry believe the field of print journalism is dying and losing to online media and blogging, this year’s Boca Raton Municipal elections have proven them wrong. In contrast with past elections, the number of people who came out to vote in Boca this year nearly doubled, with almost 11,000 voters. These results are, no doubt, due to not only the efforts of each candidate’s campaigns, but also to the local media’s support. This is especially true to the city council members who used their community media to place ads and spread the word about what they stand for. Re-elected to remain in his position in city council seat B, Michael Mullaugh took 52.23% of the votes against his opponents Mohamed Abdulla, Craig Ehrnst, and Eric Gooden: “I feel very vindicated; I’ve been on the council for 5 years and I felt that if I simply ran on my record and talked positively about what I have done, and didn’t attack anyone, the people would vote for me based on that, and they did, and I am very happy.”
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