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Florida Politics: Vice Mayor Marlon Bolton Lands $80K-a-Year County Position

By Anne Geggis on January 30, 2023 News, Politics

Florida Politics: Vice Mayor Marlon Bolton Lands $80K-a-Year County Position

Tamarac’s Vice Mayor Marlon Bolton has just been hired as Broward County Commissioner Hazelle Rogers’ aide — earning a salary of $80,000 in addition to his $53,299 City Commissioner pay.

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Early Voting Starts on Jan. 1 for South Florida Elections

By Anne Geggis on January 1, 2022 News, Politics

Early Voting Starts on Jan. 1 for South Florida Elections

Hours after the ball drops in Times Square, so too will votes drop into ballot boxes in parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties.

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Dale Holness, Still Appealing Congressional District 20 Loss, Files for 2022 Rematch

By Anne Geggis on December 7, 2021 News, Politics

Dale Holness, Still Appealing Congressional District 20 Loss, Files for 2022 Rematch

Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness Holness has filed to run for CD 20 in 2022.

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The Loser by 5 votes, Dale Holness is Alleging the Winner’s Promises to Voters Amounted to a Bribe

By Anne Geggis on November 30, 2021 News, Politics

The Loser by 5 votes, Dale Holness is Alleging the Winner’s Promises to Voters Amounted to a Bribe

Dale Holness, who resigned from the Broward County Commission to run for the seat vacated…

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Final Round Nears: Woodlands Golf Greens Sprouting Homes Awaits Broward Commission Review

By Anne Geggis on April 25, 2021 News, Politics

Final Round Nears: Woodlands Golf Greens Sprouting Homes Awaits Broward Commission Review

It’s not the 18th hole yet, but it’s getting close to the end of the contest between a developer’s plans for the Woodlands golf greens and those who want to keep

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Developer’s Drive to Allow Nearly 400 Homes on Woodlands Golf Greens Enters the Home Stretch

By Anne Geggis on February 3, 2021 News, Politics

Developer’s Drive to Allow Nearly 400 Homes on Woodlands Golf Greens Enters the Home Stretch

The drive to fill in the golfing greens at the Woodlands with hundreds of new homes is getting closer to the home stretch.

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Developer’s Suit: Commissioners Should Not Have Listened to Residents Against Woodmont Hotel

By Anne Geggis on January 23, 2021 News, Politics

Developer’s Suit: Commissioners Should Not Have Listened to Residents Against Woodmont Hotel

A developer is appealing to the courts to go around the city commission’s decision against a hotel proposed for the Woodmont community.

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Developers’ Plans to Put Houses on Woodlands Golf Greens Sails Through Another Round

By Anne Geggis on October 23, 2020 News, Politics

Developers’ Plans to Put Houses on Woodlands Golf Greens Sails Through Another Round

It’s getting closer to “game over” for the Woodlands’ golf greens — a developer won another round of approvals…

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Woodlands Golf Course Closes, Owner Blames Pandemic

By Anne Geggis on August 12, 2020 News

Woodlands Golf Course Closes, Owner Blames Pandemic

The new coronavirus pandemic has claimed another victim — golf at the Woodlands Country Club is closing.

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School Safety Advocacy Group Endorses Debra Hixon for School Board

By Anne Geggis on August 4, 2020 News, Schools

School Safety Advocacy Group Endorses Debra Hixon for School Board

School safety advocacy group, Stand with Parkland, is endorsing one of its own in the race for the countywide seat on the Broward County School Board.

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A Minimum of 5 Hours’ Instruction and Night Class Option to Greet Returning Broward Students

By Anne Geggis on July 22, 2020 News, Schools

A Minimum of 5 Hours’ Instruction and Night Class Option to Greet Returning Broward Students

Seeking to avoid the problems that plagued Broward County Public Schools’ online instruction last spring,

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11 p.m. Curfew and Other Rules Start Friday Night in Effort to Stop COVID-19 Spread

By Anne Geggis on July 17, 2020 News, Politics

11 p.m. Curfew and Other Rules Start Friday Night in Effort to Stop COVID-19 Spread

An 11 p.m. curfew is going into effect Friday night and will continue nightly until Aug. 1

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Before Other Candidates Qualified Teachers’ Union Endorses Incumbent in Commission Race

By Anne Geggis on July 15, 2020 News, Politics, Schools

Before Other Candidates Qualified Teachers’ Union Endorses Incumbent in Commission Race

The website of the Broward County teachers union says it evaluates candidates for office and endorses those whose platforms favor educators and education.

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COVID-19 Crisis Hits Tamarac’s Plans as Governor’s Veto Siphons Away $1 Million for Improvements

By Anne Geggis on July 13, 2020 News, Events

COVID-19 Crisis Hits Tamarac’s Plans as Governor’s Veto Siphons Away $1 Million for Improvements

Plans to strengthen the headwalls that lift cars above stormwater and canal culverts have crashed into the COVID-19 crisis,

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Tamarac Vice Mayor and Evangelical Pastor Announces He’s Converting to Judaism at Public Meeting

By Anne Geggis on June 18, 2020 News, Politics

Tamarac Vice Mayor and Evangelical Pastor Announces He’s Converting to Judaism at Public Meeting

Tamarac’s vice mayor, who leads an evangelical North Lauderdale church as Pastor Fire when he’s off the dais, announced…

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Tamarac Resident Beta Testing Robotic Companion for Seniors

By Anne Geggis on June 6, 2020 News, Health

Tamarac Resident Beta Testing Robotic Companion for Seniors

Deanna Dezern can attest: “ElliQ” is the kind of companion that wouldn’t touch topics that might upset anyone “she” comes across, especially in an election year like this.

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BSO Sheriff Tony Gets City Leaders’ Praise as he Faces Controversy in Re-Election Bid

By Anne Geggis on June 5, 2020 News, Photos

BSO Sheriff Tony Gets City Leaders’ Praise as he Faces Controversy in Re-Election Bid

Sheriff Gregory Tony is facing his first bid for election in August with a seal of approval from the mayors…

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3 City Commission Candidates Show Wide-Ranging Focus Points

By Anne Geggis on May 28, 2020 News, Politics

3 City Commission Candidates Show Wide-Ranging Focus Points

The upcoming city commission election this November so far shows one incumbent sailing to a second term without opposition and the other drawing a challenger

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Large-Scale Gyms Reopening Along With Broward County’s Beaches and Hotels

By Anne Geggis on May 23, 2020 News, Events

Large-Scale Gyms Reopening Along With Broward County’s Beaches and Hotels

Soon, residents will no longer be able to blame coronavirus for avoiding the gym: big workout facilities such as LA Fitness and Planet Fitness

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More of Normal Life Awaits: Broward Announces Offices, Other Venues, Can Open

By Anne Geggis on May 21, 2020 News, Politics

More of Normal Life Awaits: Broward Announces Offices, Other Venues, Can Open

You can now go back to the office, drop Fifi off for a groom, and do the downward dog pose at a small yoga studio as Broward County

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Restaurants, Retail and Salons Opening Soon But Don’t Dig Out Those Credit Cards Yet

By Anne Geggis on May 15, 2020 News, Dining

Restaurants, Retail and Salons Opening Soon But Don’t Dig Out Those Credit Cards Yet

COVID-19’s kick put Broward County two weeks behind most of the state in reopening businesses shuttered in the pandemic crisis.

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Commission Agrees on Soft Re-Opening Date for Broward County

By Anne Geggis on May 12, 2020 News, Politics

Commission Agrees on Soft Re-Opening Date for Broward County

Broward County on Monday will take some tentative steps toward normal life — beginning to open what was shut in the outbreak of COVID-19

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Woodlands Golf Course Gets Reprieve From Housing

By Anne Geggis on April 30, 2020 News

Woodlands Golf Course Gets Reprieve From Housing

Plans to turn the Woodlands golf greens into hundreds of new homes appears to have landed into something of a sand trap.

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Talk Media Clicks With The Tamarac Community At Record Levels

By Anne Geggis on April 18, 2020 News

Talk Media Clicks With The Tamarac Community At Record Levels

What was once just a way to connect neighbors who were used to mailed, monthly newsletters, Talk Media’s online publications

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Rep. Daley Rips State’s Unresponsive Unemployment System

By Anne Geggis on April 14, 2020 News, Politics

Rep. Daley Rips State’s Unresponsive Unemployment System

The state’s overwhelmed unemployment claims website has lit up Rep. Dan Daley’s phone with constituents’ desperate stories,

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Video Shows Tamarac Vice Mayor and Pastor Claiming He Saw COVID-19 Coming

By Anne Geggis on April 2, 2020 News, Politics

Video Shows Tamarac Vice Mayor and Pastor Claiming He Saw COVID-19 Coming

He didn’t warn his fellow City Commission members. Still, Tamarac Vice Mayor Marlon Bolton claims he predicted the current health emergency

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New Broward County Emergency Order Tells Residents to Stay at Home

By Anne Geggis on March 26, 2020 News

New Broward County Emergency Order Tells Residents to Stay at Home

Broward County residents are being urged to stay at home, as a “shelter-in-place” order was issued Thursday..

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Developer Plan for Homes on Woodlands Golf Greens Sails Forward Despite Public Outcry

By Anne Geggis on February 4, 2020 News, Politics

Developer Plan for Homes on Woodlands Golf Greens Sails Forward Despite Public Outcry

It took nearly five hours, but the developer who wants to turn the golf greens at the Woodlands into hundreds of new homes sank its first swing in front of county-level development decision-makers.

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Two Tamarac Commissioners Hire Acquaintances for New Position Despite Hundreds of Applicants

By Anne Geggis on January 26, 2020 News, Politics

Two Tamarac Commissioners Hire Acquaintances for New Position Despite Hundreds of Applicants

Two of the three new community engagement liaisons, or assistants, for Tamarac city commissioners, were people the hiring commissioners already knew, moving ahead of hundreds of applicants.

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Golf Course Changes Meet Commission Approval After Record Marathon Meeting

By Anne Geggis on July 11, 2019 Events, News, Politics

Golf Course Changes Meet Commission Approval After Record Marathon Meeting

Just an hour and a half before the sun came up Thursday – after a marathon 10-hour, nine-minute meeting…

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